Heroin
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Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the opium poppy; it is mainly used as a recreational drug
Sample of heroin powder
Ampoules of freeze-dried diamorphine (heroin) for medical use
Heroin solution injected after being filtered through cotton from a tampon
A modified hypodermic syringe used for rectal administration ("plugging") of heroin.
Opioid
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Opioids are a class of drugs that derive from, or mimic, natural substances found in the opium poppy plant. Opioids work on opioid receptors in the brain and other organs to produce a variety of morph
Heroin
…Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, 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. Heroin is used medically…
A sample of raw opium
Prescription opioid pain reliever overdose deaths in the United States over years