Non-prescribed use of substitution medication among German drug users--prevalence, motives and availability

Int J Drug Policy. 2013 Nov;24(6):e111-4. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.04.006. Epub 2013 May 31.

Authors

Christiane Sybille Schmidt¹, Bernd Schulte², Christian Wickert², Katja Thane², Silke Kuhn², Uwe Verthein², Jens Reimer²

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Interdisciplinary Addiction Research (CIAR), Hamburg University, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany. Electronic address: christiane.schmidt@uke.de.
² Centre for Interdisciplinary Addiction Research (CIAR), Hamburg University, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany.

PMID: 23726899
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.04.006

No abstract available

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / economics
Analgesics, Opioid / supply & distribution*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug Costs
Drug Users / psychology*
Germany / epidemiology
Health Care Surveys
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Motivation*
Opiate Substitution Treatment* / economics
Opioid-Related Disorders / diagnosis
Opioid-Related Disorders / drug therapy*
Opioid-Related Disorders / economics
Opioid-Related Disorders / epidemiology
Opioid-Related Disorders / psychology
Prescription Drug Diversion* / economics
Time Factors

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid