Heroin
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| Heroin | |
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| Term | Heroin |
| Short definition | heroin (HAYR-oh-win) A substance derived from morphine. Heroin is highly addictive and illegal to use or sell in the United States. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
heroin - (pronounced) (HAYR-oh-win) A substance derived from morphine. Heroin is highly addictive and illegal to use or sell in the United States. It can be used outside of the United States to treat severe pain. Heroin binds to opioid receptors in the central nervous system. It's a type of analgesic and a type of opiate. Also referred to as diacetylmorphine hydrochloride and diamorphine hydrochloride
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