Naloxone for administration by peers in cases of heroin overdose

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 469-

  Lenton, Simon R ^a   Dietze, Paul M ^b   Degenhardt, Louisa ^c   Darke, Shane ^c   Butler, Tony G ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

AUSTRALIA; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; LAW; LETTER; PEER GROUP; TRAINING; CAREGIVER; INTOXICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; SELF CARE;

AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OVERDOSE; PEER GROUP; SELF CARE;

EID: 73349140536     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02891.x     Document Type: Letter

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