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Physical pain is common and associated with nonmedical prescription opioid use among people who inject drugs

BACKGROUND: People who inject drugs (PWID) often have poor health and lack access to health care. The aim of this study was to examine whether PWID engage in self-treatment through nonmedical prescription opioid use (NMPOU). We describe the prevalence and features of self-reported physical pain and...

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Autores principales: Dahlman, Disa, Kral, Alex H., Wenger, Lynn, Hakansson, Anders, Novak, Scott P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5450090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28558841
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13011-017-0112-7