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Editorial
. 2016 Oct;54(10):899-900.
doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000652.

So Prescription Opioid Disorders are a $78.5 Billion Problem

Harold A Pollack  1
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Editorial

So Prescription Opioid Disorders are a $78.5 Billion Problem

Harold A Pollack. Med Care. 2016 Oct.
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The author has declared no conflicts of interests pertaining to this manuscript.

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