Opioid use and abuse: Is there a problem?

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 661-662

  Gagnon, Angela Mailis ^a   Kahan, Meldon ^b   Srivastava, Anita ^c  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROMORPHONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PHYSICIANS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34648831469     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31814b1d46     Document Type: Note

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