Regional variation in benzodiazepine prescribing for patients on opioid agonist therapy

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-

  Park, Tae Woo ^a   Bohnert, Amy S ^b   Austin, Karen L ^b   Saitz, Richard ^c   Pizer, Steven D ^a  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BUPRENORPHINE; METHADONE; OPIATE AGONIST; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SERVICE; METHADONE TREATMENT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; REGIONAL VARIATION; SHORT SURVEY; VETERANS HEALTH; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG POTENTIATION; GOVERNMENT; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BENZODIAZEPINES; BUPRENORPHINE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84892426531     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300419     Document Type: Short Survey

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