Support for buprenorphine and methadone prescription to heroin-dependent patients among New York City physicians

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-6

  Coffin, Phillip O ^a   Blaney, Shannon ^a   Fuller, Crystal ^a   Vadnai, Liza ^a   Miller, Sarah ^a   Vlahov, David ^a  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Injection drug user; Methadone; Physicians; Prescription

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; LICENCE; MALE; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BUPRENORPHINE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NEW YORK CITY; PHYSICIANS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33645048485     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990500328455     Document Type: Article

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