A comparison of drug overdose deaths involving methadone and other opioid analgesics in West Virginia

Addiction

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1541-1548

  Paulozzi, Leonard J ^a,b   Logan, Joseph E ^a,b   Hall, Aron J ^b,c   McKinstry, Edna ^b,d   Kaplan, James A ^d   Crosby, Alexander E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Epidemiology Elective Program   (United States)

^d West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Drug abuse; Hydrocodone; Medical examiner; Methadone; Opioid; Overdose; Oxycodone

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; HYDROCODONE; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; WEST VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249124120     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02650.x     Document Type: Article

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