Non-prescribed use of substitution medication among German drug users-Prevalence, motives and availability

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Schmidt, Christiane Sybille ^a   Schulte, Bernd ^a   Wickert, Christian ^a   Thane, Katja ^a   Kuhn, Silke ^a   Verthein, Uwe ^a   Reimer, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; BUPRENORPHINE PLUS NALOXONE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG UNDERDOSE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERMANY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; NONPRESCRIBED USE OF SUBSTITUTION MEDICATION; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PRESCRIPTION DRUG DIVERSION; PSYCHOLOGY; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TIME;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG COSTS; DRUG USERS; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PRESCRIPTION DRUG DIVERSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84890427724     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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