Heroin
Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is an opioid used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects. Medical grade diamorphine is used as a pure hydrochloride salt which is distinguished from black tar heroin, a variable admixture of morphine derivatives—predominantly 6-MAM (6-monoacetylmorphine), which is the result of crude acetylation during clandestine production of street heroin. Diamorphine is used medically in several countries to relieve pain, such as during childbirth or a heart attack, as well as in opioid replacement therapy. It is typically injected, usually into a vein, but it can also be smoked, snorted, …
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CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 5 April 2024 English
Outlines information and key findings on the habits and motivations of people who frequently consume cannabis. The report compiles insights from focus groups, highlighting changing trends in usage, preferred methods …
purposes f) Consume cocaine or amphetamines g) Consume heroin, methadone, oxycodone or fentanyl Never 1 1 or …
BCCLA: BC Civil Liberties Association · 18 March 2024 English
held in Paterson, the critical limit here is urgency.3 When we unpack the content of urgency in the context of exigent circumstances, it demands that the targeted risk be imminent …
crisis of recent years, the death toll from the heroin and crack cocaine epidemic in the 90’s caused a … believed that Mr. Campbell was about to traffic heroin without containing fentanyl, the Crown would not … Canada once considered cannabis as dangerous as heroin.29 25. The nature of the drug that was at play … ca/news/canada/british-columbia/archives-crack-heroin-vancouver-1.3773456 https://www.canlii.org/en/ … ca/news/canada/british-columbia/archives-crack-heroin-vancouver-1.3773456 https://www.canlii.org/en/ …
CMA: Canadian Medical Association · 1 March 2024
Concerns regarding the recommendation against prescribing selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the Canadian guideline for the clinical management of high-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder Letters Concerns regarding the care …
accordance with the terms of the alcohol, cocaine and heroin dependence. Addic- Creative Commons Attribution …
CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 29 February 2024
Looks at how specific patterns of substance use may increase suicide risk. Highlights intersecting factors, such as the type of substance and the amount consumed, as well as biological and …
depressive disorder and type of opioid use (i.e., heroin, prescription opioids or both) (Chesin et al., … colleagues (2007) found that among people who use heroin “regularly” (regular use is not defined in the … higher rates of suicide attempts by means other than heroin use. In addition, the more poisoning experiences … non-medical opioid use (defined as any non-medical use of heroin and other opioids) were significantly associated … Medvedeo, A., & Berglund, M. (2007). Heroin addicts reporting previous heroin overdoses also report suicide …
CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 29 February 2024
Examine comment certaines habitudes d’usage de substances peuvent augmenter le risque de suicide. Met en évidence des facteurs croisés comme le type de substance et la quantité consommée, ainsi que …
A. Medvedeo et M. Berglund. « Heroin addicts reporting previous heroin overdoses also report suicide … Patterns and correlates of attempted suicide by heroin users over a 3-year period: Findings from the Australian … Ross et M. Teesson. « Attempted suicide among heroin users: 12-month outcomes from the Australian Treatment … and aggression at a 12-month follow-up among male heroin dependent patients », Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology …
AUP: Athabasca University Press · 22 February 2024 English
In this poignant and meditative collection of short stories, Zubair Ahmad captures the lives and experiences of the people of the Punjab, a region divided between India and Pakistan. In …
say much before, anyway. Sukky has given into heroin. Pakaure—he used to love eating those salty snacks …
CDPC: Canadian Drug Policy Coalition · 8 February 2024 English
CBC wrote, “The chief said police know there's heroin and fentanyl in the city that's been "laced with GHB and something else." The service has sent samples off to Health Canada for testing.” In a video … posted with the CBC article, the Belleville chief of police states: “We also know that there is some heroin out there and some fentanyl that has been laced with GHB and something else, we don’t kno. [...] … opioids: Chief Callaghan” which said, “Callaghan attributed the drug crisis to hard drugs such as heroin and fen. [...] That being said, a patrol officer did seize some drugs at an overdose that were not …
CBC wrote, “The chief said police know there's heroin and fentanyl in the city that's been "laced with … police states: “We also know that there is some heroin out there and some fentanyl that has been laced … attributed the drug crisis to hard drugs such as heroin and fentanyl being cut with a drug identified as … drug checking service providers were concerned: 1. Heroin or fentanyl laced with GHB would be a highly unusual …
CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 6 February 2024 French
Examine les liens entre les personnes qui consomment des drogues et l’urgence climatique. Par exemple, en 2021, des inondations en Colombie-Britannique ont causé des perturbations dans l’accès à la thérapie …
Some consequences of synthetic opioids replacing heroin », International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 94 …
CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 6 February 2024 English
Explores how people who use drugs and the climate emergency interconnect. For example, in 2021 flooding in British Columbia disrupted people’s access to opioid agonist treatment. Looks at how people …
Some consequences of synthetic opioids replacing heroin. International Journal of Drug Policy, 94, Article …
ODPRN: Ontario Drug Policy Research Network · 5 February 2024 English
3 Source: Office of Chief Coroner (OCC) - Data effective February 5, 2024 Includes confirmed and probable opioid toxicity deaths and ongoing investigations where information may be pending. [...] Number …
3 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 Nitazenes* 0 0 0 0.2 0.8 0.3 Heroin 7.2 4.1 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.7 Opioids Indicated for Pain …