@article {5393, title = {Non-medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among US veterans: a prospective cohort study.}, journal = {Addiction (Abingdon, England)}, year = {2016}, month = {2016 Aug 23}, abstract = {To estimate the influence of non-medical use of prescription opioids (NMUPO) on heroin initiation among US veterans receiving medical care.}, issn = {1360-0443}, doi = {10.1111/add.13491}, author = {Banerjee, Geetanjoli and Edelman, E Jennifer and Barry, Declan T and Becker, William C and Cerd{\'a}, Magdalena and Crystal, Stephen and Gaither, Julie R and Gordon, Adam J and Gordon, Kirsha S and Kerns, Robert D and Martins, Silvia S and Fiellin, David A and Marshall, Brandon D L} }