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Follow the links below to find information about the health effects of using heroin.
Reviewed October 2007
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Heroin maintenance for chronic heroin dependents
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Heroin users who are trying to quit are often given maintenance medications such as methadone, buprenorphine, and levo-alpha-acetyl-methadol (LAAM). Maintenance medications may help long-term heroin users resume a normal life more easily and with less c...
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Feb 2005
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Heroin dependence - methadone treatment
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Better Health Channel
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Methadone is a way to deal with some of the problems associated with heroin use. It helps you to stop hanging out for heroin and can let you get on with everyday living. It is not a cure for heroin addiction.
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Oct 2007
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Heroin dependence - drug treatments
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Better Health Channel
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Methadone is a synthetic opioid drug used as a substitute for heroin. Other medication (pharmacotherapy) treatments for heroin dependence include buprenorphine and naltrexone.
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Mar 2008
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Heroin
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Better Health Channel
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Heroin is an illegal opioid drug that slows down the function of the brain and central nervous system. It is highly addictive and its initial effects include feelings of wellbeing and relief from physical pain. Adverse effects include the risk of overdose. Health and lifestyle problems may also be related to heroin use.
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Oct 2008
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Heroin
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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This topic gives the facts about what heroin is, what it looks like, what it does to you, and its dangers. It offers advice about what to do if you're worried about heroin use by someone you know.
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Aug 2007
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Heroin
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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This topic gives the facts about what heroin is, what it looks like, what it does to you, and its dangers. It offers advice about what to do if you're worried about heroin use by someone you know.
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Nov 2007
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Heroin and pregnancy
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myDr
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Using heroin during pregnancy is harmful to your unborn baby.
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Sep 2006
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Heroin: withdrawal and treatment
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myDr
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If a person dependent on heroin suddenly stops taking it, withdrawal symptoms may result.
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Sep 2006
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Heroin: what is it?
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myDr
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Heroin is one of a group of drugs derived from the opium poppy.
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Sep 2006
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Young people and heroin
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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Parents who are worried about a young person's heroin problem shouldn't hesitate to get help for themselves or their children - no one will judge them or punish them. For people who don't speak English, there are some drug and alcohol workers who speak other languages. Interpreters are also available.
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Nov 1997
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National heroin overdose strategy
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Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
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The National Heroin Overdose Strategy, agreed by all jurisdictions through the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy (MCDS), provides nationally agreed priorities for action aimed at preventing overdose and reducing morbidity and mortality where overdose does occur.
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Jul 2001
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Methadone maintenance therapy versus no opioid replacement therapy for opioid dependence
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Methadone is the most widely used replacement for heroin in medically-supported maintenance or detoxification programs. Several non-drug detoxification and rehabilitation methods are also used to try and help people withdraw from heroin. However the rev...
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Feb 2003
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Buprenorphine maintenance versus placebo or methadone maintenance for opioid dependence
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Buprenorphine can reduce heroin use compared with placebo, although it is less effective than methadone. Methadone is widely used as a replacement for heroin in medically-supported maintenance or detoxification programs. Two other drugs are sometimes us...
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Dec 2007
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Drug treatment for opioid dependence
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Australian Prescriber
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The number of Australians dependent on heroin is increasing. This is resulting in more deaths and disease. Treatment of heroin dependency usually begins with detoxification, followed by maintenance treatment. Some patients become abstinent.
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Feb 2001
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Methadone: what is it?
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myDr
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Methadone is used as a substitute for the treatment of people dependent on heroin and other opioids.
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Sep 2006
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Buprenorphine for the management of opioid withdrawal
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Dependence on opioid drugs (heroin, methadone) is a major health and social issue in many societies. Managed withdrawal from opioid dependence is an essential first step for drug-free treatment. This review of trials found that the drug buprenorphine is...
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Jan 2006
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