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Drug Deactivation Pouches for Primary Prevention of Opioid Overdose: Perceptions and Attitudes of Community Members

Ayodeji Otufowora, Kathleen L. Egan, Piyush V. Chaudhari, Aderonke A. Okusanya, Afeez O. Ogidan and Linda B. Cottler
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine December 2023, jabfm.2023.230227R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230227R1
Ayodeji Otufowora
From the Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY (AO), Department of Implementation Science, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, NC (KLE), Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (PVC), Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA (AAO), Department of Medicine & Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu campus, Ogun State, Nigeria (AOO), Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL(LBC).
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Kathleen L. Egan
From the Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY (AO), Department of Implementation Science, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, NC (KLE), Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (PVC), Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA (AAO), Department of Medicine & Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu campus, Ogun State, Nigeria (AOO), Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL(LBC).
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Piyush V. Chaudhari
From the Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY (AO), Department of Implementation Science, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, NC (KLE), Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (PVC), Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA (AAO), Department of Medicine & Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu campus, Ogun State, Nigeria (AOO), Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL(LBC).
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Aderonke A. Okusanya
From the Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY (AO), Department of Implementation Science, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, NC (KLE), Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (PVC), Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA (AAO), Department of Medicine & Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu campus, Ogun State, Nigeria (AOO), Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL(LBC).
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Afeez O. Ogidan
From the Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY (AO), Department of Implementation Science, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, NC (KLE), Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (PVC), Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA (AAO), Department of Medicine & Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu campus, Ogun State, Nigeria (AOO), Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL(LBC).
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Linda B. Cottler
From the Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY (AO), Department of Implementation Science, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, NC (KLE), Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (PVC), Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA (AAO), Department of Medicine & Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu campus, Ogun State, Nigeria (AOO), Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL(LBC).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Dec 2023, jabfm.2023.230227R1; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230227R1

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Ayodeji Otufowora, Kathleen L. Egan, Piyush V. Chaudhari, Aderonke A. Okusanya, Afeez O. Ogidan, Linda B. Cottler
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Dec 2023, jabfm.2023.230227R1; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230227R1
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