Prescription sharing, alcohol use, and street drug use to manage pain among veterans

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 848-858

  Goebel, Joy R ^a   Compton, Peggy ^b   Zubkoff, Lisa ^d   Lanto, Andy ^e   Asch, Steven M ^c,e,f   Sherbourne, Cathy D ^f   Shugarman, Lisa ^f   Lorenz, Karl A ^c,e,f  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

mental health; pain management; Prescription sharing; quality of life; spiritual well being; street drugs; substance misuse; substance use disorders; symptoms

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN PARAMETERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ANALGESICS; CALIFORNIA; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PREVALENCE; STREET DRUGS; VETERANS;

EID: 79955698700     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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