Oliver, Philip and Forrest, Robert and Keen, Jenny (2007) Does the combined use of heroin or methadone and other substances increase the risk of overdose? London: National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse. Research briefing 27.
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This document summarises the full report of a research project investigating whether taking other substances in combination with heroin or methadone increases the vulnerability to fatal overdose.
Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Report
Drug Type
Substances (not alcohol/tobacco), Opioid, Prescription/Over the counter
Intervention Type
Drug therapy, Treatment method, Harm reduction
Date
2007
Identification #
Research briefing 27
Call No
PB6.12.2.4, AA2.6, VH4.4
Pages
4 p.
Publisher
National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse
Place of Publication
London
EndNote
Accession Number
HRB 4668 (Available), HRB 4669 (Available)
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Subjects
B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Heroin (diacetylmorphine / diamorphine)
B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Opioid product > Methadone
F Concepts in psychology > Behaviour > Risk-taking behaviour
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Multiple / concurrent substance use (Poly-drug)
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Drug use disorder > Drug intoxication > Poisoning (overdose)
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Substance disorder treatment method > Substance replacement method (substitution) > Opioid agonist treatment (methadone maintenance / buprenorphine)
P Demography, epidemiology, and history > Population dynamics > Substance related mortality / death
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom
B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Opioid product > Methadone
F Concepts in psychology > Behaviour > Risk-taking behaviour
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Multiple / concurrent substance use (Poly-drug)
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Drug use disorder > Drug intoxication > Poisoning (overdose)
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Substance disorder treatment method > Substance replacement method (substitution) > Opioid agonist treatment (methadone maintenance / buprenorphine)
P Demography, epidemiology, and history > Population dynamics > Substance related mortality / death
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom
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