Relationship between Nonmedical Prescription-Opioid Use and Heroin Use.

Compton WM, Jones CM, Baldwin GT. Relationship between Nonmedical Prescription-Opioid Use and Heroin Use. N Engl J Med. 2016 Jan 14; 374(2):154-63.

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subject areas

Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Analgesics, Opioid
Child
Drug Overdose
Female
Heroin
Heroin Dependence
Humans
Male
Opioid-Related Disorders
Oxycodone
Prescription Drug Misuse
United States
Young Adult

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Christopher Jones

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