Factors associated with non-fatal heroin overdose: Assessing the effect of frequency and route of heroin administration

Addiction

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 319-327

  Teresa Brugal, M ^a,f   Barrio, Gregorio ^b   De La Fuente, Luis ^c   Regidor, Enrique ^d   Royuela, Luis ^b   Suelves, Josep M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Ctro Univ Salud Publica CUSP   (Spain)

^c CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e Generalitat de Catalunya ^*  (Spain)

^f Institut Municipal de Salut PÂoeblica   (Spain)

Author keywords

Administration route; Frequency of use; Heroin; Non fatal overdose

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHINE TOLERANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SNIFFING; SPAIN;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OVERDOSE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0036201260     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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