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. 2019 May;114(5):782-783.
doi: 10.1111/add.14522. Epub 2019 Jan 20.

What should clinicians do as fentanyl replaces heroin?

Adam Bisaga  1
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What should clinicians do as fentanyl replaces heroin?

Adam Bisaga. Addiction. 2019 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: Buprenorphine; fentanyl; methadone; naloxone; naltrexone; opioid use disorder treatment; overdose prevention.

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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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