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Clinical Features

OxyContin® Abuse and Overdose

Christopher T. Aquina University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Medical Education, New Brunswick, NJ
, BS,
Andreia Marques-Baptista University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine, New Brunswick, NJ
, MD,
Patrick Bridgeman Ernest Mayo School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
, PharmD &
Mark A. Merlin University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine, New Brunswick, NJCorrespondence[email protected]
, DO, EMT-P, FACEP
Pages 163-167 | Published online: 13 Mar 2015

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