Heroin
Heroin is a Class A drug and highly addictive.
It’s an opiate which means it dulls pain and is made from
morphine extracted from the opium poppy.
Over time users build up a tolerance to heroin. This means they
no longer feel the same effects they used to from a smaller dose
and need more and more to avoid going into withdrawal.
Addicts often resort to crime to fund their habit, rapidly lose
weight and appear older than they are.
The constant need for bigger fixes can lead to overdose, falling
into a coma or death.
How can I recognise it?
Pure heroin is a white powder but very little, if
any, taken by addicts is pure. There’s no way of telling what it
might be mixed with but street heroin is usually brown in
colour.
It can either be smoked or mixed with water and injected.
You might hear it called brown, gear or smack.
What’s the law?
Class A drugs carry serious penalties for
possession and dealing.
The maximum penalty for possession of heroin is seven years'
imprisonment, an unlimited fine or both.
The maximum penalty for dealing heroin is up to life
imprisonment, an unlimited fine or both.
For more information on drugs, their effects and
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