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. 2023 Dec;30(12):1272-1274.
doi: 10.1111/acem.14749. Epub 2023 May 30.

Revisiting emergency department use of buprenorphine as a primary analgesic in nonopioid use disorder patients post-X-waiver

Jamaji C Nwanaji-Enwerem  1   2 , Liz Eneida Rivera Blanco  2 , Emily A Kiernan  2 , Brent W Morgan  2 , Melissa H Gittinger  2 , Alaina R Steck  2
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Revisiting emergency department use of buprenorphine as a primary analgesic in nonopioid use disorder patients post-X-waiver

Jamaji C Nwanaji-Enwerem et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 Dec.
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Keywords: DEA; OUD; SAMHSA; health policy; opiate.

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