Prescription drug monitoring programs and other interventions to combat prescription opioid abuse

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 422-425

  Chakravarthy, Bharath ^a   Shah, Shyam ^a   Lotfipour, Shahram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BUPRENORPHINE PLUS NALOXONE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; NALOXONE; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; DEATH; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RACE; REIMBURSEMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 84872504977     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2012.7.12936     Document Type: Article

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