Prescription drug abuse among prisoners in rural southwestern Virginia

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 15-22

  Wunsch, Martha J ^a   Nakamoto, Kent ^b   Goswami, Anil ^c   Schnoll, Sidney H ^d  

^a EDWARD VIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Probation and Parole   (United States)

^d PINNEY ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse and non medical use of prescription medications; ASI; Prisoners

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PERCOCET; PETHIDINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALANT ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRISONER; PROBATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOLISM; CRIME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 38349059008     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v26n04_03     Document Type: Review

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