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. 2019 Jan;210(1):6-8.e1.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.12047. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

Regulatory and other responses to the pharmaceutical opioid problem

Gabrielle Campbell  1 , Nicholas Lintzeris  2   3 , Natasa Gisev  1 , Briony Larance  1   4 , Sallie Pearson  5   6 , Louisa Degenhardt  1
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Regulatory and other responses to the pharmaceutical opioid problem

Gabrielle Campbell et al. Med J Aust. 2019 Jan.
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Keywords: Analgesics, opioid; Chronic pain; Drug overdose; Opioid-related disorders; Pain management; Prescription drug misuse.

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