| Specific Drugs and Their
Effects
| OPIATES / OPIATE-LIKE |
| Drug Name: |
Heroin |
| Other Names: |
Smack, horse, mud, brown sugar, junk, black tar, big H, dope |
| How consumed: |
Injected, smoked, or snorted |
| Effects: |
Addiction
Slowed and slurred speech
Slow gait
Constricted pupils, droopy eyelids, impaired night vision
Vomiting after first use and at very high doses
Decreased sexual pleasure, indifference to sexReduced appetite
Constipation
Nodding off (at high doses)
Respiratory depression or failure
Increased risk of exposure to HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases if injected<
Dry, itchy skin and skin infections
Death from overdose
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| Facts for Parents: |
Heroin users quickly develop a tolerance to the drug and need more and more of it to get the same effects, or even to feel well. |
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