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Heroin - Coggle Diagram
Heroin
Powder
Heroin is a member of the narcotics class of painkillers. The opium poppy, a flower that grows in Asia, Mexico, and South America, is the source of the drug. White powder describes the texture of pure heroin. While some heroin is black tar, which is either sticky or hard and resembles roofing tar, some heroin is also dark brown.
How it is used
Heroin is usually injected or smoked. Purer forms of heroin are inhaled.
Common Street Names
1) Smack
2) H
3) Tar
4) Chiba or Chiva
5) Junk
Depressant drug
Short-term effects
People who use heroin feel a "rush" which is a surge of pleasure, or euphoria). However, other effects are:
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
Is heroin addictive?
shivering and goosebumps
diarrhea and vomiting
issues with sleep
severe bone and muscular pain
restlessness
If a heroin addict quickly stops using the substance, they could experience acute withdrawal. The following are examples of withdrawal symptoms, which can start as soon as a few hours after the last dose of the drug:
Heroin has a high rate of addiction. People who consistently use heroin often acquire a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects. When drug use persists and produces problems, such as health issues and an inability to fulfill responsibilities at work, school, or at home, it is called a substance use disorder (SUD). Addiction is the most severe form of an SUD, which can range in severity from mild to severe.
Long-Term effects
Insomnia, Collapsed veins if injected, Damaged tissue in the nose, Constipation, Liver and kidney disease, Abscesses, Lung complications (pneumonia), Sexual dysfunction for men, Irregular menstrual cycles for women, and Infected heart lines.