Patterns of heroin use following index prescription opioid exposure.

CONCLUSIONS: This study further supports the role that prescription opioids play in the transition to heroin use. It suggests that oxycodone is the most common prescription opioid used prior to heroin initiation. Additionally, it reports descriptive information as to how and where prescription opioids are obtained. PMID: 32091617 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32091617?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Opioid Management - February 25, 2020 Category: Addiction Tags: J Opioid Manag Source Type: research