Pathways to heroin dependence: the role of self-medication
In this review, the self-medication hypothesis is examined in relation to the development and chronicity of heroin dependence.
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In this review, the self-medication hypothesis is examined in relation to the development and chronicity of heroin dependence.
An emerging body of literature from the United States (US) describes ‘aberrant’ (i.e. divergent) medication-related behaviours among pain patients, and the extent to which they are associated with harm, including medical morbidity, dependence and diversion.