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Substance Abuse Volume 39, 2018 - Issue 2: Implementation and Quality Improvement: Applying and Advancing Best Practices in Opioid Use Disorder and Addiction Treatment
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Original Research

Knowledge of the 911 Good Samaritan Law and 911-calling behavior of overdose witnesses

Andrea Jakubowski MDNew York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, New York, United States.Correspondence[email protected]
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Hillary V. Kunins MD, MPHNew York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, New York, United States.
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Zina Huxley-Reicher BANew York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, New York, United States.
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Anne Siegler DrPHNew York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, New York, United States.
Pages 233-238 | Published online: 13 Nov 2017

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