A comparison of rural and urban nonmedical prescription opioid users' lifetime and recent drug use

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 220-227

  Young, April M ^a   Havens, Jennifer R ^b   Leukefeld, Carl G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug use; Prescription drug use; Prescription opioids; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMPHETAMINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABIS; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; HYDROCODONE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; LORAZEPAM; METHAMPHETAMINE; OXYCODONE; PERCOCET; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; TYLOX;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALANT ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; APPALACHIAN REGION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RURAL POPULATION; SELF MEDICATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84859714294     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2011.643971     Document Type: Article

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