Combating the prescription painkiller epidemic: A national prescription drug reporting program

American Journal of Law and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-112

  Shepherd, Joanna ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG MISUSE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HUMANS; PHARMACISTS; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901845294     PISSN: 00988588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009885881404000103     Document Type: Review

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