Recent trends in narcotic deaths

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 738-740

  Drummer, Olaf H ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CNS depressants; Fentanyl; Heroin; Hydrocodone; Methadone; Opioids; Oxycodone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPRENORPHINE; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; OXYCODONE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

BACKACHE; COMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG RESEARCH; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; ARTICLE; OPIATE ADDICTION;

HUMANS; MORTALITY; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33646841867     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ftd.0000179853.16846.a9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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