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.
B Substances > Opioids (opiates) > Opioid product > Methadone
F Concepts in psychology > Behaviour > Risk-taking behaviour
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Multiple substance use (Poly-drug /Poly-substance)
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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