Addiction : Heroin is highly addictive. It acts quickly in the brain, causing a "rush". This makes users want to seek more of the drug, leading to physical and psychological dependance.
Withdrawal symptoms : muscle aches, intense craving for the drug, anxiety, agitation, insomnia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, cold sweats, tremors
Negative Social Impacts : Crime, financial instability, overdose, death, family breakdown