CommentaryHarnessing the language of overdose prevention to advance evidence-based responses to the opioid crisis
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This work was supported by the US National Institutes of Health (R01DA044181 and R01DA038965). Ryan McNeil is supported by a Canadian Institute of Health Research New Investigator award and Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar award. Alexandra Collins is supported by a Mitacs Award from the Mitacs Accelerate Program.
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