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Letters to the Editor

Response to Letter to the Editor regarding, “From dispensed to disposed: evaluating the effectiveness of disposal programs through a comparison with prescription drug monitoring program data”

Kathleen L EganDepartment of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA;Center for Research on Substance Use and Addiction, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA;Department of Public Health Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Mark WolfsonDepartment of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA;Center for Research on Substance Use and Addiction, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USAView further author information
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Pages 361-362 | Published online: 08 Mar 2017

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