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Personal Construction of Cough Medicine among Young Substance Abusers in Hong Kong
Published 2012-01-01“…Second, although the informants perceived cough medicine to be addictive and harmful, they perceived cough medicine to be less addictive and less harmful than did heroin. Third, while the informants construed cough medicine to be similar to ketamine and marijuana, they also perceived cough medicine to possess some characteristics of heroin. …”
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) in a Patient with Opioid Use Disorder
Published 2021-01-01“…We report the case of a 36-year-old male with a history of heroin use disorder, who was admitted to our hospital for opioid withdrawal. …”
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Understanding cannabis use in Singapore: profile of users and drug progression
Published 2023-06-01“…Cannabis users may progress to other illicit drugs, particularly heroin, later in life.…”
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Jack London and White Fang: a lost struggle
Published 2022-04-01“…Despite the claims by his biographers that he used opium, morphine, and heroin on a regular basis this assertion could not be confirmed by the chemical analyses of the objects here tested. …”
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Opioid-related harms and experiences of care among people in justice settings in New South Wales, Australia: evidence from the National Ambulance Surveillance System
Published 2025-01-01“…Symptoms of opioid withdrawal were noted in 35% of attendances, most commonly for heroin (51%) and withdrawal from OAT medications (48%). …”
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Amphetamine use as a predictor of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality and morbidity: a longitudinal cohort study of criminal justice clients
Published 2025-01-01“…Potential predictors of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events were investigated.ResultSelf-reported main drug was amphetamine in 51.5% (n = 1,247), polysubstance use in 33% (n = 799), and heroin in 15.5% (n = 376) of the cohort. Total observational time for the entire cohort was 23,911 person-years [median 10.3 years (IQR 9.3–11.2 years)]. …”
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Candida Empyema as a Red Flag for Esophageal Rupture: A Case Report and Literature Review
Published 2020-01-01“…Candida empyema is a rare entity with an extremely high mortality rate.We present a case of multi species Candida empyema in an immunocompetent female patient with Boerhaave syndrome secondary to retching and vomiting after heroin withdrawal. This case highlights an unusual presentation of a common infection but stresses on the fact that a high index of suspicion is necessary for early identification, prompt initiation of antifungal therapy, and drainage with surgical repair to improve overall survival and outcomes.…”
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Stercoral Perforation Requiring Subtotal Colectomy in a Patient on Methadone Maintenance Therapy
Published 2012-01-01“…We present a case of stercoral perforation requiring subtotal colectomy in a 41-year-old female who had been on methadone maintenance for a history of long-term intravenous heroin use. Our case highlights the importance of prompt and thorough surgical intervention in the successful treatment of this rare condition.…”
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A Case of a 34-Year-Old Female with Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure and Proximal Muscle Weakness
Published 2017-01-01“…We present a case of a 34-year-old female with a history of heroin abuse who presented to the ED with acute respiratory failure, diplopia, and proximal muscle weakness. …”
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Chains of dispossession and communities in struggle: the illegal opiate market in Guerrero (Mexico)
Published 2022-05-01“…Through the lens of ethnography and mixed methodology, it is examined the dynamics and changing characteristics of the commodity chain of heroin, from field production to consumption and money laundering, and it is analysed the different logics of dispossession involved, as well as the rationales of normative discourses in producing communities and their survival strategies. …”
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Delayed Presentation of Gluteal Compartment Syndrome: The Argument for Fasciotomy
Published 2016-01-01“…He reported injecting heroin the previous morning. Following an initial diagnosis of acute limb ischaemia the patient was transferred to a tertiary centre where Computed Tomography Angiography was reported as normal. …”
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Qualitative findings from North America's first drug compassion club.
Published 2024-01-01“…For opioid users, the tolerance developed for opioid-potent fentanyl hampered the transition to CC heroin. Suggestions for CC improvements were also identified. …”
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Exploring the impact of xenobiotic drugs on forensic entomology for accurate post-mortem interval estimation
Published 2025-01-01“…This systematic overview delves into the influence of drugs such as Morphine, heroin, Opiates, and cocaine on the variables affecting the use of forensically significant insects as evidence tools. …”
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A Rare Manifestation of Asymptomatic Ebstein’s Anomaly with Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis
Published 2017-01-01“…Our patient is a 43-year-old male with a history of intravenous heroin abuse who presented to the emergency department with worsening shortness of breath and lower extremity edema. …”
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Historical Pathways for Opioid Addiction, Withdrawal with Traditional and Alternative Treatment Options with Ketamine, Cannabinoids, and Noribogaine: A Narrative Review
Published 2022-10-01“…Even as prescription opioid dispensing rates have begun to decrease, the use of illicit opioids such as heroin and fentanyl has increased. Thus, the end of the opioid epidemic is not in sight, and treating patients that are addicted to opioids remains of utmost importance. …”
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Positive associations between cannabis and alcohol use polygenic risk scores and phenotypic opioid misuse among African-Americans.
Published 2022-01-01“…In young adulthood, participants provided a DNA sample and reported on whether they had used heroin or misused prescription opioids in their lifetime. …”
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Evaluation of a Smoking Cessation Program for HIV Infected Individuals in an Urban HIV Clinic: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Published 2014-01-01“…A history of cocaine or heroin use was predictive of continued smoking (odds ratio [OR] adjusted 0.20, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.07–0.55) while smokers in the preparation stage of change were more likely abstinent at six months (OR adjusted 8.26, 95% CI 1.02–66.67). …”
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The Economic Burden of Infective Endocarditis due to Injection Drug Use in Australia: A Single Centre Study—University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health, Victoria
Published 2022-01-01“…The gender distribution was equal. Heroin (71%) and methamphetamine (33%) were the most frequently used. 74% (17/23) required intensive care unit (ICU) admission. …”
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A Mysterious Gram-Positive Rods
Published 2012-01-01“…Interestingly, the patient admitted using tap water occasionally for mixing heroin when her sterile water ran out, which we thought was the likely source of M. fortuitum.…”
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Acute kidney injury and ANCA positivity in a patient treated with glecaprevir/pibrentasvir: a case report
Published 2025-01-01“…However, renal complications are a notable, albeit rare, concern.Case presentationWe report a case of acute kidney injury in a man in his 50s with chronic hepatitis C virus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, morbid obesity, a history of heroin dependence, and untreated type 2 diabetes mellitus. …”
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