Perceived risk of heroin use among nonmedical prescription opioid users
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Racial/ethnic differences in trends in heroin use and heroin-related risk behaviors among nonmedical prescription opioid users.
BACKGROUND This study examines changing patterns of past-year heroin use and heroin-related risk behaviors among individuals with nonmedical use of prescription opioids (NMUPO) by racial/ethnic groups in the United States. METHODS We used data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) from 2002 to 2005 and 2008 to 2011, resulting in a total sample of N = 448,597. RESULTS Past-...
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عنوان ژورنال: Addictive Behaviors
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0306-4603
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.08.025