Homebake (slang)

Homebake (or home-bake) is a slang name most commonly used in Australia, and New Zealand for non-prescription opioids.^[1]^[2] The term refers to a crude mix of opioid class of drugs such as heroin, morphine and monoacetylated derivatives produced from pharmaceutical morphine tablets or morphine that has been produced through the demethylation of codeine when it is difficult to obtain heroin.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Bedford, Keith R.; Nolan, Susan L.; Onrust, René; Siegers, Jan D. (1987-07-01). "The illicit preparation of morphine and heroin from pharmaceutical products containing codeine: 'homebake' laboratories in New Zealand". Forensic Science International. 34 (3): 197–204. doi:10.1016/0379-0738(87)90074-0. ISSN 0379-0738.
^ Reynolds, Julia; Lenton, Simon; Charlton, Mike; Caporn, Jane (1997-12-15), Erickson, Patricia G.; Riley, Diane M.; Cheung, Yuet W.; O'Hare, Pat A. (eds.), "19 Shopping, Baking, and Using: The Manufacture, Use, and Problems Associated with Heroin Made in the Home from Codeine-Based Pharmaceuticals", Harm Reduction: A New Direction for Drug Policies and Programs, University of Toronto Press, pp. 324–339, doi:10.3138/9781442657533-022, ISBN 978-1-4426-5753-3, retrieved 2025-03-28
^ Crossin, Rose; Cleland, Lana; Wilkins, Chris; Rychert, Marta; Adamson, Simon; Potiki, Tuari; Pomerleau, Adam C; MacDonald, Blair; Faletanoai, Dwaine; Hutton, Fiona; Noller, Geoff; Lambie, Ian; Sheridan, Jane L; George, Jason; Mercier, Kali (2023). "The New Zealand drug harms ranking study: A multi-criteria decision analysis". Journal of Psychopharmacology. 37 (9): 891–903. doi:10.1177/02698811231182012. ISSN 0269-8811. PMC 10481626. PMID 37353972.
^ New Zealand Institute of Chemistry. Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Documents. Opiate Chemistry and Metabolism Page accessed April 3, 2016

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[1] Bedford, Keith R.; Nolan, Susan L.; Onrust, René; Siegers, Jan D. (1987-07-01). "The illicit preparation of morphine and heroin from pharmaceutical products containing codeine: 'homebake' laboratories in New Zealand". Forensic Science International. 34 (3): 197–204. doi:10.1016/0379-0738(87)90074-0. ISSN 0379-0738.

[2] Reynolds, Julia; Lenton, Simon; Charlton, Mike; Caporn, Jane (1997-12-15), Erickson, Patricia G.; Riley, Diane M.; Cheung, Yuet W.; O'Hare, Pat A. (eds.), "19 Shopping, Baking, and Using: The Manufacture, Use, and Problems Associated with Heroin Made in the Home from Codeine-Based Pharmaceuticals", Harm Reduction: A New Direction for Drug Policies and Programs, University of Toronto Press, pp. 324–339, doi:10.3138/9781442657533-022, ISBN 978-1-4426-5753-3, retrieved 2025-03-28

[3] Crossin, Rose; Cleland, Lana; Wilkins, Chris; Rychert, Marta; Adamson, Simon; Potiki, Tuari; Pomerleau, Adam C; MacDonald, Blair; Faletanoai, Dwaine; Hutton, Fiona; Noller, Geoff; Lambie, Ian; Sheridan, Jane L; George, Jason; Mercier, Kali (2023). "The New Zealand drug harms ranking study: A multi-criteria decision analysis". Journal of Psychopharmacology. 37 (9): 891–903. doi:10.1177/02698811231182012. ISSN 0269-8811. PMC 10481626. PMID 37353972.

[4] New Zealand Institute of Chemistry. Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Documents. Opiate Chemistry and Metabolism Page accessed April 3, 2016

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