Recent increases in cocaine-related overdose deaths and the role of opioids

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 430-432

  Jones, Christopher McCall ^a   Baldwin, Grant T ^b   Compton, Wilson M ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

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

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

DRUG OVERDOSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COCAINE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85020643213     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303627     Document Type: Review

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