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Heroin Abuse

Known as: Abuse, Heroin, abuse heroin 
National Institutes of Health

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2012
2012
BACKGROUND This study proposed and examined an expanded self-medication hypothesis (eSMH) model based on cognitive behavioral… 
2009
2009
BackgroundHeroin-associated spongiform leukoencephalopathy (HASL) is a rare complication of heroin abuse. We report a case that… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
A 21-year-old man presented to the emergency department in St James's Hospital by ambulance. He was found collapsed at home by… 
2008
2008
Following British importation of opium to China in the 1760s, the use and production of the drug in China increased dramatically… 
2006
2006
Abstract:  To assess whether chronic heroin abuse may generate vascular central nervous deficits, we studied the profile of… 
1988
1988
Thirteen patients developed a renal disease after using heroin alone or in combination with other drugs, for a period of 3 to 12… 
1980
1980
The causes for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in 148 consecutive patients 18-45 years of age were analyzed over a five-year… 
1978
1978
A twenty–year–old man suffered a left homonymous hemianopia after self–administration of heroin. Investigations revealed right… 
1978
1978
Neurological complications of heroin addiction have occurred only sporadically in the United Kingdom. We report the case of a… 
1974
1974
A young man was admitted following abuse of impure (‘Chinese’) heroin. He showed a number of the less common complications of…