Heroin is an opioid drug made from morphine, which comes from the Asian opium poppy plant. Heroin ranges in how it looks. It is normally a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance. Heroin can be injected, snorted, or smoked. Heroin enters the brain and changes into morphine. It latches on to opioid receptors in the brain. Opioid receptors are also located in the brainstem which controls breathing, arousal, and blood pressure. Prescription drugs such as OxyContin and Vicodin have similar effects to heroin. Abuse of these drugs often lead to heroin use. I feel that if these drugs can lead to heroin use, why keep prescribing them?
Some short term effects of heroin are dry mouth, flushing of the skin, heavy feelings in the hands and
Some short term effects of heroin are dry mouth, flushing of the skin, heavy feelings in the hands and