diacetylmorphine

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Injectable diacetylmorphine, as prescription heroin is known, is a controversial treatment option in some countries, including Canada and the US, but is used regularly in multiple other countries including the United Kingdom and Germany.

From The Guardian

"Hydromorphone is a widely available licensed pain medication. Our study shows that hydromorphone is as effective as diacetylmorphine, providing a licensed alternative to treat severe opioid use disorder," Oviedo-Joekes said.

From US News

The Crosstown clinic, by contrast, is prescribing top-quality stuff—diacetylmorphine made in Switzerland—to 120 people whose addictions are tenacious enough to warrant the treatment.

From Economist

Known also as diacetylmorphine or diamorphine, heroin was the first opioid made semi-synthetically from nature and modified in the chemistry lab in hopes of creating a molecule with less addiction liability than morphine.

From Forbes

There is one thing and one thing alone, that gives the lives of many of the terminally ill what little quality they do have, and that's diacetylmorphine.

From BBC