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People who use heroin over the long term may develop:

insomnia

collapsed veins for people who inject the drug

damaged tissue inside the nose for people who sniff or snort it

infection of the heart lining and valves

abscesses (swollen tissue filled with pus)

constipation and stomach cramping

liver and kidney disease

lung complications, including pneumonia

mental disorders such as depression and antisocial personality disorder

sexual dysfunction for men

irregular menstrual cycles for women

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People who use heroin report feeling a "rush" (a surge of pleasure, or euphoria). However, there are other common effects, including:

dry mouth

warm flushing of the skin

heavy feeling in the arms and legs

nausea and vomiting

severe itching

clouded mental functioning

going "on the nod," a back-and-forth state of being conscious and semiconscious

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Heroin enters the brain rapidly and binds to opioid receptors on cells located in many areas, especially those involved in feelings of pain and pleasure and in controlling heart rate, sleeping, and breathing.

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Heroin can be used in a variety of ways. Heroin can be injected into a vein ( aka “mainlining”), injected into a muscle, placed on tinfoil and inhaled as smoke through a straw or snorted as powder. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, a practice called speedballing.

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what is heroin?

Heroin is a highly addictive drug derived from morphine, which is obtained from opium poppy plants, it is usually grown in  Southeast and Southwest Asia, Mexico, and Colombia. Also, Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.

Some names/nicknames:

Big H, Black tar, Brown sugar, Dope, Horse, Junk, Skag, Smack, China white, H, White Horse.

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Poppy plant

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https://drugfree.org/drug/drug-heroin/
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/heroin