Changes in synthetic opioid involvement in drug overdose deaths in the United States, 2010-2016

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 319, Issue 17, 2018, Pages 1819-1821

  Jones, Christopher M ^a   Einstein, Emily B ^b   Compton, Wilson M ^b  

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

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; DESIGNER DRUG; FENTANYL; STREET DRUG;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DRUG OVERDOSE; LETTER; MORTALITY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MORTALITY;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DESIGNER DRUGS; DRUG OVERDOSE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; STREET DRUGS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85046365903     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.2844     Document Type: Letter

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