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“Kicking the Can down the Street”: Social Policy, Intimate Partner Violence, and Homicide during the Opioid Crisis

Chloe A. WentzlofCollege of Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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John H. Boman IVCollege of Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USAView further author information
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Cori PryorCollege of Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USAView further author information
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Paul HemezCollege of Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USAView further author information
Pages 539-545 | Published online: 01 Mar 2021

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