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  1. Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA

    Matthew K. Griswold, Brittany P. Chapman & Kavita M. Babu

  2. Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, USA

    Matthew K. Griswold

  3. Center for Forensic Science Research and Education, Fredric Rieders Family Foundation, Willow Grove, PA, USA

    Alex J. Krotulski, Melissa Friscia & Barry K. Logan

  4. Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Edward W. Boyer

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Griswold, M.K., Chapman, B.P., Krotulski, A.J. et al. Cryptomarket drug acquisition leading to furanyl fentanyl overdose. Forensic Toxicol 36, 534–536 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11419-018-0406-0

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