Under the counter: the diffusion of narcotic analgesics to the inner city street

During the past decade, there has been a well-documented rise in the non-medical use of prescription painkillers, often referred to as narcotics analgesics (NA). Relatively little is known, however, about who these users are, the range of health and social consequences associated with their use and...

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Published inJournal of ethnicity in substance abuse Vol. 4; no. 2; p. 97
Main Authors Vivian, James, Saleheen, Hassan, Singer, Merrill, Navarro, Juhem, Mirhej, Greg
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 2005
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Summary:During the past decade, there has been a well-documented rise in the non-medical use of prescription painkillers, often referred to as narcotics analgesics (NA). Relatively little is known, however, about who these users are, the range of health and social consequences associated with their use and the presence of illicit NA use on the inner city street. Results of a survey conducted with a sample of 242 street drug users indicated that NA use is now widespread in the inner city, and that it is associated with a number of serious health and psychiatric conditions. Other characteristics of this emerging drug user group are explored and the need for future research is highlighted.
ISSN:1533-2640
DOI:10.1300/J233v04n02_05