Crowdsourcing Black Market Prices For Prescription Opioids

• Main Authors: Dasgupta, Nabarun (Author), Freifeld, Clark (Author), Brownstein, John S (Author), Menone, Christopher Mark (Author), Surratt, Hilary L (Author), Poppish, Luke (Author), Green, Jody L (Author), Lavonas, Eric J (Author), Dart, Richard C (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundPrescription opioid diversion and abuse are major public health issues in the United States and internationally. Street prices of diverted prescription opioids can provide an indicator of drug availability, demand, and abuse potential, but these data can be difficult to collect. Crowdsourc...