Heroin addicts reporting previous heroin overdoses also report suicide attempts

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 475-481

  Brådvik, Louise ^a   Frank, Arne ^b   Hulenvik, Per ^b   Medvedeo, Alvaro ^b   Berglund, Mats ^b,c  

^a Astra Draco AB   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; OVERDOSE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SWEDEN;

EID: 35148861144     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2007.37.4.475     Document Type: Article

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