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Has the United States Reached a Plateau in Overdoses Caused by Synthetic Opioids After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic? Examination of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Data to November 2021

BACKGROUND: Overdoses caused by synthetic mu-opioid receptor (MOR) agonists such as fentanyl are causing increasing mortality in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have complex effects on public health, including opioid use disorders (OUD). It is unclear whether recent increases i...

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Autores principales: Brown, Kate G., Chen, Carina Y., Dong, Deanna, Lake, Kimberly J., Butelman, Eduardo R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9300908/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35873233
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.947603