Heroin (diacetylmorphine)
CAS: 561-27-3 | Type: drug_of_abuse
Extreme Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Extreme
Risk (Children)Extreme
Regulatory Status
SummaryNo major regulatory flags
Molecular FormulaC21H23NO5
Molecular Weight369.4
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- US DEA: Heroin (Diacetylmorphine) — Schedule I Classification, No Accepted Medical Use, Fentanyl Contamination of Supply Chain, Naloxone Reversal, and Body Packer Toxicology (21 USC 812; 2022) REGULATORY · 2022
- US CDC: Opioid Overdose Surveillance — Heroin-Involved Deaths, NOWS Birth Prevalence, Fentanyl Displacement of Heroin Supply (2013–2023), and Naloxone Distribution Data (2023) REGULATORY · 2023
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- where to look DrugBank, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 5462328; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 5462328; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID6046761 (Heroin (diacetylmorphine)) REFERENCE
Same data as the API response, which is open and needs no key. The full per-record source list is available to authenticated callers.
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