A guide for clinicians on take home naloxone prescribing

Addictive Disorders and their Treatment

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 163-167

  George, Sanju ^a   Moreira, Karen ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Harm reduction; Heroin addiction; Heroin overdose; Naloxone; Take home supply

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE;

ARTICLE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG OVERDOSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 67649905042     PISSN: 15315754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADT.0b013e31812f5643     Document Type: Article

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