Intravenous misuse of slow-release oral morphine capsules: how much morphine is injected?

• Main Authors: Célian Bertin (Author), Edouard Montigne (Author), Sarah Teixeira (Author), Florent Ferrer (Author), Louis Lauwerie (Author), Damien Richard (Author), Nicolas Authier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The injection of morphine from morphine sulfate capsules containing sustained-release microbeads (Skenan®) is a practice frequently described by French intravenous opioid users. They seek an injectable form of substitution for heroin. Depending on how the syringe is prepared, the...