Studies in Europe have suggested that injectable diacetylmorphine, the active ingredient in heroin, can be an effective adjunctive treatment for chronic, relapsing opioid dependence. In an open-lab ...

Injectable diacetylmorphine, the active ingredient in heroin, was shown to be an effective alternative to oral methadone in treating opioid addiction that had not responded to previous treatment.

Medically-prescribed heroin, known as diacetylmorphine, was found to be more cost-effective at helping ween addicts from opioid dependence than methadone maintenance treatment, the study shows.

In most analyses, injectable hydromorphone hydrochloride was not worse than diacetylmorphine hydrochloride (pharmaceutical heroin) to treat long-term severe opioid dependence and that could ...

Using injectable diacetylmorphine -- the active ingredient in heroin -- to treat chronic opioid addiction is cheaper and more effective than methadone, states an article in CMAJ.

According to a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), methadone is not the most effective way to treat chronic opioid addiction.

The Supreme Court of British Columbia has re-established access to diacetylmorphine assisted treatment following an injunction application by Providence Health Care and the PIVOT Legal Society on ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- (Marketwired - May 29, 2014) - The Supreme Court of British Columbia has re-established access to diacetylmorphine (heroin) assisted treatment following an injunction ...