‘First Do No Harm’: physician discretion, racial disparities and opioid treatment agreements

The increasing use of opioid treatment agreements (OTAs) has prompted debate within the medical community about ethical challenges with respect to their implementation. The focus of debate is usually on the efficacy of OTAs at reducing opioid misuse, how OTAs may undermine trust between physicians a...

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VerfasserInnen: Beck, Adrienne Sabine (Verfasst von) ; Svirsky, Larisa (Verfasst von) ; Howard, Dana (Verfasst von)
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Veröffentlicht: 2022
In: Journal of medical ethics
Jahr: 2022, Band: 48, Heft: 10, Seiten: 753-758
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