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Heroin

Heroin. By Dakoda Aguirre. It is extracted from natural opium sources like poppy flowers. It was created by a doctor when he experimented with mixing morphine and various acids . I t gained popularity after it had been re-synthesized 23 years afterwards by a different chemist.

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Heroin

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  1. Heroin By Dakoda Aguirre

  2. It is extracted from natural opium sources like poppy flowers. • It was created by a doctor when he experimented with mixing morphine and various acids. • It gained popularity after it had been re-synthesized 23 years afterwards by a different chemist. • It is a depressant History of Heroin

  3. It comes in a tar kind of substance or a hard rock. • Sometimes a powder Appearance

  4. Brown Sugar • Junk • Skag • Mud • Dragon • Dope • Tar Common street names

  5. You can either shoot up or smoke it off tin foil which is called “ chasing the dragon “ • You can also snort it Methods of use

  6. The Withdrawls are the worse… • http://youtu.be/NaMgdlUcsko

  7. Droopy appearance • Skinny (sucked up) • Track marks  • Small pupils • Wearing long pants or long sleeves to hide needle marks, even in very warm weather Warning signs and effects

  8. Loss of motivation and apathy toward future goals • Burned silver spoons • Repeatedly stealing or borrowing money from loved ones or unexplained absence of valuables Warning signs and effects

  9. When a user stops quick they experiences physical withdrawal which can begin within just a few hours since the last use • Major withdrawal symptoms peak between 48 and 72 hours after the last dose and can last up to a week • Withdrawals make them throw up and they get muscle and bone pain Interesting facts

  10. Originally heroin was marketed as both cough medicine and as a non-addictive replacement for morphine. • Ninety-five percent of the world’s legal heroin consumption is for medical use in Britain. • It can take just three days of regular use for a heroin user to become addicted. After this the user will get physical withdrawal symptoms if he stops using. Interesting facts

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