Opioid analgesic involvement in drug abuse deaths in American metropolitan areas

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1755-1757

  Paulozzi, Leonard J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DEATH; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG ABUSE WARNING NETWORK; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COCAINE; HEROIN; HUMANS; METHADONE; OXYCODONE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33749365297     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.071647     Document Type: Article

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