title: Prescription opioid abuse: what is the real problem and how do we fix it?
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. mary.lynch@dal.ca
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Benedikt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002170:Canada; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D055553:Prescription Drugs
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