Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Access to Naloxone to Treat Overdose : CRS Insight

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug abuse.

Drugs.

Heroin.

Medical laws and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2014

Summary:

Addresses dramatic rise in abuse of prescription opioid pain relievers such as oxycontin that can lead to increased risk of using heroin, which is less expensive and has a similar but stronger effect. Discusses use of prescription drug naloxone to reverse opioid overdose, and examines Federal and State regulation of naloxone

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-DSP-0361

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license