A method of diamorphine (heroin) administration for harm reduction
Abstract As societal attitudes toward narcotics have changed, harm reduction strategies have emerged which make it safer to inject intravenous drugs. Diamorphine (heroin) is commonly sold as its free base—better known as brown—which has extremely poor aqueous solubility. As such, it needs to be chem...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-03-01
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Series: | Harm Reduction Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00758-1 |