Prescription drug abuse and DEA-sanctioned drug take-back events: Characteristics and outcomes in rural appalachia

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1186-1187

  Gray, Jeffrey A ^a   Hagemeier, Nicholas E ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BUTALBITAL; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DICHLORALPHENAZONE; DRONABINOL; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG; ISOMETHEPTENE MUCATE; METHADONE; MODAFINIL; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYCODONE PLUS OXYCODONE TEREPHTHALATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PHENTERMINE; PREGABALIN; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TESTOSTERONE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG RECALL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; TAKE BACK EVENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; APPALACHIAN REGION; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RURAL POPULATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84865683795     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2374     Document Type: Article

References (6)

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