Heroin

Heroin

The facts

Pure heroin comes as a white powder; street heroin can be anything from off white to brown. Usually smoked or injected or if high purity, it can be snorted.

Also known as Smack, brown, H.

Effects

A detachment from unpleasant feelings, contentment and extreme happiness, drowsiness, euphoric rush, pain relief.

Vomiting, constipation, suppresses sexual feelings.

Risks

Tolerance can develop quickly leading to risk of dependency, risks associated with injecting, poor appetite and weight loss.

The impurities in street heroin may also cause other health problems such as blood poisoning, heart disease and lung disorders.

Risk of overdose, which can be fatal.