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Editorial
. 2021 Nov 9;118(45):e2118235118.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2118235118.

Opinion: Public health and police: Building ethical and equitable opioid responses

Bennett Allen  1 , Justin M Feldman  2 , Denise Paone  3
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Editorial

Opinion: Public health and police: Building ethical and equitable opioid responses

Bennett Allen et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Policy responses to the opioid epidemic thus far have entailed a counterproductive integration of public health and law enforcement. This approach has undermined the effectiveness of public health practice and threatens racial health equity. Image credit: Shutterstock/Kimberly Boyles.
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