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It's still used in a hospital setting.
by solotronics 7y ago
It's still used in a hospital setting.
- maxerickson 7y agoI don't think heroin is used medically in the US. It's schedule I. It might be used in extremely limited circumstances, but it isn't in use at most hospitals. Like others are saying, other powerful opioids are used instead.
- martinald 7y agoVery common in the UK in hospital settings. Probably the one of the most used strong painkillers - most people I know who have had painful surgery got it post operation. A GP could also prescribe it no problems. Indeed there are a small number of people that get it prescribed if other drug treatments have failed.
- bookofjoe 7y agoYes, in the U.K. Brompton cocktail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brompton_cocktail#Variants https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brompton_cocktail#Variants >Some specifications for variants of Brompton cocktail call for methadone, hydromorphone, diamorphine (heroin), or other strong opioids in the place of morphine.