 Heroin
"Heroin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A narcotic analgesic that may be habit-forming. It is a controlled substance (opium derivative) listed in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 Parts 329.1, 1308.11 (1987). Sale is forbidden in the United States by Federal statute. (Merck Index, 11th ed)
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D003932
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.577.249.547.547.445 D03.549.686.575.547.490 D03.605.497.575.547.490 D04.615.723.795.547.547.445
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| Concept/Terms |
Heroin- Heroin
- Diacetylmorphine
- Diamorphine
Diagesil- Diagesil
- Evans Vaccines Brand of Heroin Hydrochloride
- Diamorf
Heroin Hydrochloride- Heroin Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Heroin
- Diacetylmorphine Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Diacetylmorphine
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| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heroin" by people in Profiles.
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Griswold MK, Chai PR, Krotulski AJ, Friscia M, Chapman B, Boyer EW, Logan BK, Babu KM. Self-identification of nonpharmaceutical fentanyl exposure following heroin overdose. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Jan; 56(1):37-42.
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Willman MW, Liss DB, Schwarz ES, Mullins ME. Do heroin overdose patients require observation after receiving naloxone? Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2017 Feb; 55(2):81-87.
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Chhabra L, Abraham GM. An unusual oro-naso-sinus communication resulting from heroin and cocaine snorting. BMJ Case Rep. 2013; 2013.
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Francesconi W, Berton F, Repunte-Canonigo V, Hagihara K, Thurbon D, Lekic D, Specio SE, Greenwell TN, Chen SA, Rice KC, Richardson HN, O'Dell LE, Zorrilla EP, Morales M, Koob GF, Sanna PP. Protracted withdrawal from alcohol and drugs of abuse impairs long-term potentiation of intrinsic excitability in the juxtacapsular bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. J Neurosci. 2009 Apr 29; 29(17):5389-401.
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Courtney J, Boyer E. Case files of the University of Massachusetts fellowship in medical toxicology: lethal dose of opioids contained in an elastomeric capsule labeled as vancomycin. J Med Toxicol. 2008 Sep; 4(3):192-6.
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Daria S, Sugar NF, Feldman KW, Boos SC, Benton SA, Ornstein A. Into hot water head first: distribution of intentional and unintentional immersion burns. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2004 May; 20(5):302-10.
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Perlman DC, Perkins MP, Paone D, Kochems L, Salomon N, Friedmann P, Des Jarlais DC. "Shotgunning" as an illicit drug smoking practice. J Subst Abuse Treat. 1997 Jan-Feb; 14(1):3-9.
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Yancovitz SR, Des Jarlais DC, Peyser NP, Drew E, Friedmann P, Trigg HL, Robinson JW. A randomized trial of an interim methadone maintenance clinic. Am J Public Health. 1991 Sep; 81(9):1185-91.
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