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Opioids and Patient Safety

INTERVIEW

In Conversation With… David Juurlink, MD, PhD

Dr. Juurlink is professor of medicine, pediatrics, and health policy at the University of Toronto, where he is also director of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology. We spoke with him about the opioid epidemic and strategies to address this growing patient safety concern.

PERSPECTIVE

Opioid Overdose as a Patient Safety Problem

Irene Berita Murimi, PhD, MA, and G. Caleb Alexander, MD, MS

This piece explores the opioid epidemic in the United States, including factors that led to increased opioid prescribing, its adverse effects, and tactics to reduce opioid-related harm.

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