Abuse and Diversion of Immediate Release Opioid Analgesics as Compared to Extended Release Formulations in the United States

Janetta L. Iwanicki; S. Geoff Severtson; Heather McDaniel; Andrew Rosenblum; Chunki Fong; Theodore J. Cicero; Matthew S. Ellis; Steven P. Kurtz; Mance E. Buttram; Richard C. Dart

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0167499

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Abuse and Diversion of Immediate Release Opioid Analgesics as Compared to Extended Release Formulations in the United States

Janetta L. Iwanicki ,

* E-mail: Janetta.iwanicki@rmpdc.org

Affiliation Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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S. Geoff Severtson,

Affiliation Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Heather McDaniel,

Affiliation Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Andrew Rosenblum,

Affiliation National Development and Research Institutes, Incorporated, New York, New York, United States of America
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Chunki Fong,

Affiliation National Development and Research Institutes, Incorporated, New York, New York, United States of America
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Theodore J. Cicero,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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Matthew S. Ellis,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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Steven P. Kurtz,

Affiliation Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
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Mance E. Buttram,

Affiliation Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
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Richard C. Dart

Affiliation Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Abuse and Diversion of Immediate Release Opioid Analgesics as Compared to Extended Release Formulations in the United States

Janetta L. Iwanicki,
S. Geoff Severtson,
Heather McDaniel,
Andrew Rosenblum,
Chunki Fong,
Theodore J. Cicero,
Matthew S. Ellis,
Steven P. Kurtz,
Mance E. Buttram,
Richard C. Dart

Published: December 9, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167499

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