Oxycodone abuse in New York City: Characteristics of intravenous and intranasal users

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 190-195

  Jones, Jermaine D ^a,b   Vosburg, Suzanne K ^a,b   Manubay, Jeanne M ^a,b   Comer, Sandra D ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; GLUE; METHADONE; OXYCODONE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SOLVENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ABUSE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MORPHINE ADDICTION; OPIATE ADDICTION; UNITED STATES; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CRIME; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OXYCODONE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 79953894952     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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