The Opioid Epidemic's Prevention Problem

Affiliations

¹ Michael Fraser is the chief executive officer of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), Arlington, VA. Marcus Plescia is the chief medical officer at ASTHO.

Michael Fraser et al. Am J Public Health. 2019 Feb.

. 2019 Feb;109(2):215-217.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304859.

¹ Michael Fraser is the chief executive officer of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), Arlington, VA. Marcus Plescia is the chief medical officer at ASTHO.

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A Primary Prevention Approach to the Opioid Epidemic.
Strand MA, Eukel H. Strand MA, et al. Am J Public Health. 2019 Jun;109(6):861-863. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305060. Am J Public Health. 2019. PMID: 31067108 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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