Incident non-medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among U.S. veterans: A prospective cohort study
Banerjee G, Edelman E, Barry D, Becker W, Cerda M, Crystal S, Gaither J, Gordon A, Gordon K, Kerns R, Martins S, Fiellin D, Marshall B. Incident non-medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among U.S. veterans: A prospective cohort study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 156: e14-e15. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.07.958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProspective cohort studyNon-medical useCohort studyHeroin initiationPrescription opioidsU.S. veteransOpioids