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Heroin

What is heroin?

Heroin is an illegal, very addictive . 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?

People inject, sniff, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack , which is called "speedballing." All these ways of taking heroin send it to the brain very quickly, which makes it highly addictive.

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  1. Heroin (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is heroin? Heroin is an illegal, very addictive opioid drug. It's made from morphine, which comes from the seedpod of opium poppy ... in Southeast and Southwest Asia, Mexico, and Colombia. Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/heroin.html - Health Topics
  2. Heroin overdose 
    Heroin is a pain-killer derived from morphine. It is very addictive and known for causing significant ... of drugs known as opioids . This article discusses heroin overdose. An overdose occurs when someone takes too ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002861.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Opiate and opioid withdrawal 
    ... United States, about 808,000 people reported using heroin during the past year. In the same year, ... without a prescription. Narcotic pain relievers include: Codeine Heroin Hydrocodone (Vicodin) Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) Methadone Meperidine (Demerol) Morphine ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000949.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Buprenorphine Sublingual and Buccal (opioid dependence) 
    ... treat opioid dependence (addiction to opioid drugs, including heroin and narcotic painkillers). Buprenorphine is in a class ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a605002.html - Drugs and Supplements
  5. Buprenorphine Injection (opioid dependence) 
    ... treat opioid dependence (addiction to opioid drugs, including heroin and narcotic painkillers) in people who have received ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a618015.html - Drugs and Supplements
  6. Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, and tramadol. The illegal drug heroin is also an opioid. Some opioids are made ... is that it can also lead to more heroin use. There are some people who switch from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/opioidsandopioidusedisorderoud.html - Health Topics
  7. Opioid Epidemic: How to Protect Your Family Video (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    ... include prescription pain medicine and illegal substances like heroin. Opioids are a class of drugs synthetic or ... Sublimaze, is 50 to 100 times stronger than heroin. Street names for fentanyl or for fentanyl-laced ...
    https://www.healthychildren.org/.../pages/the-opioid-epidemic.aspx - Videos
  8. Opioid addiction 
    ... codeine, and morphine. Some other opioids, such as heroin, are illegal drugs of abuse.Opioid addiction is ... tranquilizers called benzodiazepines). Misuse of prescription opioids and heroin affects more than 2 million Americans and an ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/opioid-addiction - Genetics
  9. Opioid intoxication 
    ... treat severe cough or diarrhea. The illegal drug heroin is also an opioid. When abused , opioids cause ... website. What are the medical complications of chronic heroin use? nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/heroin/ ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000948.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Opioid Testing: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    ... surgery. Opioids also include illegal drugs, such as heroin . The terms "opioids" and "opiates" are often used ... medicines codeine and morphine, and the illegal drug heroin. Synthetic and semi-synthetic opioids , which are medicines ... hw27448 Related Health Topics Drug Use and Addiction Heroin Opioid Overdose Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Treatment Opioids ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/opioid-testing - Medical Tests
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