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Heroin Abuse and Addiction : Chemical Dependency : NYC DOHMH Heroin is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of poppy plants. With heroin, the rush is usually accompanied by a warm flushing of the skin, dry mouth, and a heavy feeling in the extremities, which may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and severe itching. Heroin overdose is a particular risk on the street, where the amount and purity of the drug cannot be accurately known. www.nyc.gov /html/doh/html/basas/heroin.shtml   (2377 words)

Black tar heroin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Early fl tar heroin was notable for its low purity (usually under 30%, at a time when South American heroin from the east coast often tested at over 90%), but purity levels have increased dramatically as the producers have gained experience. Ironically, researchers at UC-San Francisco have found that the rapidity with which fl tar heroin destroys veins compared to powder heroin (forcing users to inject subcutaneously), along with its gummier consistency (requiring that needles be thoroughly rinsed between use), may put users at lower risk of HIV infection. Mexican brown powder heroin is typically produced from fl tar heroin by pulverizing it with lactose or another suitable cutting agent. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_tar_heroin   (543 words)

Heroin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Heroin or diacetylmorphine (INN) is a semi-synthetic opioid. Heroin is also widely and illegally used as a powerful and addictive drug that produces intense euphoria, which often disappears with increasing tolerance. Orally the heroin is totally metabolized in vivo into morphine before crossing the blood-brain barrier, so the effects are the same as morphine when taken by mouth. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heroin   (4982 words)

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Make heroin legal Heroin makes much quicker the muscular reaction and therefore is used by criminals to inflate them, because they are not only more daring, but their muscular reflexes are quicker." Senior police, a prison governor and health officials all added their voices. Heroin may be benign, but if you mix it with a bottle of vodka or a handful of sedatives, your breathing is likely to become extremely depressed. The price of heroin, for example, would start to rise and, since there is no evidence at all that heroin addicts cut their consumption to fit their wallets, they would have to commit more crime to fund their habits. www.guardian.co.uk /drugs/Story/0,2763,506559,00.html   (4152 words)

in the know zone - heroin Heroin is derived from morphine, which in turn is derived from seed of the opium poppy. Pure heroin is a white powder with a bitter taste, but on the street it may vary in color from white to dark brown because of impurities left from the manufacturing process or the presence of additives. Black tar heroin is often sold on the street in its tar-like state at purities ranging from 20 to 80 percent. www.intheknowzone.com /heroin/what.htm   (621 words)

Heroin Drug Rehab black tar heroin Drugs Addiction Treatment,junkies, information, diamorphine, drugs, opioids Heroin is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seedpod of certain varieties of poppy plants. It is characteristically sold as a white or brownish powder or as the fl sticky substance known on the streets as "fl tar heroin." Even though purer heroin is becoming more common, most street heroin is "cut" with other drugs or with substances such as sugar, starch, powdered milk, or quinine. The problem is that heroin abusers do not know the actual potency of the drug or its true contents; they put themselves in jeopardy of overdose or death. www.drug-help.net /heroin.htm   (2202 words)

Heroin First synthesized from morphine in 1874, heroin was not extensively used in medicine until the beginning of this century. Heroin, an illegal opiate drug known on the street as smack, junk, brown sugar, dope, horse, skunk and other names is derived from the resin of the poppy plant which grows predominantly in southeast and southwest Asia, Mexico and now in Colombia. Most illicit heroin is a powder form which may vary in color from white to dark brown because of impurities left from the manufacturing process or the presence of additives. www.streetdrugs.org /heroin.htm   (303 words)

From Flowers to Heroin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) Heroin is derived from raw opium gum, which is produced only by the opium poppy plant, although other varieties of poppy exist. By the time the heroin gets to the user, it is often only about 40 percent pure, and little is known by anyone involved in the production or trafficking of the drug about the components of the other 60 percent. Bags of heroin are also put in the gas tanks and tires of cars and driven across borders, or mixed in with garbage that ends up in refuse containers. www.cia.gov /cia/publications/heroin/flowers_to_heroin.htm   (1036 words)

