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Provides information on the health effects and risks of the use and abuse of heroin (opiate, tar, black tar, smack, antifreeze, horse, H, junk). Includes facts on heroin, the side effects of heroin, risks of overdosing on heroin, and information on treatment and recovery from heroin addiction.
Heroin is a highly addictive illegal drug. On the street, it is also called junk, smack, horse, and H. Heroin belongs to a group of drugs called opiates. It is made by adding chemicals to morphine, a natural substance found in opium poppies. Codeine also comes from poppies.
Source: Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
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