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Diamorphine abuse

MedGen UID:
108675
•Concept ID:
C0600241
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Abuse, Heroin; Heroin Abuse
SNOMED CT: Heroin abuse (520841000124109); Diamorphine abuse (520841000124109)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Overdose prevention sites and heroin assisted treatment.
Sherman S
BMJ 2019 Sep 9;366:l5437. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5437. PMID: 31501227
Pain management in heroin and cocaine users.
Laroche F, Rostaing S, Aubrun F, Perrot S
Joint Bone Spine 2012 Oct;79(5):446-50. Epub 2012 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2012.01.007. PMID: 22405747
Treatment of heroin (diamorphine) addiction: current approaches and future prospects.
Gonzalez G, Oliveto A, Kosten TR
Drugs 2002;62(9):1331-43. doi: 10.2165/00003495-200262090-00004. PMID: 12076182

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A method of diamorphine (heroin) administration for harm reduction.
Kavanagh ON, Machado TC
Harm Reduct J 2023 Mar 30;20(1):44. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00758-1. PMID: 36998076Free PMC Article
Cognitive enhancers as a treatment for heroin relapse and addiction.
Ma B, Mei D, Wang F, Liu Y, Zhou W
Pharmacol Res 2019 Mar;141:378-383. Epub 2019 Jan 14 doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2019.01.025. PMID: 30654135
Resting-state Abnormalities in Heroin-dependent Individuals.
Pandria N, Kovatsi L, Vivas AB, Bamidis PD
Neuroscience 2018 May 15;378:113-145. Epub 2016 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.11.018. PMID: 27884551
Heroin dependence.
Brown R
WMJ 2004;103(4):20-6. PMID: 15481866
Mexican-American heroin addicts.
Desmond DP, Maddux JF
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1984;10(3):317-46. doi: 10.3109/00952998409001475. PMID: 6397066

Diagnosis

Heroin in Malaysia and Singapore.
Sulaiman M, Kunalan V, Yap ATW, Lim WJL, Ng JJY, Loh SWX, Chan KB
Drug Test Anal 2018 Jan;10(1):109-119. Epub 2017 Aug 24 doi: 10.1002/dta.2238. PMID: 28670869
Clinical and forensic signs related to opioids abuse.
Dinis-Oliveira RJ, Carvalho F, Moreira R, Duarte JA, Proenca JB, Santos A, Magalhaes T
Curr Drug Abuse Rev 2012 Dec;5(4):273-90. doi: 10.2174/1874473711205040003. PMID: 23170787
Buprenorphine use: the international experience.
Carrieri MP, Amass L, Lucas GM, Vlahov D, Wodak A, Woody GE
Clin Infect Dis 2006 Dec 15;43 Suppl 4:S197-215. doi: 10.1086/508184. PMID: 17109307
The resurgence and abuse of heroin by children in the United States.
Tarabar AF, Nelson LS
Curr Opin Pediatr 2003 Apr;15(2):210-5. doi: 10.1097/00008480-200304000-00013. PMID: 12640281
Pharmacologic treatment of heroin-dependent patients.
O'Connor PG, Fiellin DA
Ann Intern Med 2000 Jul 4;133(1):40-54. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-133-1-200007040-00008. PMID: 10877739

Therapy

A method of diamorphine (heroin) administration for harm reduction.
Kavanagh ON, Machado TC
Harm Reduct J 2023 Mar 30;20(1):44. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00758-1. PMID: 36998076Free PMC Article
Does heroin-assisted treatment reduce crime? A review of randomized-controlled trials.
Smart R, Reuter P
Addiction 2022 Mar;117(3):518-531. Epub 2021 Jun 22 doi: 10.1111/add.15601. PMID: 34105206
Overdose prevention sites and heroin assisted treatment.
Sherman S
BMJ 2019 Sep 9;366:l5437. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5437. PMID: 31501227
Heroin.
Görgens SV
J Emerg Med 2017 Jun;52(6):904. Epub 2017 Apr 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.03.015. PMID: 28410961
Mexican-American heroin addicts.
Desmond DP, Maddux JF
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1984;10(3):317-46. doi: 10.3109/00952998409001475. PMID: 6397066

Prognosis

Spare change.
Katers L
JAAPA 2014 May;27(5) doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000445914.04183.ad. PMID: 24758971
Opioid dependence.
Praveen KT, Law F, O'Shea J, Melichar J
BMJ Clin Evid 2011 Sep 20;2011 PMID: 21929827Free PMC Article
Neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Mishra KK, Chopra N, Dudeja A, Datta V, Saili A, Dutta AK
Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2010 Oct-Dec;8(32):426-8. doi: 10.3126/kumj.v8i4.6245. PMID: 22610775
Buprenorphine use: the international experience.
Carrieri MP, Amass L, Lucas GM, Vlahov D, Wodak A, Woody GE
Clin Infect Dis 2006 Dec 15;43 Suppl 4:S197-215. doi: 10.1086/508184. PMID: 17109307
Fatal heroin 'overdose': a review.
Darke S, Zador D
Addiction 1996 Dec;91(12):1765-72. doi: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1996.911217652.x. PMID: 8997759

Clinical prediction guides

Heroin use and neuropsychological impairments: comparison of intravenous and inhalational use.
Ghosh A, Shaktan A, Nehra R, Basu D, Verma A, Rana DK, Modi M, Ahuja CK
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2023 Apr;240(4):909-920. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.1007/s00213-023-06332-8. PMID: 36779990
Experiments with cocaine and heroin addicts--are they predictive?
Bye A
Curr Opin Pharmacol 2014 Feb;14:74-80. Epub 2013 Dec 18 doi: 10.1016/j.coph.2013.11.012. PMID: 24565015
Researching a local heroin market as a complex adaptive system.
Hoffer LD, Bobashev G, Morris RJ
Am J Community Psychol 2009 Dec;44(3-4):273-86. doi: 10.1007/s10464-009-9268-2. PMID: 19838792
Controversies in translational research: drug self-administration.
Haney M, Spealman R
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2008 Aug;199(3):403-19. Epub 2008 Feb 19 doi: 10.1007/s00213-008-1079-x. PMID: 18283437Free PMC Article
Acupuncture in the treatment of addiction: a review and analysis.
Whitehead PC
Int J Addict 1978 Jan;13(1):1-16. doi: 10.3109/10826087809039262. PMID: 344235

Recent systematic reviews

Digital Help for Substance Users (SU): A Systematic Review.
Bonfiglio NS, Mascia ML, Cataudella S, Penna MP
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Sep 8;19(18) doi: 10.3390/ijerph191811309. PMID: 36141580Free PMC Article
Anticonvulsants for cocaine dependence.
Minozzi S, Cinquini M, Amato L, Davoli M, Farrell MF, Pani PP, Vecchi S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Apr 17;2015(4):CD006754. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006754.pub4. PMID: 25882271Free PMC Article
Buprenorphine maintenance versus placebo or methadone maintenance for opioid dependence.
Mattick RP, Breen C, Kimber J, Davoli M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Feb 6;2014(2):CD002207. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002207.pub4. PMID: 24500948Free PMC Article
Opioid dependence.
Praveen KT, Law F, O'Shea J, Melichar J
BMJ Clin Evid 2011 Sep 20;2011 PMID: 21929827Free PMC Article
Opioid dependence.
O'Shea J, Law F, Melichar J
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 Jul 24;2009 PMID: 21696648Free PMC Article

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