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Editorial
. 2021 Dec 15:10:2021-10-7.
doi: 10.7573/dic.2021-10-7. eCollection 2021.

Combating the opioid epidemic in the United States

A Simon Pickard  1 , Todd A Lee  1
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Editorial

Combating the opioid epidemic in the United States

A Simon Pickard et al. Drugs Context. .

Abstract

This editorial discusses the series of papers that feature initiatives to mitigate the opioid epidemic in the United States, and challenges encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; epidemic; opioids; public health.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure and potential conflicts of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest relevant to this manuscript. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Potential Conflicts of Interests form for the authors is available for download at: https://www.drugsincontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dic.2021-10-7-COI.pdf

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