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Changes in drug use behaviors coinciding with the emergence of illicit fentanyl among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada

R Brara British Columbia Centre for Substance Use, Vancouver, BC, CANADA;b Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CANADAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5248-4639
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C Granta British Columbia Centre for Substance Use, Vancouver, BC, CANADAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3281-073X
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K DeBecka British Columbia Centre for Substance Use, Vancouver, BC, CANADA;c School of Public Policy, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, CANADAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2045-1653
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M-J Milloya British Columbia Centre for Substance Use, Vancouver, BC, CANADA;b Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CANADAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3821-6221
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N Fairbairna British Columbia Centre for Substance Use, Vancouver, BC, CANADA;b Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CANADAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4195-3284
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E Wooda British Columbia Centre for Substance Use, Vancouver, BC, CANADA;b Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CANADAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9412-6699
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T Kerra British Columbia Centre for Substance Use, Vancouver, BC, CANADA;b Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CANADAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0870-7153
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Kanna Hayashia British Columbia Centre for Substance Use, Vancouver, BC, CANADA;d Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 625-631 | Received 29 Nov 2019, Accepted 16 May 2020, Published online: 20 Jul 2020

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