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Editorial
. 2020 Nov 1;77(11):1105-1106.
doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.1511.

Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder-Decades of Effectiveness but Still Miles Away in the US

Paul J Joudrey  1 , E Jennifer Edelman  1 , Emily A Wang  1
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Editorial

Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder-Decades of Effectiveness but Still Miles Away in the US

Paul J Joudrey et al. JAMA Psychiatry. .
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