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Heroin Dependence

Known as: addiction heroin, Addiction, Heroin, Dependence, Heroin 
Strong dependence, both physiological and emotional, upon heroin.
National Institutes of Health

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BuprenorphineBuprenorphine hydrochlorideHeroinHeroin Abuse

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Drug DependenceOpioid-Related Disorders

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2006
2006
Stereotactic neurosurgical treatment of addiction: minimizing the chances of another 'great and desperate cure'.
Over the past 4 years Russian and Chinese surgeons have used neurosurgical procedures to treat heroin addiction. 305 were… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Neuroimmunomodulation by opiates: relationship to HIV-1 infection and AIDS
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Coordinate and independent effects of heroin, cocaine, and alcohol abuse on T-cell E-rosette formation and antigenic marker expression.
Review
1979
Review
1979
Personality characteristics of heroin addicts: a review of the empirical literature with critique--part II.
This paper is the second part of a two-part series reviewing the empirical literature on personality characteristics of heroin… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Heroin addict relationships with parents during childhood and early adolescent years.
Abstract In order to determine the role of parental influences in heroin addiction, a Biographical Inventory consisting of 56… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Narcotic withdrawal symptoms in heroin users treated with propranolol.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Profile of a heroin-addiction epidemic.
Abstract Washington, D.C., is experiencing an alarming epidemic of heroin addiction. According to current estimates there are now… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Methadone maintenance treatment for 25,000 heroin addicts.
  • V. Dole
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 1971
  • Corpus ID: 38645554
Methadone maintenance programs in the United States and Canada are now treating about 9,000 former heroin addicts. The data from… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Pregnancy and menstrual function in narcotics addicts treated with methadone. The Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program.
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
Heroin addiction among young men.
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