Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine, is derived from the opium poppy plant. Professionals initially touted morphine as a substitute with less misuse potential. Heroin currently has no FDA-approved indications for use. Heroin is a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, with no approved medical use in the United States. Though people in other countries use heroin, in the United States, it has no recognized therapeutic role in managing opioid use disorder. This activity outlines the indications, mechanism of action, pharmacodynamics, significant adverse effects, and toxicity of heroin and increases practitioners’ knowledge regarding how to approach this substance should they encounter patients who use it in their practice.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/22826
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, Chemical Pathology, Critical Care Medicine, Forensic Pathology, General Operative Anesthesia, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical Toxicology, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neurocritical Care, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine, Surgical Critical Care