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Definition of Heroin addiction
1. Noun. An addiction to heroin.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heroin Addiction
Literary usage of Heroin addiction
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practice of Medicine by Frederick Tice (1921)
"... of the heroin habitue, among whom are thousands of addicts from 17 to 20 years
of age. heroin addiction.—Heroin is the diacetyl-acid ester of morphin. ..."
2. Overview of Addiction Treatment Effectiveness by Mim J. Landry (1996)
"heroin addiction generally involves the use of an illicit and medically unsafe
... Background. ln 1963, concerns about heroin addiction prompted the ..."
3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"In the late stages of heroin addiction, benzodiazepines were also used ...
The findings show that heroin addiction is the major problem. ..."
4. National Drug Control Strategy: A Nation Responds to Drug Use (1992)
"The primary emphasis will continue to be on developing medications to treat
cocaine addiction and improving medications for heroin addiction. ..."
5. Approval and Monitoring of Narcotic Treatment Programs: A Guide on the Roles by Lynne C. McArthur, Yvonne Goldsberry (1998)
"The study team proposed that heroin addiction may be a metabolic disease resulting
from the repeated use of narcotics. Successful patient outcomes from this ..."
6. Treatment of Opiate Addiction Using Methadone: A Counselor's Manual by Michael J. McCann, Richard A. Rawson, Jeanne L. Obert (1995)
"In 1963, Dole and Nyswander began a project to evaluate methadone for the treatment
of heroin addiction. They chose methadone because it was a long-acting ..."
7. State Methadone Treatment Guidelines: A Treatment Improvement Protocol by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"3025) The recently published GAO report on methadone maintenance indicated
that "heroin addiction is widespread in the United States. ..."
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