Posts Tagged ‘Heroin’

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Heroin is a semi-synthetic opioid heroin. It is highly addicted drug derived from morphine. It was first processed in 1874 by C.R. Alder Wright, an English chemist can be used both for pain-killer and as recreational drug. Heroin frequently leaves its effects on addicts and and may quickly lead to other addictive behaviors. It is white to dark brown powder. It can be harmful to lungs, liver, kidneys, or brain.
There are many ways to take Heroin, it can be injected into vein, injected into a muscle, smoked in a water pipe or standard pipe, mixed in a marijuana joint or regular cigarette, inhaled as smoke through a straw, known as “chasing the dragon,” or snorted as powder via the nose. These are the symptoms of heroin: rush, pleasure, euphoria, nausea, comfort, lack of pain, happiness, drowsiness, warmth, heaviness, constipation, floating, blurriness, contentment, a warm flushing of the skin, a dry mouth, and heavy extremities. It is considered illegal to manufacture or sell heroin in the United States. Heroin is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seedpod of Read the rest of this entry »