Fentanyl abuse and dependence: Further evidence for second hand exposure hypothesis

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-21

  Gold, Mark S ^a   Melker, Richard J ^a   Dennis, Donn M ^a   Morey, Timothy E ^a   Bajpai, Lakshmi K ^a   Pomm, Raymond ^b   Frost Pineda, Kimberly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Physicians Resource Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Anesthesiologists; Opioid; Physician addiction; Second hand exposure; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADDICTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIAN; SENSITIZATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIOLOGY; FENTANYL; HUMANS; NARCOTICS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOMS; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PROPOFOL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33646342213     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v25n01_04     Document Type: Article

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