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Results 1 - 2 of 2 for heroin
  1. Opioid addiction 
    ... codeine, and morphine. Some other opioids, such as heroin, are illegal drugs of abuse.Opioid addiction is ... tranquilizers called benzodiazepines). Misuse of prescription opioids and heroin affects more than 2 million Americans and an ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/opioid-addiction - Genetics
  2. OPRM1 gene 
    ... as well as illegal opioid drugs such as heroin.When endogenous or exogenous opioids bind to the ... RJ, Cartegni L, Zhou W, Pan YX. A heroin addiction severity-associated intronic single nucleotide polymorphism modulates ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/oprm1 - Genetics