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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. Please discuss this issue on the talk page, or replace this tag with a more specific message. Editing help is available. This article has been tagged since June 2006. For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). Heroin Systematic (IUPAC) name (5α,6α)-7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy- 17-methylmorphinan-3,6-diol diacetate (ester) Identifiers CAS number 561-27-3 ATC code N02AA09 PubChem 3592 C ...
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Heroin News Headlines
- Breakthrough For Heroin Addiction Treatment
ScienceDaily - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Breakthrough For Heroin Addiction Treatment
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Smoking changes brain the same way as drugs
Reuters - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:21 EST
- Smoking changes brain the same way as drugs: study
Reuters - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:14 EST
- Smoking changes brain like drugs
MSNBC - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:39 EST
- People underestimate the power of drug cravings
Reuters - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:56 EST
- Smoking Produces Changes In Human Brain Like Those In Animals Using Illicit Drugs
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Addiction Study Finds People Underestimate Power Of Drug Cravings
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Landmark Addiction Study Finds People Underestimate Power Of Drug Cravings
ScienceDaily - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Methadone Substitute: New And Cheaper Way To Treat Heroin Addiction
ScienceDaily - Sun, 10 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Problem Drug Use Declining In Previous Hot Spots, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:00 EST
- New And Cheaper Way To Treat Heroin Addiction
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:00 EST
- Common painkiller found effective in treating heroin addiction
The Earth Times - Sat, 09 Dec 2006 11:12 EST
- Painkiller abuse replaces heroin, among illicit drug users in Canada
The Earth Times - Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:32 EST
- Pill 'alternative' to methadone
BBC - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:08 EST
- Prescription Opioid Abuse More Prevalent Than Heroin, OPICAN Study In 7 Canadian Cities Reveals
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 26 Nov 2006 02:00 EST
- Prescription drug crackdown leads to heroin use
Reuters - Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:44 EST
- Prescription Painkillers Top Heroin as Drugs of Abuse in Canada
MedicineNet - Mon, 27 Nov 2006 07:00 EST
- U.S. prescription drug crackdown leads to heroin use
Reuters - Wed, 15 Nov 2006 09:15 EST
- Prescription Opioid Abuse More Prevalent Than Heroin, Canadian Study Reveals
ScienceDaily - Tue, 21 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- Cocaine, heroin cheaper than ever in Europe: report
Reuters - Thu, 23 Nov 2006 04:40 EST
- Study Finds Different Patterns Of Street-Based Drug Use Among White And African American Men
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:00 EST
- Blunt Smokers Link Dependence Potential To Nicotine
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:00 EST
- At Least 17 People Have Died From Fentanyl Drug Overdose In New York City
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 03 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- Heroin dependence can be treated in docs' offices
Reuters - Thu, 27 Jul 2006 04:29 EST
- Pot may indeed lead to heroin use, rat study shows
Reuters - Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:43 EST
- Cheaper Strategy Works to Fight Heroin Addiction
MedicineNet - Thu, 27 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Opiate Painkiller ODs Now Top Those for Cocaine, Heroin
MedicineNet - Tue, 25 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Electric therapy trial for heroin
BBC - Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:19 EST
- More Drug Overdose Deaths From Prescription Pain Killers Than Cocaine Or Heroin In The US
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:00 EST
- Surging Heroin Addiction A Major Public Health Threat In Washington, D.C.
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- US drug users warned of deadly tainted heroin
Reuters - Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:18 EST
- Call to trial heroin on the NHS
BBC - Mon, 05 Jun 2006 04:58 EST
- Raid in Chicago Takes Aim at Lethal Heroin Additive
New York Times - Thu, 22 Jun 2006 03:00 EST
- Switzerland's Liberal Drug Policy Seems To Work, Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Jun 2006 03:00 EST
- Fentanyl Laced Herion, Man Charged In Detroit
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:00 EST
- Officials Seeking Source of Lethal Heroin Mixture
New York Times - Thu, 15 Jun 2006 03:00 EST
- Fentanyl-laced Heroin Kills Hundreds Of Addicts In USA
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:00 EST
- Switzerland's liberal drug policy leads to cut in number of addicts
The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Jun 2006 03:42 EST
- Liberal policy leads to drop in new Swiss drug addicts
Reuters - Fri, 02 Jun 2006 02:17 EST
- NDRI Researchers Report On Transitions To Injecting Drug Use Among Noninjecting Heroin Users
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 10 May 2006 11:00 EST
- Panel backs drug-injecting rooms
BBC - Tue, 23 May 2006 01:09 EST
- Germany planning "heroin therapy" for some addicts
Reuters - Mon, 01 May 2006 01:02 EST
- Junkies seek out deadly batch of heroin
MSNBC - Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:45 EST
- Powerful Heroin Blamed for OD Deaths
ABC News - Sat, 22 Apr 2006 12:26 EST
- Powerful Heroin Blamed for OD Deaths
ABC News - Fri, 21 Apr 2006 07:14 EST
- Study zeroes in on genes for opiate dependence
Reuters - Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:56 EST
- PRI's "The World" Series Examines Myanmar's HIV/AIDS Epidemic
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:00 EST
- Large Family Study Pinpoints Genetic Linkage In Drug Addiction
ScienceDaily - Mon, 17 Apr 2006 02:00 EST
- Large Family Study Pinpoints Genetic Linkage In Drug Addiction
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:00 EST
- Large Family Study Pinpoints Genetic Linkage In Drug Addiction
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 06:00 EST
- Philadelphia Inquirer Examines Drug Trafficking, Commercial Sex Work, HIV Prevalence In Chinese Border City Ruili
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:00 EST
- Death rate higher in HIV+ illicit drug users
Reuters - Mon, 06 Mar 2006 07:21 EST
- UN narcotics watchdog sees new drug pandemic
Reuters - Wed, 01 Mar 2006 12:12 EST
- What Makes An Addict Seek Treatment?
