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Illicit Use of Opioids: Is OxyContin® a “Gateway Drug”?

Lauretta E. Grau Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD,
Nabarun Dasgupta Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
, MPH,
Lauretta E. Grau Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD,
Nabarun Dasgupta Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
, MPH,
Alison Phinney Harvey Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
, MPH,
Lauretta E. Grau Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD,
Nabarun Dasgupta Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
, MPH,
Alison Phinney Harvey Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
, MPH,
Kevin Irwin Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
, MA,
Anthony Givens‡ Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
,
Lauretta E. Grau Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, ConnecticutCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD,
Nabarun Dasgupta Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
, MPH,
Alison Phinney Harvey Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
, MPH,
Kevin Irwin Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
, MA,
Anthony Givens‡ Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
,
Mark L. Kinzly Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
&
Robert Heimer Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
, PhD show all
Pages 166-173 | Received 27 Sep 2006, Accepted 22 Jan 2007, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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Geoffrey Poitras. (2012) OxyContin, prescription opioid abuse and economic medicalization. Medicolegal and Bioethics 2, pages 31-43.
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