Risks for opioid abuse and dependence among recipients of chronic opioid therapy: Results from the TROUP Study

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 90-98

  Edlund, Mark J ^a   Martin, Bradley C ^b   Fan, Ming Yu ^c   Devries, Andrea ^d   Braden, Jennifer B ^c   Sullivan, Mark D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HEALTHCORE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Dependence; Opioids; Pain

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; OPIATE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SHORT ACTING DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHARLSON SCORE; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MENTAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHEDULE OPIOID CATEGORY TYPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049331866     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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