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The 13 pages that link to Heroin, each with the reason it gives.

• FentanylCompared with: Heroin and illicit fentanyl can produce similar overdose harms but arise from different drug supplies.

• MethadoneCompared with: Unlike rapidly reinforcing heroin, supervised methadone provides sustained opioid effects.

• Opioid epidemicBroader topic: As prescription opioids became harder to obtain, some people shifted to heroin.

• OpiumCompared with: Unlike raw opium, heroin is a chemically modified, more potent opioid.

• Golden TriangleRelated: Heroin processing and trafficking became central to the region’s illicit drug economy.

• Acetic anhydrideRelated: Acetic anhydride is used in illicit heroin manufacture, prompting precursor controls.

• Papaver somniferumCompared with: Unlike naturally produced morphine, heroin is manufactured by chemically modifying a poppy-derived alkaloid.

• The Man with the Golden ArmRelated: Frankie Machine’s heroin dependence drives the film’s central conflict.

• Harold ShipmanRelated: Shipman used fatal injections of diamorphine to kill patients.

• Khun SaRelated: Khun Sa’s network trafficked heroin as well as opium.

• Bali NineRelated: The group was arrested while attempting to transport heroin from Indonesia to Australia.

• DesomorphineCompared with: Both are potent opioids, but heroin is chemically distinct from desomorphine.

• Nicky BarnesNarrower topic: Heroin was the commodity at the center of Barnes’s trafficking business.