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Illicit opioid use and its key characteristics: A select overview and evidence from a Canadian multi-site cohort of illicit opioid users (OPICAN)

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2006
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Fischer, B., Firestone Cruz, M., & Rehm, J. (2006). Illicit opioid use and its key characteristics: A select overview and evidence from a Canadian multi-site cohort of illicit opioid users (OPICAN). Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne de Psychiatrie, 51(10), 624–634. https://doi.org/10.1177/070674370605101002

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OBJECTIVES: To summarize key characteristics and consequences of illicit opioid use from the literature and to present corresponding data from a multisite sample of illicit opioid users in 5 Canadian cities (OPICAN study). METHOD: We undertook an overview of recent literature from North America, Australia, and Europe. We obtained data from the multicity OPICAN cohort study, which consisted of an interviewer-administered questionnaire, a standardized mental health instrument (the Composite International Diagnostic Interview Short Form

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  • Fischer, B
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  • Firestone Cruz, M
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  • Rehm, Jürgen
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51

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10

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624

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634

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opioid, use

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2006

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2014-05-20

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0706-7437

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148 since deposited on 2014-05-20
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Fischer, B., Firestone Cruz, M., & Rehm, J. (2006). Illicit opioid use and its key characteristics: A select overview and evidence from a Canadian multi-site cohort of illicit opioid users (OPICAN). Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne de Psychiatrie, 51(10), 624–634. https://doi.org/10.1177/070674370605101002

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