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Editorial
. 2017 Jul 5:358:j3115.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.j3115.

Limited evidence, faulty reasoning, and potential for a global opioid crisis

William C Becker  1   2 , David A Fiellin  2
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Editorial

Limited evidence, faulty reasoning, and potential for a global opioid crisis

William C Becker et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and declare that DAF has advised a consultancy firm on the risk of diversion and misuse of buprenorphine.

Comment on

  • A 1980 Letter on the Risk of Opioid Addiction.
    Leung PTM, Macdonald EM, Stanbrook MB, Dhalla IA, Juurlink DN. Leung PTM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 Jun 1;376(22):2194-2195. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1700150. N Engl J Med. 2017. PMID: 28564561 No abstract available.

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