heavy drinking associated_with opioid dependence
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The median age of initiation to heroin use was 18 years and the median age for first seeking treatment for opioid dependence was 24 years.
confidence: 0.90
DSM‑IV assumes two hierarchically organized categories of opioid use disorder: heroin abuse or heroin dependence.
confidence: 0.90
Lack of association between the A118G polymorphism of the mu opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) and opioid dependence: A meta-analysis.
(2009)
PMID:23226031
cited
type of drug dependence (opioid/heroin) P = 0.07
confidence: 0.70