Initiation into prescription opioid misuse amongst young injection drug users.

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Published in Int J Drug Policy on June 20, 2011

Authors

Stephen E Lankenau1, Michelle Teti, Karol Silva, Jennifer Jackson Bloom, Alex Harocopos, Meghan Treese

Author Affiliations

1: Drexel University, School of Public Health, Department of Community Health and Prevention, 1505 Race Street, 11th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102, United States. lankenau@drexel.edu

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