Heroin is an illegal drug processed from morphine, a natural opiate derived from specific varieties of poppy. Heroin is the single most abused opiate in the US, and has one of the most serious addiction rates of all illegal drugs
.
Street heroin comes in a variety of forms. Most commonly on the west coast, it is sold on the street as a dusty brown to dark brown powder (if it is cut with
lactose such as
powdered milk)or
sticky black substance known as black-tar heroin (which may be really hard to break)
Back in the day, the mexican cartels used cheap poor things to manufacture and cut it with, and now, we more commonly see more purer versions of it, as manufacturing procceses become better.
While using
Black tar (or heroin in general)a sudden surge of intense pleasure known among heroin users as "the rush." the skin flushes and the arms and legs feel heavy. Dry mouth is common, and the heroin user may also experience nausea, vomiting or intense itchiness.
Once the rush ends, heroin abusers are drowsy for several hours. Users refer to this period of time as "
Nodding out." Mental functioning is slow and disoriented. Heart function and breathing slows.
heroin is “cut” with other drugs or with substances such as sugar, starch, powdered milk, or
quinine. Street heroin can also be cut with
strychnine, fentanyl or other poisons. Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at risk of overdose or death
Example:
when "julie" moved to
san diego, she found black tar heroin for way
cheaper than she did in
san franscisco, although she paid the same every time, and never knew the quality until she smoked it.