Tampering with prescription opioids: nature and extent of the problem, health consequences, and solutions

N. KATZ ; R. C. DART ; E. BAILEY ; J. TRUDEAU ; E. OSGOOD ; F. PAILLARD | 2011
Dans American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (Vol.37, n°4, 2011) Article : Périodique

Background: Transdermal and solid oral prescription opioid (PO) formulations can be abused by ingesting (with or without tampering), snorting, or injection (both requiring tampering). Objective: To determine the patterns of tampering with POs fo[...]

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Trends in opioid analgesic abuse and mortality in the United States

R. C. DART ; H. L. SURRATT ; T. J. CICERO ; M. W. PARRINO ; S. G. SEVERTSON ; B. BUCHER-BARTELSON ; J. L. GREEN | 2015
Dans New England Journal of Medicine (Vol.372, n°3, January 15, 2015) Article : Périodique

Background: The use of prescription opioid medications has increased greatly in the United States during the past two decades; in 2010, there were 16,651 opioid-related deaths. In response, hundreds of federal, state, and local interventions hav[...]

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