Heroin Addiction Treatment Centers Opiate Detox Info Heroin is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seedpod of the Asian poppy plant. It is typically sold as a white or brownish powder or as the fl sticky substance known on the streets as "fl tar heroin." Although purer heroin is becoming more common, most of the street variety is "cut" with other drugs or with substances such as sugar, starch, powdered milk, or quinine. Injection continues to be the predominant method of heroin use among addicted users seeking treatment; however, researchers have observed a shift in use patterns, from injection to sniffing and smoking. www.800heroin.com   (453 words)

Heroin Heroin is a very powerful narcotic that comes from the dried "milk" of the opium poppy which also contains morphine and codeine. Heroin is one of the most addictive drugs known to man. Heroin is a central nervous system depressant. Black tar heroin physically appears to be a fl ball of tar. www.teennewhorizons.com /heroin.htm   (978 words)

Interventionguide.com Heroin Pictures Black tar heroin is a cheap, impure, and highly addictive recreational drug which has rapidly spread among both casual and habitual drug users. Black tar heroin is used by both college students and street junkies. While most users treat the drug as a street variant of heroin, the effects are roughly similar; fl tar heroin can also have mild hallucinogenic effects, and is taken in a variety of forms. www.interventionguide.com /heroin_pictures.htm   (117 words)

HEROIN Most illicit heroin is distributed in powder form and may vary in color from white to dark brown because of impurities left from the manufacturing process or the presence of additives. Black tar heroin is often sold on the street in its tarlike state at purities ranging from 20 to 80 percent. Heroin is readily available in all major U.S. metropolitan areas but the sources and types of heroin available in parts of the United States vary from region to region. www.lansingpolice.com /site/sforces/sos/heroin.htm   (1564 words)

News from DEA, News Releases, 08/15/06 More than 17 kilograms of fl tar heroin – a potent form of heroin that is dark and sticky in appearance -- were also seized in the operation. Members of the trafficking organization charged in the indictments are alleged to have been responsible for importing and distributing approximately 10 to 15 kilograms of fl tar heroin monthly from Mexico into the United States – which could be sold at an estimated street value of more than $3 million. “Operation Black Gold Rush” is a joint investigation involving operations in 15 cities – Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville in Tennessee; Indianapolis; Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Denver; Los Angeles and Riverside, California; Charlotte, North Carolina; Columbia, Greenville, Charleston and Florence in South Carolina; and Phoenix, Arizona. www.dea.gov /pubs/pressrel/pr081506.html   (525 words)

IPRC Home -> Resources -> Drug Information -> Heroin Heroin (diacetylmorphine) is a derivative of opium poppy and has been termed as a narcotic opiate. Heroin users sometimes use the drug in combination with other substances such as alcohol and cocaine; they claim this practice reduces the nervousness and depressant effect of heroin. Black coal or tar colored heroin is also found in some parts of the country. www.drugs.indiana.edu /resources/druginfo/drugs/HEROIN.html   (1060 words)

Black tar Heroin may Save Users From HIV: Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) Unlike the powdered heroin that predominates in eastern cities, the "fl tar" heroin that is most common west of the Mississippi tends to clog syringes, meaning that users are more likely to thoroughly clean their syringes and to dispose of them more frequently. Another reason that the use of fl tar heroin may be less risky in terms of HIV infection, according to the report, is that this form of heroin is heated before use, which could kill HIV. Heroin from this region is in powdered form, so it may bring with it an increase in HIV infections, Ciccarone said. www.integrarx.com /news/article-Black-heroin-users-report-5.html   (836 words)

