Nonmedical prescription opioid use and mental health and pain comorbidities: A narrative review

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 495-502

  Amari, Erica ^a   Rehm, Jürgen ^b,c   Goldner, Elliot ^a   Fischer, Benedikt ^a,b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Mental illness; Nonmedical prescription opioid use; Pain; Review; Substance misuse

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; HYDROCODONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; STREET DRUG;

ANALGESIC AGENT ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; BACKACHE; BONE INJURY; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 80051986275     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371105600808     Document Type: Review

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