Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
heroin dependence
her·o·in de·pend·ence
Subclass of:
Opioid-Related Disorders
Definitions related to heroin dependence:
  • (heroin addiction) Addiction to heroin.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Physical and psychological dependence on the drug heroin.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Strong dependence or addiction, both physiological and emotional, upon HEROIN.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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