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Gender and non-medical use of prescription opioids: results from a national US survey.

TitleGender and non-medical use of prescription opioids: results from a national US survey.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsTetrault, Jeanette M., Rani A. Desai, William C. Becker, David A. Fiellin, John Concato, and Lynn E. Sullivan
JournalAddiction (Abingdon, England)
Volume103
Issue2
Pagination258-68
Date Published2008 Feb
ISSN0965-2140
KeywordsAdolescent, Adult, Aged, Analgesics, Opioid, Child, Data Collection, Drug Prescriptions, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Disorders, Middle Aged, Opioid-Related Disorders, Prevalence, Regression Analysis, Risk Factors, Sex Distribution, Sex Factors, Smoking, Street Drugs, United States
AbstractGender differences exist regarding alcohol and illicit drug use disorders in the United States. Little is known about the gender-related factors associated with non-medical use of prescription opioids.
DOI10.1002/hpm.1029
Alternate JournalAddiction

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