Differences in prevalence of prescription opiate misuse among rural and urban probationers

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 309-317

  Havens, Jennifer R ^a   Oser, Carrie B ^a   Leukefeld, Carl G ^a   Webster, J Matthew ^a   Martin, Steven S ^b   O'Connell, Daniel J ^b   Surratt, Hilary L ^b   Inciardi, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Prescription opiate; Probationers; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PROBATION; RURAL POPULATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DELAWARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34248587903     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990601175078     Document Type: Article

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