Heroin is an illegal drug processed from morphine, a natural opiate derived from specific varieties of poppy. Heroin is the
single most abused opiate in the US, and has one of the most serious addiction rates of all illegal
drugs
.
Street heroin comes in a variety of forms. Most commonly on the west coast, it is sold on the street as a
dusty brown to dark
brown powder (if it is
cut with lactose such as powdered milk)or sticky black substance known as black-tar heroin (which may be really
hard to break)
Back in the day, the mexican cartels used cheap poor things to manufacture and cut it with, and now, we more commonly see more purer versions of it, as manufacturing procceses become better.
While using Black tar (or heroin in general)a sudden surge of intense pleasure known among heroin users as "the rush." the skin flushes and the arms and legs feel
heavy. Dry mouth is common, and the heroin user may also experience nausea, vomiting or intense itchiness.
Once the rush ends, heroin abusers are drowsy for several hours. Users refer to this period of time as "Nodding out." Mental functioning is slow and disoriented. Heart function and breathing slows.
heroin is “
cut” with other
drugs or with substances such as sugar, starch, powdered milk, or quinine. Street heroin can also be
cut with strychnine, fentanyl or other poisons. Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at risk of overdose or death
when "
julie" moved to san
diego, she found black tar heroin for way cheaper than she did in san franscisco, although she paid the same every time, and never knew the quality until she
smoked it.
