Alcohol involvement in opioid pain reliever and benzodiazepine drug abuse–related emergency department visits and drug-related deaths — United States, 2010

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 63, Issue 40, 2014, Pages 881-885

  Jones, Christopher M ^a   Paulozzi, Leonard J ^b   Mack, Karin A ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG MISUSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910070239     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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