Heroin Abuse

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Heroin (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Heroin Abuse and Addiction (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Overviews
• Heroin (Office of National Drug Control Policy)
• Heroin Fast Facts: Questions and Answers (Dept. of Justice)

• Treatment
• Buprenorphine Approval Expands Options for Addiction Treatment (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
• Heroin: Abuse and Addiction-What Are The Treatments For Heroin Addiction? (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Methadone (Office of National Drug Control Policy) - Links to PDF File
• New Approaches Seek To Expand Naltrexone Use in Heroin Treatment (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
• Office-Based Therapy for Opiate Addiction Successful: Option Can Increase Number of Patients Seeking Treatment (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
• Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Subutex and Suboxone Approved to Treat Opiate Dependence (Food and Drug Administration)
• Types of Treatment (Drug Addiction) (Office of National Drug Control Policy)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Heroin Dependence (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Substance-Related Disorders (National Institutes of Health)

• Related Issues
• Heroin Abuse and Addiction-What Are the Immediate (Short-Term) Effects of Heroin Use? (National Institute on Drug Abuse)

• Research
• Combining Medications May Be Effective Treatment for "Speedball" Abuse (National Institute on Drug Abuse)

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade: Heroin (Office of National Drug Control Policy)

• Directories
• Buprenorphine Physician Locator (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

• Organizations
• Drug Enforcement Administration
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (Dept. of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America

• Statistics
• Heroin Treatment Admissions in Urban and Rural Areas (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• High School and Youth Trends (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
• New Heroin Users Admitted to Treatment: 1992 - 2000 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• Pulse Check Trends in Drug Abuse November 2002: Heroin (Office of National Drug Control Policy)
• Treatment Admissions for Injection Drug Abuse (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• Treatment Admissions Increase for Opiates, Marijuana, Methamphetamine in 2002 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

• Women
• Heroin Abuse and Addiction-How Does Heroin Abuse Affect Pregnant Women? (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Children
• What You Need to Know About Drugs: Heroin (Nemours Foundation)

• Teenagers
• Mind Over Matter - The Brain's Response to Opiates (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
• Tips For Teens: The Truth about Heroin (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• What's Up with Heroin? (Drug Enforcement Administration)