Heroin Facts
By Marissa Good, Anna Kimball, and Anna Gorsich
Facts
- Heroin can be inhaled, sniffed, or injected
- Heroin is made from Morphine which is an extreme pain killer that is highly addictive
- Heroin and Morphine are extracted from the seed pod of the Asian Opium Poppy Plant
- Heroin looks like a white or brown powder or as a sticky black tar-like substance
- Heroin is highly addictive because it reaches the brain fairly quickly and give the brain a "happy" sensation making it want more
- On average, Heroin costs $10-25 per dose
Street Names for Heroin
- Smack
- H
- Tar
- Chiba or Chiva
- Brown Sugar
- Junk
- Skag
- Mud
- Dragon
- Dope
- White
- China White
- White Nurse
- White Lady
- White Horse
- White Girl
- White Boy
- White Stuff
- Boy
- He
- Black
- Black Tar
- Black Pearl
- Black Stuff
- Black Eagle
- Brown
- Brown Crystal
- Brown Tape
- Brown Rhine
- Mexican Brown
- Mexican Mud
- Mexican Horse
- Snow
- Snowball
- Scat
- Sack
- Skunk
- Number 3
- Number 4
- Number 8
Short Term Effects
- Skin Flushing
- Dry Mouth
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Intense Itching
- Drowsiness
- Slow Breathing
- Convulsions
Long Term Effects
- collapsed veins
- infections of blood vessels and heart valves
- tuberculosis
- arthritis
- AIDS
- liver disease
- bad teeth
- inflammation of the gums
- coma
- breathing illnesses
- muscle weakness
- partial paralysis
- depression
- seizures
- bad cramps
- death
Places to Get Help
ASAC- Area Substance Abuse Council
3601 16th Ave. Southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa
(319)-390-4611
Info @ asac.us
Mercy Medical Center
701 10th Street Southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa