Temporal and geographic patterns in opioid abuse in Texas

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 93-99

  Forrester, Mathias B ^a  

^a TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

geography; opioid; poison center; temporal trend

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BUPRENORPHINE; BUTORPHANOL; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIFENOXIN; DIHYDROCODEINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; LEVORPHANOL; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; REMIFENTANIL; SUFENTANIL; TAPENTADOL; TRAMADOL;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MISUSE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPIATE ADDICTION; POISON CENTER; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS;

EID: 84861310724     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2012.665694     Document Type: Article

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