Heroin and cocaine dependence and the risk of accidental non-fatal drug overdose

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 79-87

  Galea, Sandro ^a,b,c   Nandi, Ari ^b   Coffin, Phillip O ^b   Tracy, Melissa ^a,b   Piper, Tinka Markham ^b   Ompad, Danielle ^b   Vlahov, David ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Drug dependence; Heroin; Overdose

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OVERDOSE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33748440766     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v25n03_10     Document Type: Article

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