Opioid drugs: A comparative survey of therapeutic and "street" use

Pain Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 193-203

  Cowan, David T ^a   Allan, Laurie G ^a   Libretto, Susan E ^b   Griffiths, Peter ^c  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Janssen Cilag Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

"Street" drug users; Addiction; Chronic non cancer pain; Compulsive use; Opioids; Therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OPIATE; STREET DRUG;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CAREER; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTOXICATION; MALE; NAUSEA; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOCIAL PROBLEM; VOMITING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0035215017     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2001.01026.x     Document Type: Article

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