Medical outcomes associated with nonmedical use of methadone and buprenorphine

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 199-205

  Lee, Samantha ^a   Klein Schwartz, Wendy ^a   Welsh, Christopher ^a   Doyon, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

buprenorphine; methadone; nonmedical use

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CREATINE KINASE; METHADONE; NALOXONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOSIS; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DIAPHORESIS; DROWSINESS; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETHARGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VOMITING;

BUPRENORPHINE; METHADONE; NONMEDICAL USE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BUPRENORPHINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NARCOTICS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881180085     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.11.104     Document Type: Article

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