Prevalence and trends of non-medical opioid and other drug use histories among federal correctional inmates in methadone maintenance treatment in Canada

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 172-176

  Johnson, Sara ^a   MacDonald, Shanna Farrell ^b   Cheverie, Madelon ^b   Myrick, Christina ^c   Fischer, Benedikt ^c,d  

^a Correctional Service Canada ^*  (Canada)

^b Research Branch   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Corrections; Drug use; Heroin; Injection drug use; Methadone maintenance treatment; Prescription opioids; Prison health

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; HYDROMORPHONE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG PREFERENCE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; MORPHINE ADDICTION; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; RISK FACTOR; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; CANADA; DRUG USERS; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84861867572     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.12.014     Document Type: Article

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