Regulating opioid prescribing to provide access to effective treatment while minimizing diversion: An overdue topic for research

Addiction

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1685-1688

  Hall, Wayne ^a   Degenhardt, Louisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; OXYCODONE;

AUSTRALIA; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG OVERDOSE; EDITORIAL; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MORPHINE ADDICTION; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, PHARMACY; PAIN; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 35348861791     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.01989.x     Document Type: Editorial

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