Hope in fort hope: First nations community is winning the battle against prescription drug abuse

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 391-393

  Uddin, Fatima ^a  

^a Anishnawbe Health Toronto   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE PLUS NALOXONE; OXYCODONE; OXYNEO; PERCOCET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC PAIN; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG TRAFFIC; HEALTH HAZARD; HOPE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

BUPRENORPHINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; ONTARIO; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OXYCODONE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE;

EID: 84876258413     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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