Non-fatal overdose and subsequent drug treatment among injection drug users

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 104-110

  Pollini, Robin A ^a   McCall, Lisa ^b   Mehta, Shruti H ^b   Vlahov, David ^c   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug treatment; Injection drug use; Overdose

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAMORPHINE; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NARCOTICS; OVERDOSE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646915034     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.10.015     Document Type: Article

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