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Tianeptine: a new frontier in surveillance and understanding through social media

William Rushtona Alabama Poison Information Center, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA;b Office of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jessica Riveraa Alabama Poison Information Center, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA;b Office of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3320-307X
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Pages 411-413 | Received 24 May 2021, Accepted 30 May 2021, Published online: 16 Jun 2021

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