Commentary: Understanding the parameters of non-medical use of prescription drugs: Moving beyond mere numbers

Addiction

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1931-1932

  Fischer, Benedikt ^a   Rehm, Jürgen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dependence; Epidemiology; Methodology; Non medical drug use; Prescription opioids; Self medication

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; HYDROMORPHONE; OXYCODONE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG INTOXICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADDICTION; AGE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANQUILIZING AGENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36348987613     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02048.x     Document Type: Note

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