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Chronic Heroin Dependence Leading to Adrenal Insufficiency

Opioids have been the mainstay for pain relief and palliation over a long period of time. They are commonly abused by drug addicts and such dependence usually imparts severe physiologic effects on multiple organ systems. The negative impact of opioids on the endocrine system is poorly understood and...

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Autor principal: Das, Gautam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4158160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25221675
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/461816