Open AccessDiacetylmorphine versus Methadone for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction
Author(s) -
Eugenia OviedoJoekes,
Suzanne Brissette,
David C. Marsh,
Pierre Lauzon,
Daphne Guh,
Aslam H. Anis,
Martin T. Schechter
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0810635
Subject(s) - medicine , methadone , opioid addiction , opioid , buprenorphine , addiction , opioid epidemic , anesthesia , psychiatry , pharmacology , receptor
Studies in Europe have suggested that injectable diacetylmorphine, the active ingredient in heroin, can be an effective adjunctive treatment for chronic, relapsing opioid dependence.
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