Trends and characteristics of heroin overdoses in Wisconsin, 2003-2012

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 152, Issue , 2015, Pages 177-184

  Meiman, Jon ^a   Tomasallo, Carrie ^a   Paulozzi, Leonard ^b  

^a WISCONSIN DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Heroin; Mortality; Overdose; Prescription opioids; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY CARE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEROIN OVERDOSE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPIOID OVERDOSE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; TRENDS; WISCONSIN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WISCONSIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930473779     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.04.002     Document Type: Article

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