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. 2021 Aug 27;70(34):1177-1179.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7034a4.

Notes from the Field: Illicit Benzodiazepines Detected in Patients Evaluated in Emergency Departments for Suspected Opioid Overdose - Four States, October 6, 2020-March 9, 2021

Kim Aldy, Desiree Mustaquim, Sharan Campleman, Alison Meyn, Stephanie Abston, Alex Krotulski, Barry Logan, Matthew R Gladden, Adrienne Hughes, Alexandra Amaducci, Joshua Shulman, Evan Schwarz, Paul Wax, Jeffrey Brent, Alex Manini; Toxicology Investigators Consortium Fentalog Study Group

Notes from the Field: Illicit Benzodiazepines Detected in Patients Evaluated in Emergency Departments for Suspected Opioid Overdose - Four States, October 6, 2020-March 9, 2021

Kim Aldy et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors have completed and submitted the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. Jeffrey Brent reports support for the current work through a research grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Sharan Campleman reports being the treasurer of the Public Health Research Institute of Southern California. No other potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.

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