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Editorial
. 2018 Jun;103(6):924-935.
doi: 10.1002/cpt.1074.

Opioids: The Painful Public Health Reality

Rachel F Tyndale  1   2   3 , Edward M Sellers  1   2   4
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Editorial

Opioids: The Painful Public Health Reality

Rachel F Tyndale et al. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2018 Jun.

Abstract

The analgesic, sedative, antidepressant, euphoriant, intoxicating, and addictive properties of opium and its synthetic derivatives are well known and have been known for centuries. Hence, the current major public health problems due to excessive availability should be no surprise. What is unprecedented in the United States, and emerging elsewhere, is the extent of the profound consequences and complexity of addressing this public health crisis.

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