When is a little knowledge dangerous?. Circumstances of recent heroin overdose and links to knowledge of overdose risk factors

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-230

  Dietze, Paul ^a,b   Jolley, Damien ^b   Fry, Craig L ^a,c   Bammer, Gabriele ^d   Moore, David ^e  

^a TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

^b Health Services Research   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Heroin overdose; Heroin use; Risk

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PURCHASING; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 33747854956     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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