Heroin (Brown Sugar, Smack) is opium based drug. It is synthesized from opium poppy plant. Heroin can be abused by injection, smoking and snorting. When taken in the Heroin converts into Morphine and absorbed by its receptors throughout body. As a result the user find a feeling of rush and wellness, leaving the user in state of wanting more.
Signs of addiction
- Burn marks on fingers.
- Aluminum foils or straws on user.
- Increased sleeping time.
- Small plastic bags with white residue.
- Isolation from family, hanging out with other groups (users)
- Wearing long sleeves shirt to hide marks of injection.
- Runny nose.
- Injection marks.
- Sudden decrease in body weight.
- Reduction in hygiene level.
Long term effects
- Liver disease.
- Skin disease and swelling marks near injecting site.
- HIV or Hepatitis B and C (by needles).
- Chronic pneumonia.
- Impaired mental functioning.
- Collapsed, scarred veins due to injections.
- Blood clots, leading to stroke, pulmonary embolism, and heart attack
- Renal failure.
- Risks for blood-borne pathogens.