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Case Report

Spiritual Healing in a Hospice Veteran Led to a Successful Opioid Taper: A Case Report

Sandra L. DiScalaSandra L. DiScala, PharmD, BCPS, Brittany Faley, PharmD, Vanessa Lewis, MD, Christine M. Vartan, PharmD, BCPS, and Michael Silverman, MD, CMD are with the West Palm Beach (WPB) Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Brittany FaleySandra L. DiScala, PharmD, BCPS, Brittany Faley, PharmD, Vanessa Lewis, MD, Christine M. Vartan, PharmD, BCPS, and Michael Silverman, MD, CMD are with the West Palm Beach (WPB) Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
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Vanessa LewisSandra L. DiScala, PharmD, BCPS, Brittany Faley, PharmD, Vanessa Lewis, MD, Christine M. Vartan, PharmD, BCPS, and Michael Silverman, MD, CMD are with the West Palm Beach (WPB) Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
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Christine M. VartanSandra L. DiScala, PharmD, BCPS, Brittany Faley, PharmD, Vanessa Lewis, MD, Christine M. Vartan, PharmD, BCPS, and Michael Silverman, MD, CMD are with the West Palm Beach (WPB) Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
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Michael SilvermanSandra L. DiScala, PharmD, BCPS, Brittany Faley, PharmD, Vanessa Lewis, MD, Christine M. Vartan, PharmD, BCPS, and Michael Silverman, MD, CMD are with the West Palm Beach (WPB) Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
Pages 117-122 | Received 04 Jan 2021, Accepted 02 Apr 2021, Published online: 06 May 2021

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