Why Patients Leave: The Role of Stigma and Discrimination in Decisions to Refuse Post-Overdose Treatment

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American Journal of Bioethics 24 (5):1-5 (2024)
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In 2022, an estimated 110,000 people died of an opioid-related drug overdose in the United States (Ahmad et al. 2024) primarily related to illicit fentanyl. However, fatal overdoses comprise only a...

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