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smack. By Christian Floyd. What is Heroin?. H, smack, horse, brown, black, and tar are some names for Heroin. How is heroin made Heroin?. Heroin is made from the poppy flower, commonly found in Asia/the M iddle East. How does Heroin get distributed ?.

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  1. smack By Christian Floyd

  2. What is Heroin? • H, smack, horse, brown, black, and tar are some names for Heroin

  3. How is heroin made Heroin? • Heroin is made from the poppy flower, commonly found in Asia/the Middle East

  4. How does Heroin get distributed ? • In the united states heroin is illegal to sell/posses. It is smuggled over the boarder in Mexico and shipped via ship from Asia.

  5. Who typically uses Heroin? • About 200,000 Americans are classified as heroin addicts. • Average age is 22 and male.

  6. How is Heroin used? It can be smoked, drank, injected, and snorted.

  7. What will happen if I use Heroin? Heroin use often results in premature aging, blacking out, and delusions.

  8. How addictive is Heroin? • Heroin is EXTREAMLY addictive. • Most people that use once use again.

  9. How does Heroin affect your body? Heroin is an opioid, and it has the effects of a depressant, but is not classified as one. The main organs that it effects are the brain, heart, liver, and kidneys Heroin can sometimes lead to fantasy/delusions

  10. Fun Facts • It was originally made to help addicts to morphine stop using.

  11. Heroin is a derivative of the German word Heroisch which means Heroic. It is said that heroin makes a person feel heroic.

  12. Over 80% of heroin users inject with a partner, yet 80% of overdose victims found by paramedics are found alone. 

  13. Approximately 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.

  14. Heroin is such a dangerous drug because you never know how the drug has been previously cut.

  15. What can I do for help? theherofoundation.com recovery.org 1-800-838-3870

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