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An estimation of the prevalence of opioid dependence in New Zealand

Overview of attention for article published in International Journal of Drug Policy, June 2011
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Title
An estimation of the prevalence of opioid dependence in New Zealand
Published in
International Journal of Drug Policy, June 2011
DOI 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.05.013
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Abstract

An accurate prevalence estimate for opioid dependence in New Zealand, and hence the extent of unmet treatment need, is lacking.

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Geographical breakdown
Country Count As %
Unknown 37 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status
Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 6 16%
Student > Postgraduate 6 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 14%
Student > Master 5 14%
Researcher 4 11%
Other 6 16%
Unknown 5 14%
Readers by discipline
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 16 43%
Psychology 4 11%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 8%
Social Sciences 3 8%
Other 4 11%
Unknown 4 11%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. 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 16 October 2025.
All research outputs
#6,846,566
of 26,669,772 outputs
Outputs from International Journal of Drug Policy
#1,780
of 3,160 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#36,743
of 129,700 outputs
Outputs of similar age from International Journal of Drug Policy
#10
of 22 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 3,160 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 26.2. This one is in the 43rd percentile – i.e., 43% of its peers scored the same or lower than it.
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