Thinking the unthinkable: could the increasing misuse of prescription opioids among street drug users offer benefits for public health?

Public Health. 2009 Feb;123(2):145-6. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.10.006. Epub 2009 Jan 20.

Authors

Benedikt Fischer¹, Jude Gittins, Perry Kendall, Juergen Rehm

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction, Simon Fraser University, 2400-515 West Hastings St. Vancouver, BC V6B5K3, Canada. bfischer@uvic.ca

PMID: 19157469
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.10.006

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
Drug Prescriptions*
Drug Users
Humans
Illicit Drugs
North America / epidemiology
Opioid-Related Disorders / epidemiology*
Public Health*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid
Illicit Drugs