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Heroin is a narcotic drug that can be highly addictive. It is created from opium poppy plants. This drug is illegal in most countries. It can be a white or brown powder. There is also a black sticky substance called black tar heroin.

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Diacetylmorphine

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Drug Abuse Warning Network says from 1990 to 2000 the ER cases that dealt with heroin tripled.
1990 -> 33,884
2000 -> 97,827

BE CAREFUL TEENS!!
The average age of a heroin user in America has dropped from 27.4 years old to 17.6 years old between 1988 and 1997.

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Schedule 1 Narcotics (Illegal)
It is highly addictive and has no medical use.

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When heroin first enters the body, it gives the body a rush of energy due to the chemicals turning into morphine in the brain and sets of pleasure sensors which then releases the body completely from anxiety, pain, etc. and is turned into a happy sensation.

After the initial "high" the body still feels pleasure but other symptoms begin to kick in. This would include drowsiness and the unwillingness to move They could develop mild skin allergic reactions to the heroin. They also may become nauseous and vomit. After 4-6 hours, the brain starts to clear.

Another thing to pay attention to is that all opiates cause breathing to slow down so an overdose of these drugs could cause someone to completely stop breathing. This is one of the leading causes of death in heroin..

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The drug is derived from the liquid found inside the plant.

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1874    Aider Wight, a British chemist, accidentally creates diacetylmorphine while trying to make a less addictive painkiller.

1898     Bayer Pharmaceuticals, a company in Germany, marketed diacetylmorphine as "heroin" for the first time.

1924     Heroin production becomes illegal in the US.

1956     Heroin is completely illegal in the United States.

1970     The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act named heroin as a drug that is part of schedule 1. If sold or possessed, the highest penalty will be placed.

2004     The Office of National Drug Control Policy confirms that street prices for heroin have reached a twenty-year low.

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Heroin users usually snort, smoke or inject the drug underneath their skin or into a muscle. Unlike popular beliefs, people can still get addicted easily even if they don't inject it. Powdered heroin has a high risk for physical dependence

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Smack, H, Tar, Chiba or Chiva, Junk, Brown Sugar, Junk, Skag, Mud, Dragon, Dope, China White, White Nurse, Boy, He, Black Tar, Black Pearl, Brown Crystal, Mexican Brown, Mexican Mud, Snow, Snowball, Scat, Sack, Skunk, Number 3, Number 4,

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National Institute on Drug Abuse.”Heroin” NIDA, www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/heroin.