Assessing the prevalence of non-medical prescription opioid use in the Canadian general adult population: Evidence of large variation depending on survey questions used

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Shield, Kevin D ^a,b   Ialomiteanu, Anca ^a   Fischer, Benedikt ^a,c   Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b,d  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

General population; Morbidity; Non medical use; Prescription Opioids; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID PLUS OXYCODONE PLUS OXYCODONE TEREPHTHALATE; CANNABIS; CODEINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PERCOCET; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; CANADA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH MONITOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION OPIOID USE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TELECONSULTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871747075     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-6     Document Type: Article

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