Changes in illicit opioid use across Canada.
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Comparing injecting and non-injecting illicit opioid users in a multisite Canadian sample (OPICAN Cohort).
Illicit opioid use in Canada and elsewhere increasingly involves a variety of opioids and non-injection routes of administration. Injection and non-injection opioid users tend to differ in various key characteristics. From a public health perspective, non-injection routes of opioid use tend to be less harmful due to lesser morbidity and mortality risks. Our study compared current injectors (80%...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
دوره 175 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006