Overdoses among friends: Drug users are willing to administer naloxone to others

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-133

  Lagu, Tara ^a   Anderson, Bradley J ^a   Stein, Michael ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Naloxone; Opiate dependence; Overdose

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; DIAMORPHINE; NALOXONE;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OVERDOSE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 32944455264     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2005.05.010     Document Type: Article

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