Relationship between Nonmedical Prescription-Opioid Use and Heroin Use
By W. Compton, Christopher M. Jones, G. Baldwin. New England Journal of Medicine, 2016
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A large fraction of heroin users now report that they formerly used prescription opioids nonmedically, a finding that has led to restrictions on opioid prescribing. Nevertheless, only a small fraction of prescription-opioid users move on to heroin use.
Subfields: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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