Prescription OxyContin abuse among patients entering addiction treatment

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 164, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1750-1756

  Carise, Deni ^a   Dugosh, Karen Leggett ^b   McLellan, A Thomas ^b   Camilleri, Amy ^b   Woody, George E ^b   Lynch, Kevin G ^b  

^a TREATMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; OXYCODONE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COMORBIDITY; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYCODONE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36749032377     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07050252     Document Type: Article

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