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 04 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- New drug formulation may help drug addicts quit
Reuters - Mon, 20 Feb 2006 06:16 EST
- Interim methadone program can help heroin addicts
Reuters - Tue, 10 Jan 2006 06:19 EST
- Heroin Use High Among Young N.J. Adults
ABC News - Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:27 EST
- Quitting heroin under anesthesia is dangerous
MSNBC - Wed, 24 Aug 2005 02:33 EST
- Atypical Reactions Associated With Heroin Use, Five States, January-April 2005, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:00 EST
- Heroin May Impair Stress Response
MedicineNet - Thu, 01 Sep 2005 06:00 EST
- Study does not support use of anesthesia as heroin withdrawal method
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:00 EST
- Dangerous additive found in U.S. heroin
MSNBC - Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:25 EST
- Quitting heroin under anesthesia is dangerous-study
Reuters - Tue, 23 Aug 2005 07:03 EST
- US heroin users exposed to dangerous additive -CDC
Reuters - Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:43 EST
- Anesthesia Detox Therapy for Heroin Not a Plus
MedicineNet - Wed, 24 Aug 2005 06:00 EST
- On Bourbon Street, the junkies are jumpy
Reuters - Tue, 06 Sep 2005 08:47 EST
- CDC: Heroin users exposed to dangerous additive
CNN - Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:57 EST
- ''Rapid Detox'' May Be Life-Threatening
ABC News - Tue, 23 Aug 2005 07:02 EST
- ''Rapid Detox'' May Be Life-Threatening
ABC News - Tue, 23 Aug 2005 11:34 EST
- Expert at IAS Conference Warns That Heroin Use Contributing to Spread of HIV in Eurasia
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 26 Jul 2005 11:00 EST
- Experts Say Afghan Heroin Spreading AIDS
ABC News - Mon, 25 Jul 2005 09:37 EST
- Opiates Better Than Sedatives For Treating Newborns In Withdrawal
ScienceDaily - Wed, 17 Aug 2005 02:00 EST
- Majority of HIV-Positive Phoenix-Area Residents in Good Health, But Many Using Illegal Drugs, Survey Shows
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 17 Aug 2005 07:00 EST
- Aids follows heroin trail to west
BBC - Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:44 EST
- Clinical Support System Available to Assist Physicians who Treat Patients Dependent on Opiates
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 29 Jul 2005 03:00 EST
- Heroin users show Alzheimer''s-like brain changes
Reuters - Fri, 24 Jun 2005 05:32 EST
- Nicotine affects brain like heroin: study
Reuters - Mon, 20 Jun 2005 02:21 EST
- Heroin prescription ''cuts costs''
BBC - Sat, 04 Jun 2005 11:59 EST
- Nicotine Acts On Brain In Similar Way As Heroin
MedicineNet - Mon, 20 Jun 2005 06:00 EST
- Iran''s Response to HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Including Offering Clean Needles to Heroin Users, Washington Post Examines
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 06 Jul 2005 06:00 EST
- Prescription of Heroin is Less Costly for Society
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 03 Jun 2005 06:00 EST
- City Advises Addicts: ''Fix With a Friend''
ABC News - Thu, 09 Jun 2005 05:48 EST
- Nicotine triggers the same brain reward circuitry as opiates
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 16 Jun 2005 04:00 EST
- Successful treatment of heroin abusers/The goal is open access to scientific information on the Internet
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 21 May 2005 02:00 EST
- Heroin Addicts Clamor for Scarce Medicine
ABC News - Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:41 EST
- Heroin Addicts Clamor for Scarce Medicine
ABC News - Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:53 EST
- Heroin Addicts Seek Hard-To-Get Medicine
ABC News - Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:44 EST
- Heroin Addicts Seek Hard-To-Get Medicine
ABC News - Wed, 20 Apr 2005 02:20 EST
- Heroin addicts clamor for hard-to-get medicine
MSNBC - Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:34 EST
- Changing the face of drug addiction treatment, Rockefeller University researchers
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 03 Apr 2005 07:00 EST
- Kicking the Habit
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