A review: Fentanyl and non-pharmaceutical fentanyls.

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Abstract

Fentanyl and non-pharmaceutical fentanyls (NPFs) have been responsible for numerous outbreaks of overdoses all over the United States since the 1970s. However, there has been a growing concern in recent years that NPFs are contributing to an alarming rise in the number of opioid-related overdoses.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Drug Alcohol Depend

Title: Drug and alcohol dependence

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1879-0046

ISSN (Print): 0376-8716

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 01 2017

Volume: 171

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[1 ] Brigham and Women's Hospital, 60 Fenwood Rd., Boston, MA 02115, United States; Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, 1153 Centre St., Boston, MA 02130, United States; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St., Boston, MA 02115, United States. Electronic address: jsuzuki2@partners.org.

[2 ] Brigham and Women's Hospital, 60 Fenwood Rd., Boston, MA 02115, United States; Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, 1153 Centre St., Boston, MA 02130, United States; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St., Boston, MA 02115, United States.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0376-8716(16)31059-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.11.033

PubMed ID: 28068563

SO-VID: 38128148-8b79-4a69-bf88-8d9d82322f5c

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Keywords: Fentanyl,Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl,Opioid use disorder,Overdose

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Keywords: Fentanyl, Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl, Opioid use disorder, Overdose

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