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. 2019 May;114(5):783-785.
doi: 10.1111/add.14542. Epub 2019 Jan 18.

Fentanils: a serious threat to public health

Jane Mounteney  1 , Paul Griffiths  1 , Roumen Sedefov  1 , Michael Evans-Brown  1
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Fentanils: a serious threat to public health

Jane Mounteney et al. Addiction. 2019 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: Early warning; fentanils; fentanyl; opioids; supply; trends.

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  • Fentanyl: the many challenges ahead.
    Mars SG, Rosenblum D, Ciccarone D. Mars SG, et al. Addiction. 2019 May;114(5):785-786. doi: 10.1111/add.14587. Epub 2019 Mar 15. Addiction. 2019. PMID: 30873700 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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