- Heroin - Wikipedia
Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, [1] is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the opium poppy; it is mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects
- What is heroin and how is it used? | National Institute on . . .
Heroin is an illegal, highly addictive drug processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of poppy plants It is typically sold as a white or brownish powder that is "cut" with sugars, starch, powdered milk, or quinine
- Heroin: Effects, Addiction Treatment Options - Drugs. com
Heroin is a highly addictive drug that produces a surge of euphoria (rush) accompanied by a warm flushing of the skin and a dry mouth Includes Heroin side effects, interactions and toxicity
- Heroin: Effects, Addiction, Withdrawal Symptoms, and Treatment
Heroin is a drug that comes from a flower, the opium poppy, which usually grows in Mexico, Asia, and South America It’s very addictive and has been illegal in the United States since 1924
- Heroin - DEA. gov
Heroin is a highly addictive drug and it is a rapidly acting opioid An opiate (narcotic) drug processed from morphine and extracted from certain poppy plants Heroin comes in a white or brownish powder, or a black sticky substance known as “black tar heroin ”
- Heroin - MedlinePlus
Heroin is an illegal, very addictive opioid drug It's made from morphine, which comes from the seedpod of opium poppy plants These plants grow in Southeast and Southwest Asia, Mexico, and Colombia Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin How do people use heroin?
- Heroin | Definition, Effects, Abuse, Facts | Britannica
heroin, highly addictive morphine derivative that makes up a large portion of the illicit traffic in narcotics Heroin is made by treating morphine with acetic anhydride; the resulting substance is four to eight times as potent as morphine
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