Addictive substances - Heroin

2. WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
 Heroin is also known as
diacetylmorphine, diamorphine or
morphine diacetate
 Synthesized by C.R. Alder Wright in
1874
 An opioid analgesic (a painkiller)
 C21H23HNO5

3. WHAT DOES IT CONSIST OF?
Types of heroin:
Pure heroin - white powder - made from morphine (opium poppy)
Brown sugar – from white to brown - street and prescription drugs, including
methamphetamine
Black tar – from brown to black - several partially processed forms of opiate, which
differ from heroin

4. WHAT DOES IT CONSIST OF?

5. EFFECTS
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6. EFFECTS

7. ADVERSE EFFECTS
HIV
Serious addiction
Deep vein thrombosis
Decreased kidney
functionality
Coma
Insomnia
Depression
 Introversion
 Itching
 Cold Sweats
 Partial paralysis
 Loss of weight
 Bad teeth
 Weaker immune system
 Constipation

8. ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION
Oral
Injection
Smoking
Insufflation

9. ORAL ADMINISTRATION
Less potent effects
Not very common
There’s a little chance of „rush”
Entirely converted to morphine

10. INJECTION
Carries great risk
Needs to be prepared
Can cause development of
deep vein thrombosis
Faster way to get HIV

11. INJECTION

12. SMOKING
Inhaling fumes
Smoked in glass pipes
OR aluminium foil, which is
heated underneath by a
flame
A.K.A. "chasing the dragon"

13. INSUFFLATION
Crushing and gently inhaling $
Absorbed through the soft tissue in
the mucous membrane
Straight into the bloodstream
 No rush because the drug is
absorbed slowly rather than
instantly.

14. EXTERNAL SYMPTOMS OF TEMPORAL USE
Shortness of breath
Dry mouth
Constricted (small) pupils
Sudden changes in behavior or actions
Disorientation
Cycles of hyper alertness followed by suddenly nodding off
Droopy appearance, as if extremities are heavy

15. EXTERNAL SYMPTOMS OF ABUSE
Needles or syringes not used for other medical purposes
Burned silver spoons
Aluminum foil or gum wrappers with burn marks
Missing shoelaces (used as a tie off for injection sites)
Straws with burn marks
Small plastic bags, with white powdery residue
Water pipes or other pipe

16. BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS OF ADDICTION
 Avoiding eye contact, or distant field of vision
 Increase in slurred, garbled or incoherent speech
 Decreasing attention to hygiene and physical appearance
 Loss of motivation and apathy toward future goals
 Withdrawal from friends and family, instead spending time with new friends with no natural
tie
 Lack of interest in hobbies and favorite activities
 Repeatedly stealing or borrowing money from loved ones, or unexplained absence of valuables
 Hostile behaviors toward loved ones, including blaming them for withdrawal or broken
commitments
 Wearing long pants or long sleeves to hide needle marks, even in very warm weather

17. FAMOUS PEOPLE THAT DIED BECAUSE OF
HEROIN
Janis Joplin
The official cause of death was an
overdose of heroin, possibly
compounded by alcohol. The manager
believes that Joplin had accidentally
been given heroin that was much
more potent than normal, as several
of her dealer's other customers also
overdosed that week.

18. DEE DEE RAMONE
An autopsy established heroin
overdose as the official cause of death.
He had been booked to play a show at
the Majestic Ventura Theater, which
ended up being a memorial show in his
honor.

19. JIM MORRISON
Morrison had died of a heroin
overdose, having inhaled what
he believed to be cocaine.

20. SID VICIOUS
At the dinner gathering, his
mother (who was once a
registered addict herself) had
some heroin delivered by her
boyfriend. Vicious overdosed at
midnight.

21. MADE BY:
ALEKSANDRA BRYLL
MARCIN BOBYK
 THANK YOU 
“Beating heroin is child's play compared to
beating your childhood.”
― Stephen King, The Waste
Lands