Probable relationship between opioid abuse and heroin use [4]

American Family Physician

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Siegal, Harvey A ^a   Carlson, Robert G ^a   Kenne, Deric R ^a   Swora, Maria G ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

ANALGESIA; DRUG TOLERANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUPHORIA; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG TOLERANCE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; OHIO; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OXYCODONE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0037333968     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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