Social costs of untreated opioid dependence

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 688-722

  Wall, Ronald ^a   Rehm, Jurgen ^a,b,c   Fischer, Benedikt ^a,c   Brands, Bruna ^a,c   Gliksman, Louis ^a,d   Stewart, Jennifer ^e   Medved, Wendy ^c,f   Blake, Joan ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b University of Applied Science   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^f Ontario Cancer Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; Illicit drugs; Opioid dependence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COST OF ILLNESS; CRIME; EFFICIENCY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ONTARIO; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; POLICE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEMS;

EID: 0034527089     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02344032     Document Type: Article

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