Misuse of dihydrocodeine tartrate (DF 118) among opiate addicts.
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Misuse of dihydrocodeine tartrate (DF 118) among opiate addicts.
Evidence of the misuse of dihydrocodeine preparations remains largely anecdotal,' 2consisting of case reports of dependence mainly among users of the proprietary form of dihydrocodeine tartrate DF 118. Recent estimates of the extent of dihydrocodeine misuse in the general population and among drug users are lacking. This paper reports the results of an investigation into the level of DF 118 mis...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.300.6735.1313