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What is the appearance of heroin? What form does heroin come in? opiates OpiatesHeroin is an opiate analgesic traditionally used for pain relief. heroin HeroinHeroin (diacetylmorphine, morphine diacetate, or diamorphine) is a highly addictive drug commonly abused on the streets and in low-income areas. Heroin is also known as Smack, Junk, Tar, Black tar, Dope, Dragon, and more. |
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Pure, uncut heroin is a fine white powder. Heroin that has been cut can be a powder or a "tarry" substance. The color of street heroin is usually anywhere from light brown to black, depending on what substance has been used to cut it(stretch or reduce the potency of a single "dose"). The potency of cut heroin cannot be readily measured, so the user has no idea how strong or weak a dose they are getting. It is believed this is one reason heroin overdoses are so common. |
