Intravenous misuse of slow-release oral morphine capsules: how much morphine is injected?

Abstract Background The injection of morphine from morphine sulfate capsules containing sustained-release microbeads (Skenan®) is a practice frequently described by French intravenous opioid users. They seek an injectable form of substitution for heroin. Depending on how the syringe is prepared, the...

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Main Authors: Célian Bertin, Edouard Montigne, Sarah Teixeira, Florent Ferrer, Louis Lauwerie, Damien Richard, Nicolas Authier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00781-2