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meperidine and Heroin Abuse

meperidine has been researched along with Heroin Abuse in 10 studies

Meperidine: A narcotic analgesic that can be used for the relief of most types of moderate to severe pain, including postoperative pain and the pain of labor. Prolonged use may lead to dependence of the morphine type; withdrawal symptoms appear more rapidly than with morphine and are of shorter duration.
pethidine : A piperidinecarboxylate ester that is piperidine which is substituted by a methyl group at position 1 and by phenyl and ethoxycarbonyl groups at position 4. It is an analgesic which is used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain, including postoperative pain and labour pain.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Forty-six heroin abusers were hospitalized and treated with meperidine either alone or in association with clonidine."3.68Meperidine in detoxification of hospitalized heroin addicts. ( Besana, C; Finazzi, RA; Inversi, F; Memoli, M; Rugarli, C; Salvioni, PM, 1991)
"Amphetamine alone was rarely the cause of death but the drug was seen in an increasing number of deaths in recent years."1.28[Narcotic abuse in Jylland. A study based on narcotics and deaths of addicts examined at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Aarhus during the period 1981-1988. 2. Deaths among addicts]. ( Kaa, E, 1990)

Research

Studies (10)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19906 (60.00)18.7374
1990's4 (40.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
GAULDEN, EC1
LITTLEFIELD, DC1
PUTOFF, OE1
SEIVERT, AL1
Jensen, JE1
Munk-Olesen, J1
Kaa, E2
Teige, B1
Houghton, IT1
Aun, CS1
Chan, K1
Maltbie, AA1
Cavenar, JO1
Sullivan, JL1
Hammett, EB1
Zung, WW1
Besana, C1
Memoli, M1
Salvioni, PM1
Finazzi, RA1
Inversi, F1
Rugarli, C1
Huang, JC1
Baden, MM1
Zahn, MA1
Ball, JC1
Misra, AL1

Trials

1 trial available for meperidine and Heroin Abuse

ArticleYear
Analgesia and haloperidol: a hypothesis.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 1979, Volume: 40, Issue:7

    Topics: Analgesics; Chemical Phenomena; Chemistry; Clinical Trials as Topic; Dose-Response Relationship, Dru

1979

Other Studies

9 other studies available for meperidine and Heroin Abuse

ArticleYear
MENSTRUAL ABNORMALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH HEROIN ADDICTION.
    American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 1964, Sep-15, Volume: 90

    Topics: Amphetamine; Amphetamines; Barbiturates; Biomedical Research; Bromides; Cannabis; Codeine; Female; H

1964
Acute bilateral visual impairment in a drug addict. A case report.
    Acta ophthalmologica, 1984, Volume: 62, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Fluorescein Angiography; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Injections, Intravenous; Male; Meperidine

1984
Drug-related deaths during the 1980s. A comparative study of drug addict deaths examined at the institutes of forensic medicine in Aarhus, Denmark and Oslo, Norway.
    International journal of legal medicine, 1993, Volume: 106, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Benzodiazepines; Cause of Death; Cross-Cultural Comp

1993
Pethidine pharmacokinetics in a heroin addict: a case report.
    Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics, 1993, Volume: 18, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Half-Life; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Male; Meperidine

1993
Meperidine in detoxification of hospitalized heroin addicts.
    The International journal of the addictions, 1991, Volume: 26, Issue:5

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Combined Modality Therapy; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug

1991
[Narcotic abuse in Jylland. A study based on narcotics and deaths of addicts examined at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Aarhus during the period 1981-1988. 2. Deaths among addicts].
    Ugeskrift for laeger, 1990, Apr-09, Volume: 152, Issue:15

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Alcoholic Intoxication; Amphetamine; Denmark; Dextropropoxyphene; Female; Heroin

1990
Rapid methods of screening micro-quantities of abused drugs from urine samples for microcrystal tests.
    Clinical toxicology, 1973, Volume: 6, Issue:3

    Topics: Acids; Alkalies; Alkaloids; Chromatography, Thin Layer; Codeine; Crystallization; Crystallography; H

1973
Patterns and causes of drug addiction among Puerto Rican females.
    Addictive diseases, 1974, Volume: 1, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Cannabis; Child; Criminal Psychology; Drug Prescriptions; Employment; Female; Her

1974
New molecular complexes of methadone, its congeners and some other opiates with copper and iron.
    Research communications in chemical pathology and pharmacology, 1974, Volume: 7, Issue:2

    Topics: Chemical Phenomena; Chemistry; Chlorides; Codeine; Copper; Crystallization; Dextropropoxyphene; Drug

1974