Perceived risk of heroin use among nonmedical prescription opioid users

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 65, Issue , 2017, Pages 218-223

  Votaw, Victoria R ^a   Wittenauer, Justine ^a,c   Connery, Hilary S ^a,b   Weiss, Roger D ^a,b   McHugh, R Kathryn ^a,b  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heroin; National Survey on Drug Use and Health; Nonmedical prescription opioid use; Opioid; Perceived risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; RISK; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84995906164     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.08.025     Document Type: Article

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