Factors associated with knowledge of a Good Samaritan Law among young adults who use prescription opioids non-medically

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Evans, Tristan I ^a   Hadland, Scott E ^b,c,d   Clark, Melissa A ^a,e   Green, Traci C ^a,f,g   Marshall, Brandon D L ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Good Samaritan Law; Non medical prescription opioid; Opioid; Overdose; Young adult

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; GOOD SAMARITAN LAW; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL HISTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PRESCRIPTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUBSTANCE USE; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG LEGISLATION; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; MALE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG OVERUSE; RHODE ISLAND; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MALE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG OVERUSE; RHODE ISLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84979221769     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12954-016-0113-2     Document Type: Article

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