Use and Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioid Analgesics in the General Population of Canada and Correlations with Dispensing Levels in 2009
BACKGROUND: In Canada, harm from nonmedical prescription opioid analgesic (POA) use (NMPOU) has increased in recent years; however, there are limitations to the current estimates of NMPOU. The 2009 Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey presents an opportunity to produce more accurate estim...
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| Main Authors: | Kevin D Shield, Wayne Jones, Jürgen Rehm, Benedikt Fischer |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Pain Research and Management |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/651649 |
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