Basic Summary for Heroin dependence

Main name of condition: Heroin dependence
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What is Heroin dependence?
  Brief description of Heroin dependence: Addiction to the illicit narcotic heroin.
  Parent types of Heroin dependence: Addiction, Chemical addiction, Drug abuse
  Organs Affected by Heroin dependence: mental, body

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How many people get Heroin dependence?
  Incidence (annual) of Heroin dependence: 1,235 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
  Incidence Rate of Heroin dependence: approx 1 in 3,692 or 0.03% or 73,664 people in USA [about data]

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How serious is Heroin dependence?
  Complications of Heroin dependence: see complications of Heroin dependence

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What causes Heroin dependence?
  Class of Condition for Heroin dependence: behavior addiction

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