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Opioid prescription in people with mental health problems—what is the way forward?

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boxed-textSullivan MD et al. (2006) Association between mental health disorders, problem drug use, and regular prescription opioid use. Arch Intern Med 166: 2087–2093

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Tölle, T., Sprenger, T. & Valet, M. Opioid prescription in people with mental health problems—what is the way forward?. Nat Rev Neurol 3, 368–369 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0525

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