Erratum: Why do the clients of georgian needle exchange programmes inject buprenorphine? (European Addiction Research (2010) 16 (1-8) DOI: 10.1159/000253858);Why do the clients of georgian needle exchange programmes inject buprenorphine?

European Addiction Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Otiashvili, David ^a   Zabransky, Tomas ^b   Kirtadze, Irma ^a   Piralishvili, Gvantsa ^a   Chavchanidze, Marina ^a   Miovsky, Michal ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Addiction Research Center   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Amphetamine type drugs; Buprenorphine; Injecting drug use; Republic of Georgia; Self perception; South Caucasus

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BUPRENORPHINE; BUPRENORPHINE PLUS NALOXONE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; NALOXONE; OPIATE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; DRUG COST; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 70350527095     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: 14219891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000354300     Document Type: Erratum

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