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| Title |
Illicit use of methadone and buprenorphine among adolescents and young adults in Sweden
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Harm Reduction Journal, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1477-7517-10-27 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Torkel Richert, Björn Johnson |
| Abstract |
Illicit use of methadone and buprenorphine has been described as a growing problem in Sweden in recent years, and has been associated with an increased drug-related mortality. Critics claim that the substances have become popular among adolescents and that they function as a gateway to heroin use. The aim of this study is to investigate, firstly, the extent to which illicit use of methadone and buprenorphine occurs among adolescents and young adults in Sweden, and secondly, at what stage in a user's drug career these substances tend to appear. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 17% |
| Sweden | 2 | 17% |
| Unknown | 4 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 92% |
| Scientists | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 90 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 89 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 16 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 9% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 15 | 17% |
| Unknown | 17 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 32% |
| Psychology | 9 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 17% |
| Unknown | 17 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 March 2023.
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#2,404,843
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#363
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#21,735
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#6
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So far Altmetric has tracked 1,119 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 28.7. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 67% of its peers.
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