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Editorial
. 2023 Jun;118(6):994-997.
doi: 10.1111/add.16124. Epub 2023 Jan 20.

Clarifying 'safer supply' to enrich policy discussions

Beau Kilmer  1 , Bryce Pardo  1
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Editorial

Clarifying 'safer supply' to enrich policy discussions

Beau Kilmer et al. Addiction. 2023 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: diacetylmorphine; fentanyl; harm reduction; heroin-assisted treatment; medications for opioid use disorders; overdose; safe supply; safer supply; substance use disorder; synthetic opioids.

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