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. 2015 Oct;8(6 Suppl 3):S51-63.

New Perspectives in the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression

Loretta Fala, John A Welz

New Perspectives in the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression

Loretta Fala et al. Am Health Drug Benefits. 2015 Oct.
No abstract available

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Figure 1. Rates of Opioid Pain Reliever Overdose Deaths, Treatment Admissions, and Kilograms Sold in the United States, 1999–2010a
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Figure 2. Percentage of Patients and Prescription Drug Overdoses in the United States
Figure 3
Figure 3. Number of Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Opioid Analgesics, Cocaine, and Heroin—United States, 1999–2007
Figure 4
Figure 4. Number of Survey Respondents Reporting Beginning or Continuing to Provide Naloxone Kits to Laypersons in the United States, 1996–2014a
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