Observed transition from opioid analgesic deaths toward heroin

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 145, Issue , 2014, Pages 238-241

  Dasgupta, Nabarun ^a   Creppage, Kathleen ^b,d   Austin, Anna ^c,d   Ringwalt, Christopher ^a   Sanford, Catherine ^a   Proescholdbell, Scott K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CDC CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship   (United States)

^c Division of Public Health   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Heroin; Opioid analgesics; Overdose; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRESCRIPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; TRENDS;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HEROIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84921886906     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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