Initiation to pharmaceutical opioids and patterns of misuse: Preliminary qualitative findings obtained by the Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 787-808

  Daniulaityte, Raminta ^a   Carlson, Robert G ^b,c   Kenne, Deric R ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Treatment and Addictions Research   (United States)

^c Department of Community Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; HYDROMORPHONE; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL PLUS TRAMADOL; PENTAZOCINE; PERCOCET; PERCODAN; PETHIDINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MISUSE; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEG PAIN; MALE; MORPHINE ADDICTION; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT MONITORING; PEER PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846188994     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260603600402     Document Type: Article

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