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Comment
. 2021 Mar;116(3):684-685.
doi: 10.1111/add.15339. Epub 2020 Dec 20.

Commentary on Furr-Holden et al. : Drugs, class, and race-recent developments in the opioid epidemic call for urgent next steps

Theodore L Caputi  1
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Commentary on Furr-Holden et al. : Drugs, class, and race-recent developments in the opioid epidemic call for urgent next steps

Theodore L Caputi. Addiction. 2021 Mar.
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Keywords: Class; opioid epidemic; opioids; overdose; race; treatment.

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