Foreword: Opioid Use, Misuse and Abuse: The Rise and Fall of a National Opioid Epidemic

Erin T Carey
Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2019 · vol. 62(1) , pp. 1–2 · doi:10.1097/grf.0000000000000426 · PMID:30664584 · W3025884534
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This foreword discusses the historical trajectory of the national opioid epidemic, examining its rise and eventual fall.

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Abstract

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina E.T.C. is a consultant for Teleflex Surgical and a medical expert for mesh litigation. Correspondence: Erin T. Carey, MD, MSCR, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, 101 Manning Drive, CB #4010, Chapel Hill, NC. E-mail: [email protected]

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Gynecology Obstetrics Opioid-Related Disorders Pain Analgesics, Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Female Gynecology Humans Obstetrics Opioid-Related Disorders Pain Practice Patterns, Physicians'

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