Clinical Course of Development of Alcohol and Opioid Dependence: What are the Implications in Prevention?

Clinical Course of Development of Alcohol and Opioid Dependence: What are the Implications in Prevention?

[...] most opioids reported for illicit use are prescription opioids and thus originate directly or indirectly from the medical system or are diverted from therapeutic use. Conclusion Alcohol and opioid use follow a somewhat different clinical course in the development of dependence syndrome. [...]...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of community medicine 2010-04, Vol.35 (2), p.359-361
Hauptverfasser: Saddichha, Sahoo, Manjunatha, Narayana, Khess, Christoday Raja Jayant
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alcohol use
Alcoholism
Demographic aspects
Drinking of alcoholic beverages
Drug abuse
Drug abuse, Prediction of
Health aspects
Males
Methods
Mortality
Prevention
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Zusammenfassung:[...] most opioids reported for illicit use are prescription opioids and thus originate directly or indirectly from the medical system or are diverted from therapeutic use. Conclusion Alcohol and opioid use follow a somewhat different clinical course in the development of dependence syndrome. [...] a 'one size fits all' approach may not work.
ISSN:0970-0218
1998-3581
DOI:10.4103/0970-0218.66895