Open AccessNonmedical Opioid Pain Relievers and All-Cause Mortality: A 27-Year Follow-Up From the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study
Author(s) -
Linda B. Cottler,
Hui Hu,
Bryan A. Smallwood,
James C. Anthony,
LiTzy Wu,
William W. Eaton
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2015.302961
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , opioid , opioid epidemic , catchment area , environmental health , demography , drainage basin , geography , receptor , sociology , cartography
We investigated whether nonmedical opioid pain reliever use is associated with higher mortality in the general US population.