Fentanyl in the US heroin supply
A rapidly changing risk environment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14908970 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dan Ciccarone (0000-0002-2355-5477, University of California, San Francisco, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Pages | 107-111 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.06.010 |
| PMID | 28735776 |
| OpenAlex | W2736907273 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 116 |
| References cited | 35 |
Anesthesia · Environmental health · Fentanyl · Geography · Heroin · Opioid · Pandemic · Population · Psychiatry · Sociology · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Internal Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 116 |
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| Citations per year | 12,89 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 115 |