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  1. Heroin 
    https://medlineplus.gov/heroin.html
    Heroin is a highly addictive drug made from morphine. It can be injected, snorted, or smoked. Learn ... What is heroin? Heroin is an illegal, very addictive opioid drug. It's made from morphine, which comes from the seedpod of ...
  2. Heroin overdose 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002861.htm
    Heroin is a pain-killer derived from morphine. It is very addictive and known for causing significant ... of drugs known as opioids . This article discusses heroin overdose. An overdose occurs when someone takes too ...
  3. Opiate and opioid withdrawal 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000949.htm
    ... withdrawal; Methadone - opiate withdrawal; Pain medicines - opiate withdrawal; Heroin abuse - opiate withdrawal; Morphine abuse - opiate withdrawal; Opioid ... United States, about 808,000 people reported using heroin during the past year. In the same year, ...
  4. MedlinePlus Drug Information: Buprenorphine Sublingual and Buccal (opioid dependence) 
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a605002.html
    ... treat opioid dependence (addiction to opioid drugs, including heroin and narcotic painkillers). Buprenorphine is in a class ...
  5. MedlinePlus Drug Information: Buprenorphine Injection (opioid dependence) 
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a618015.html
    ... treat opioid dependence (addiction to opioid drugs, including heroin and narcotic painkillers) in people who have received ...
  6. Detailed Methods - Interventions for Unhealthy Drug Use—Supplemental Report: A Systematic Review for the U.S. ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK558209
    ... or cocaine-related disorders/ or drug overdose/ or heroin dependence/ or inhalant abuse/ or marijuana abuse/ or ... hydromorphone or meperidine or methadone or morphine or heroin or cannabinoid or cannabis or marijuana or hash*). ...
  7. xmlmplus_topics_2024-05-04.xml 
    https://medlineplus.gov/xml/mplus_topics_2024-05-04.xml
    ... makes the toxin. It is more common in heroin users. Infant botulism happens when a baby consumes ... of cocaine and <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/heroin.html">heroin</a>, called a "speedball." Crack cocaine ...
  8. List of Excluded Studies - Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556254
    ... in Childhood and Early Adolescence Predicts Transitions to Heroin Use in Young Adulthood: A National Study. Journal ... opioid use disorder: Pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches. Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems. 2016;18(3): ...
  9. SEARCH STRATEGIES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF CLINICAL STUDIES - Psychosis with Coexisting Substance Misuse - NCBI ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK109799
    ... or sterilocaine).ti,ab. or/23-24 25 (heroin or heroin dependence or opioid-related disorders).sh. (((heroin or diacetylmorphin$ or diagesil or diamorf or diamorphin$) ...
  10. CHARACTERISTICS OF REVIEWED STUDIES - Drug Misuse - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53223
    ... past month: injection drug use = 92.5%; injected heroin = 80.5%; borrowed injection equipment = 19%; re-used ... report Exclusions: - did not use cocaine and/or heroin in last 30 days - <3 on the DAST - < ...
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Heroin is a highly addictive drug made from morphine. It can be injected, snorted, or smoked. Learn about withdrawal symptoms and addiction treatment.

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