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Clinical Focus: Pain Management - Review

Routes of abuse of prescription opioid analgesics: a review and assessment of the potential impact of abuse-deterrent formulations

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Pages 85-96 | Received 23 Oct 2015, Accepted 12 Nov 2015, Published online: 18 Dec 2015

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