Heroin Addiction & Heroin Treatment Information from Narconon Arrowhead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) Heroin is typically sold as a white or brownish powder or as the fl sticky substance known on the streets as "fl tar heroin." Although purer heroin is becoming more common, most street heroin is "cut" with other drugs or with substances such as sugar, starch, powdered milk or quinine. Heroin is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of the Asian poppy plant. One concern is that young heroin snorters may shift to needle injecting, because of increased tolerance, nasal soreness, or declining or unreliable purity. www.stopaddiction.com /narconon_drugs_heroin.html   (1669 words)

Heroin - Oklahoma Drug Threat Assessment Heroin is available in Oklahoma, primarily in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, and the abuse of heroin poses a concern for law enforcement and healthcare professionals. Heroin abuse remains a problem in Oklahoma even though, according to TEDs, the number of heroin-related treatment admissions to publicly funded facilities in 2001 (180) was lower than in 1997 (250). According to DAWN mortality data, the number of deaths in which heroin was a factor in Oklahoma County decreased from 37 in 1996 to 16 in 1997, then increased to 26 in 1998. www.usdoj.gov /ndic/pubs2/2286/heroin.htm   (1148 words)

The Body: HIV Prevalence Lower Among Black Tar Heroin Users Compared With White Powder Users, Study Says Black tar heroin -- which is a "dark, gummy, resinous substance" -- must be heated to 165 degrees, which is sufficient to kill HIV, before it is injected, according to UCSF Today. In addition, injecting fl tar heroin can cause venous sclerosis, which is a hardening of the veins and can lead to the loss of veins for injection sites. Therefore, fl tar heroin users are likely to move quickly from intravenous injection to either subcutaneous or intramuscular injections, which previous studies have demonstrated are less efficient for HIV transmission. www.thebody.com /kaiser/2004/jan29_04/heroin_hiv.html   (628 words)

Why our narcotics laws have failed: (2) The economics of the black market During this time the demand for the meager supplies of heroin was so great that those who had supplies were able to double and triple their prices and further adulterate the quality, thus realizing sometimes as much as ten times their usual profit. Heroin contracted for in Europe at $5,000 per kilo @2.2 pounds) will be sold in $5 bags on the street for about one million dollars, after having passed through at least six levels of distribution. The true ratios, past and present, of fl to white addicts, of impoverished to middle-class addicts, and of inner-city to suburban addicts are unknown. www.drugtext.org /library/reports/cu/CU11.html   (4574 words)

Heroin Abuse.net- Information on Heroin, Methadone and Heroin Treatment Heroin is a highly addictive drug and is the most widely abused and most rapidly acting of the opiates. Another form of heroin, "fl tar" heroin, is primarily available in the western and southwestern U.S. This heroin, which is produced in Mexico, may be sticky like roofing tar or hard like coal, with its color varying from dark brown to fl. Heroin admissions represented 13.0% of the total drug/alcohol admissions to treatment during 1994 and 14.2% of the treatment admissions in 2004. www.heroinabuse.net /heroin_info.php   (1338 words)

NIDA - Research Report Series - Heroin Abuse and Addiction In 2003, 57.4 percent of past year heroin users were classified with dependence on or abuse of heroin, and an estimated 281,000 persons received treatment for heroin abuse. Injection continues to be the predominant method of heroin use among addicted users seeking treatment; in many CEWG areas, heroin injection is reportedly on the rise, while heroin inhalation is declining. In recent years, the availability of higher purity heroin (which is more suitable for inhalation) and the decreases in prices reported in many areas have increased the appeal of heroin for new users who are reluctant to inject. www.nida.nih.gov /ResearchReports/Heroin/heroin2.html   (691 words)

Black Tar Opium - Tar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) Early fl tar heroin was notable for its Black tar heroin. Early fl tar heroin was notable for its cultivation by the Taliban Afghanistan had seen its opium production fall by tons where the Black Ops folks first got their fondness for Black Tar. Early fl tar heroin was notable for its... tar.wvnineteen.net /black-tar-opium.php   (597 words)

