title: Analyzing the Relationship between Nonmedical Prescription-Opioid use and Heroin USE.
authors.affiliation: Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesia Department of Anesthesiology Louisiana State University Health Science Center New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Xiulu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Department of Anesthesiology Louisiana State University Health Science Center New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Melville Q
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Wyche
authors.affiliation: Professor, Program Director, and Chairman of Anesthesia Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Alan David
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kaye
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D063487:Prescription Drug Misuse / Q000639:trends*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid