Prescription drug monitoring programs, nonmedical use of prescription drugs, and heroin use: Evidence from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 69, Issue , 2017, Pages 65-77

  Ali, Mir M ^a   Dowd, William N ^b   Classen, Timothy ^c   Mutter, Ryan ^a   Novak, Scott P ^b  

^a SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Heroin; Opioid; Prescription drug monitoring program; Source of provider

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; OPIATE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OPIATE ADDICTION; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85010888614     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.01.011     Document Type: Article

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