DEA, Drug Information, Heroin Heroin powder may vary in color from white to dark brown because of impurities left from the manufacturing process or the presence of additives. Black tar heroin may be sticky like roofing tar or hard like coal, and its color may vary from dark brown to fl. In 2005, the DEA seized 639 kgs of heroin. www.usdoj.gov /dea/concern/heroin.html   (1223 words)

The Body: Black Tar Heroin May Save Users From HIV: Report New research suggests that regional differences in varieties of heroin may explain why injection drug users (IDUs) in the West are much less likely to contract HIV than IDUs in the East. Unlike the powdered heroin that predominates in eastern cities, the fl tar heroin common west of the Mississippi clogs them, meaning users are more likely to thoroughly clean syringes, flushing out possibly infected blood. Ciccarone and co-author Dr. Philippe Bourgois said Mexican fl tar heroin was dominant among western IDUs in the early- to mid-1990s, while powdered heroin from South Asia and South America was more common in the East. www.thebody.com /cdc/news_updates_archive/2004/feb11_04/hiv_heroin.html   (487 words)

UCSF News Office - Black tar heroin use explains lower HIV levels among injection drug users in the Western U.S. Black tar heroin use explains lower HIV levels among injection drug users in the Western U.S. UCSF researchers have found that use of fl tar heroin by injection drug users in West Coast cities accounts for a dramatically lower percentage of IDUs in these locations who are infected with HIV. The solution to this discrepancy is found in the distribution and use of fl tar heroin and is due to its unique chemical properties," said the study's lead author, Daniel H. Ciccarone, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the UCSF departments of family and community medicine and of anthropology, history and social medicine. Consider that if powder heroin were to become more widely available on the West Coast, public health agencies would need to prepare for the possibility that currently successful interventions to prevent HIV transmission among IDUs may lose much of their effectiveness," said Ciccarone. pub.ucsf.edu /newsservices/releases/200401262   (882 words)

Heroin-Induced Leukoencephalopathy - Health issue for heroin smokers - Heroin Helper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) Black tar heroin is often cut with coffee which is extremely acidic. The reason that heroin inhalers are alone affected is believed to be due to the fact that this adulterant (which has still not been identified) must be heated to be activated. That means a minimum estimate of the number of United States heroin users who are currently suffering from leukoencephalopathy because of AIDS is 6,000--far, far more than all those world-wide who got it from smoking heroin. www.heroinhelper.com /user/health/leukoencephalopathy.shtml   (1278 words)

What You Need to Know About Drugs: Heroin Some heroin is dark brown, and fl tar heroin is either sticky or hard and looks like roofing tar. Heroin is a very addictive drug and many people find it extremely difficult to stop using it - even after using heroin for just the first or second time. If heroin addicts suddenly try to stop using the drug or are unable to get another dose, they often develop withdrawal symptoms, like feelings of panic, sleeplessness, bad chills and sweats, seizures, or convulsions (severe shaking). www.kidshealth.org /kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/know_drugs_heroin.html   (352 words)

Stop Drugs.org - Heroin Not only is heroin extremely addictive and dangerous, but as with cocaine and methamphetamines, addicts often resort to crimes such as burglary, grand theft, robbery, or prostitution to support their habits. Paraphernalia for injecting heroin include hypodermic needles, small cotton balls used to strain the drug, and water and spoons or bottle caps used for "cooking" or liquefying the heroin. If your child is under the influence of heroin, he or she may have constricted pupils, droopy eyelids, depression, apathy, decreased physical activity, and nausea. www.stopdrugs.org /heroin.html   (377 words)

Heroin Drug Addiction - Heroin Rehab and Drug Treatment Programs Heroin is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seedpod of the Asian poppy plant. It is typically sold as a white or brownish powder or as the fl sticky substance known on the streets as "fl tar heroin." Although less diluted heroin is becoming more common, most street heroin is "cut" with other drugs or with substances such as sugar, starch, powdered milk, or quinine. www.drug-addiction.com /heroin.htm   (1916 words)

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