Methadone-related and heroin-related deaths among opiate users: Methadone helps save lives

Addiction

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 387-388

  Mattick, Richard P ^a   Degenhardt, Louisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

AUSTRALIA; BYPASS SURGERY; CRIME; DEATH; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LETHALITY; MORTALITY; OPIATE ADDICTION; RISK; UNITED KINGDOM; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; INTOXICATION; NOTE;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; OVERDOSE;

EID: 0037391297     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00348.x     Document Type: Editorial

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