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Research Reports: Heroin: Abuse and Addiction

Research Report: Heroin Cover

Offers the latest scientific information on heroin abuse, exploring the health and medical consequences of its use, maternal heroin abuse, and treatment options for heroin addiction.

NIH Pub Number: 05-4165
Published: October 1997
Revised: May 2005
Author: National Institute on Drug Abuse

Offers the latest scientific information on heroin abuse, exploring the health and medical consequences of its use, maternal heroin abuse, and treatment options for heroin addiction.

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Research Report: Heroin Cover
NIH Pub Number: 
05-4165
Date: 
October 1997
Revision Date: 
May 2005
Author: 
National Institute on Drug Abuse

This page was last updated May 2005.

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