https://www.samhsa.gov/
SAMHSA leads efforts to advance behavioral health across the U.S., offering resources for mental health, substance use, and community well-being.
https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/heroin
Heroin is an opioid drug made from morphine, a natural substance taken from the seed pod of the various opium poppy plants grown in Southeast and Southwest ...
https://medlineplus.gov/heroin.html
May 30, 2025 — Heroin is a highly addictive drug made from morphine. It can be injected, snorted, or smoked. Learn about withdrawal symptoms and addiction ...
https://www.dea.gov/factsheets/heroin
Heroin is a highly addictive drug and it is a rapidly acting opioid. An opiate (narcotic) drug processed from morphine and extracted from certain poppy plants.
https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/about/heroin.html
Jun 9, 2025 — Key points · Heroin is a highly addictive, dangerous opioid drug. · Using heroin with other drugs or alcohol increases the risk of an overdose, ...
http://drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/heroin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin
Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the opium ...
https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/bulletin/bulletin_1953-01-01_2_page004.html
Details. Pages: 3 to 16. Creation Date: 1953/01/01. GENERAL & TECHNICAL. History of Heroin. INTRODUCTION. The great advances in medical therapy in the past ...
https://www.justice.gov/archive/ndic/pubs5/5624/heroin.htm
Heroin poses a considerable threat to Texas. Mexican black tar heroin and Mexican brown powdered heroin are the predominant types available throughout the ...
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/heroin
Heroin is a depressant drug – it slows down certain functions of a person's brain and nervous system. Some of the immediate effects of heroin include ...
https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/heroin
A highly addictive substance once used to treat severe pain but is now illegal to use or sell in the United States.
https://www.euda.europa.eu/publications/drug-profiles/heroin_en
Heroin is a crude preparation of diamorphine. It is a semisynthetic product obtained by acetylation of morphine, which occurs as a natural product in opium.
https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/pregnancy/heroin-and-pregnancy
What is heroin? Heroin (also called smack or junk) is an opioid drug. Opioids are made from seeds from poppy plants. Prescription opioids, like oxycodone, ...
https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-illness-and-addiction-index/heroin
The opioid family of drugs includes natural, synthetic and semi-synthetic opioids. Opiates, such as morphine and codeine, are natural opioids found in the opium ...
https://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov/drugs/heroin
Mar 10, 2025 — An opiate (narcotic) drug processed from morphine and extracted from certain poppy plants. Heroin comes in a white or brownish powder, or a black sticky ...
https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/opioids/prescription-opioids-and-heroin.html
What are opioids? Opioids are a class of drugs that includes heroin, prescription pain relievers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone (i.e., ...
https://adf.org.au/drug-facts/heroin/
Heroin is an opioid. Opioids include any drug that acts on opioid receptors in the brain, and any natural or synthetic drugs that are derived from, or related ...
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/addiction-support/heroin-get-help/
If you're addicted to heroin and want to stop, you can ask a GP or local drug treatment service for help.
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/heroin
Heroin is an illegal, addictive drug with many side effects. Find out more about the dangers of long-term heroin use, addiction and rehabilitation.g with ...
https://onondaga.gov/health-opioids/
Onondaga County, like much of the United States, is facing a drug overdose crisis. To face this epidemic head on, the OCHD's Substance Use initiatives works to ...