Heroin is an opiate drug that comes from poppy plants. It's fast acting, highly addictive and illegal. It's a central nervous system depressant. Sadly it was used at one time to treat morphine addiction and created a whole new addiction problem with very painful withdrawl effects.
"As higher doses are used over time, physical dependence and addiction develop. With physical dependence, the body has adapted to the presence of the drug and withdrawal symptoms may occur if use is reduced or stopped. Withdrawal, which in regular abusers may occur as early as a few hours after the last administration, produces drug craving, restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea and vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps ("cold turkey"), kicking movements ("kicking the habit"), and other symptoms. Major withdrawal symptoms peak between 48 and 72 hours after the last does and subside after about a week. Sudden withdrawal by heavily dependent users who are in poor health can be fatal."
http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/drug_guide/Heroin
History of Heroin & Opium Timeline:
http://www.heroinaddiction.com/heroin_timeline.html
Other artcles about heroin and heroin addiction. The last link below contains many other links.
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/heroin.html
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/heroin/heroin.shtml
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