Who is addicted to, and dying from, prescription opioids?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1401-1402

  Sale, Joanna E M ^a   Thielke, Stephen ^b   Topolovec Vranic, Jane ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ADDICTION; ANXIETY; APPETITE DISORDER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIALIZATION;

AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77954319410     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02902.x     Document Type: Letter

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