"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,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D003932
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.577.249.562.445 D03.605.497.607.490 D03.633.400.686.607.490 D04.615.723.795.576.445
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| Concept/Terms |
Heroin- Heroin
- Diacetylmorphine
- Diamorphine
Heroin Hydrochloride- Heroin Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Heroin
- Diacetylmorphine Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Diacetylmorphine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heroin" by people in Profiles.
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The Association between Opioid Discontinuation and Heroin Use: A Nested Case-Control Study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 12 01; 217:108248.
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Using natural language processing of clinical text to enhance identification of opioid-related overdoses in electronic health records data. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2019 08; 28(8):1143-1151.
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Meta-analysis of drug-related deaths soon after release from prison. Addiction. 2010 Sep; 105(9):1545-54.
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Relationship of maternal substance abuse to subsequent sudden infant death syndrome in offspring. J Pediatr. 1993 Jul; 123(1):120-6.