Last Word on Viewpoint: Why do some patients stop breathing after taking narcotics? Ventilatory chemosensitivity as a predictor of opioid-induced respiratory depression.

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to the editor: We are pleased at the interest in this important issue ([4][1]) and appreciate the insightful comments. Drs. Luehrs and Bates (see Ref. [7][2]) have made two excellent points. Although increasing numbers of opioid-related deaths in the community may be partly due to recreational use