The iatrogenic epidemic of prescription drug abuse: County-level determinants of opioid availability and abuse

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 209-215

  Wright, Eric R ^a   Kooreman, Harold E ^b   Greene, Marion S ^b   Chambers, R Andrew ^c   Banerjee, Aniruddha ^b   Wilson, Jeffrey ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Iatrogenic epidemic; Prescription opioid abuse; Prescription opioid dispensation

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; BUTORPHANOL; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIHYDROCODEINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; TAPENTADOL; TRAMADOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DENTIST; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IATROGENIC DISEASE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INDIANA; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;

EID: 84897483104     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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