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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for heroin
  1. Fighting the opioid crisis: NIH HEAL initiative takes on addiction and pain management | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... feelings they were seeking." Meanwhile, the supply of heroin, a type of opioid that's illegal in the ... affordable. Because of this, some people started using heroin instead of things like prescription opioids, because it ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...on-addiction-and-pain-management - MedlinePlus Magazine
  2. Meet the director: Dr. Nora Volkow, National Institute on Drug Abuse | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... available . Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin and can be fatal even at low doses. Originally, it was used to contaminate heroin, but now it is showing up in drugs ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...national-institute-on-drug-abuse - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. The opioid crisis | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... strong prescription pain relievers and the illegal drug heroin. Millions of Americans suffer from opioid use disorder. ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/multimedia/the-opioid-crisis - MedlinePlus Magazine
  4. A safe home for young men struggling with addiction | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... as "Gilly" to his friends, died of a heroin overdose at the age of 25, after struggling ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ng-men-struggling-with-addiction - MedlinePlus Magazine
  5. The opioid crisis: An overview | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... class of drugs that include illegal drugs like heroin, synthetic opioids like fentanyl (which can be obtained ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/.../the-opioid-crisis-an-overview - MedlinePlus Magazine
  6. Acting now to help newborns with opioid withdrawal | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... on opioid exposure is from moms who used heroin and methadone," says Dr. Bianchi. "Now we have ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...-newborns-with-opioid-withdrawal - MedlinePlus Magazine
  7. The opioid crisis | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... strong prescription pain relievers and the illegal drug heroin. Millions of Americans suffer from opioid use disorder. ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/the-opioid-crisis - MedlinePlus Magazine