Heroin - Wikipedia Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, [1] is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the opium poppy; it is mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects
HEROINE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of HEROINE is a mythological or legendary woman often of divine descent having great strength or ability How to use heroine in a sentence
What is heroin and how is it used? - National Institute on Drug Abuse . . . Heroin is an illegal, highly addictive drug processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of poppy plants It is typically sold as a white or brownish powder that is "cut" with sugars, starch, powdered milk, or quinine
Definition, Effects, Dependence, Addiction, Facts - Britannica Heroin is classified as an opioid depressant, a category of psychoactive drugs that slow central nervous system activity while producing analgesia (pain relief) and euphoria Heroin is made by treating morphine with acetic anhydride; the resulting substance is four to eight times as potent as morphine
heroine - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Like feminine nouns formed with the suffix -ess, heroine refers only to females, whereas hero can refer to both men and women Who is your favorite hero? (answer can refer to anyone)