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Heroin
Also Known As
- Big H
- Black Tar
- Brown Sugar
- Dope
- Gear
- Hell Dust
- Horse
- Junk
- Mud
- Skag
- Smack
- Thunder
Poppy Field
Heroin, a highly addictive drug derived from morphine, is obtained from the opium poppy. It is usually a
brownish-white powder, however some heroin comes in a brown/black form that looks like hard toffee.
The drug is illegal and expensive so dealers typically mix it with other white powders such as chalk, flour, talcum powder, and baking soda. This impurity makes it difficult to gauge the strength of the dosage.
Heroin is a "downer" that affects the brain's pleasure systems and interferes with its ability to perceive pain. Heroin users quickly develop a tolerance for the drug and need more and more to get the same high.
Quick Facts
The drug is illegal and expensive so dealers typically mix it with other white powders such as chalk, flour, talcum powder, and baking soda. This impurity makes it difficult to gauge the strength of the dosage.
Heroin is a "downer" that affects the brain's pleasure systems and interferes with its ability to perceive pain. Heroin users quickly develop a tolerance for the drug and need more and more to get the same high.
Warning Signs
- Slowed, slurred speech
- Euphoria
- Drowsiness & droopy eyelids
- Impaired mental functioning
- Slowed down respiration
- Constricted pupils
- Nausea and vomiting
- Constipation
- OVERDOSE: Shallow breathing
- OVERDOSE: Pinpoint pupils
- OVERDOSE: Clammy skin
- OVERDOSE: Convulsions
- OVERDOSE: Coma
Quick Facts