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1. Gale Group

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3. How Does Heroin Affect the Brain?
4. Long-Term Side Effects of Heroin - Physical Effects on the Body & Brain - Drug-Free World
5. Heroin Overdose Data | Drug Overdose | CDC Injury Center

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About 9.2 million people use heroin. More than 13,000 people die from a drug overdose. Nearly 20% of all opioid overdoses are from heroin overdoses.

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Yes, there is addiction potential to heroin, many people overdose.

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Heroin binds to activate brain receptors (MORS)  neurotransmitters and binds to regulate pain , and release hormones.

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*Eye tearing
*Yawning
*Sweating
*Restlessness
*Dilated pupils
*Diarrhea
*Abdominal cramps

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Long term: overdose, respiratory failures, weakening of the immune system, coma, muscle weakness, depression, loss of memory, stroke, collapsed veins, blood clots.

Short term: dilated pupils, seizures, breathing becomes slow, dry mouth, nausea, vomiting.

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Heroin is a white or brown powder (or black and sticky substance), and is an opioid made morphine. Which is taken from the seed pod of opium poppy plants. People smoke, sniff, inject and snort heroin. It originates from Southeast and Southwest Asia and Mexico.

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By: Isabella Jarosz and Lanie Chen