1. HEROIN

2. Street Names
• H
• Smack
• Horse
• Brown
• Black
• Tar
• Scag
Black tar is a form of heroin produced in Mexico.
It has a quicker, simplified synthesis and contains
More morphine derivatives other than heroin.

3. How Is It Taken
• Can be injected
• Can be sniffed/snorted
• Can be smoked

4. Classification
Heroin is a depressant meaning it slows down
the bodily functions.

5. Effects
Short term
• Rush/pleasurable sensation
• Mental function is slowed
• Nausea, vomiting, and severe itching
Long term
• The addiction is the most detrimental effect because it
eventually consumes the user
• Withdrawals can include restlessness, bone pain, vomiting,
cold flashes and leg movements

6. Origin/History
Where it comes from
• 80% of the worlds illicit heroin comes from Afghanistan
• Mexico’s illicit heroin production has risen 6 times from 2007-2011 making
it second in the world.
How it is made
• Opium is extracted from a poppy plant pod and turned into morphine.
The morphine is then turned into heroin by a chemical reaction. It is then
mechanically or chemically refined.

7. Is it legal?
Heroin is illegal to posses, produce or sell without a license.
Under its medical names (diamorphine and diacetylmorphine) heroin is used
as a legal controlled, prescribed drug and is given to patents as a pain killer.
It is also prescribed to long term patients to help them stop their addictions
to the illicit, stronger heroin.

8. Bibliography
• http://people.exeter.ac.uk/watupman/undergrad/Kirsty/ws3%20heroin.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin
• http://www.healthyplace.com/addictions/heroin-addiction/how-is-heroin-made/
• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_heroin_a_depressant_hallucinogen_or_stimulant