Prescription opioids (substitution medications and pain medications) in patients looking for Opioid Agonist Treatment in Northern and Southern Italy, using a 18-month survey methodology

Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 33-42

  Maremmani, Icro ^a,b,c   Guareschi, Marilena ^b   Deruvo, Gaetano ^d   Somaini, Lorenzo ^e   Maremmani, Angelo Giovanni Icro ^a,b   Green, Jody ^f   McBride, Karin ^f   Dart, Richard C ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Association for the Application of Neuroscientific Knowledge to Social Aims AU CNS   (Italy)

^c G De Lisio Institute of Behavioural Sciences Pisa   (Italy)

^d Addiction Unit (SERT) Bitonto   (Italy)

^e Addiction Treatment Centre   (Italy)

^f ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic differences; Heroin and PSMs concomitant use; Heroin use; Northern and Southern Italy; Painkillers; Prescription opioids

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPIOID AGONIST TREATMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRESCRIPTION PAIN MEDICATION; PRESCRIPTION SUBSTITUTION MEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAPSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE ON OPIOID;

EID: 84931480042     PISSN: 15921638     EISSN: 25314122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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