Heroin is an opioid drug that is derived from morphine (which is derived from the opium poppy plant) through a chemical process called acetylation. This process alone makes heroin 3 times more potent than morphine. Although morphine is commonly used in hospitals for its pain relief, heroin is an illegal drug. Heroin is used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects, perhaps the most attractive effect for drug addicts. However, heroin is an extremely addictive drug that can ruin the life of a person after only one use. Many people, who have never tried a drug, die after trying heroin just one time. For this reason alone, heroin is extremely dangerous, and, for drug addicts, it can mean that death is always a possibility after each
