HEROIN

WHAT IS HEROIN?

• Highly addictive drug
• Used illicitly as a narcotic
• It is a "downer" drug

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

• White to dark brown in color
• Powder or tar-like substance

HOW CAN IT BE USED?

• Injected in the vein or muscle
• Smoked in a pipe
• Mixed in a marijauna joint
• Inhaled as smoke through a straw
• Snorted as a powder via the nose

SHORT-TERM AFFECTS

• Constricted pupils
• Droopy eyes
• Impaired night vision
• Vomiting
• Constipation

LONG-TERM AFFECTS

• Collapsed veins
• Infection of the heart lining
• Liver disease

WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS

• Drug craving
• Restlessness
• Muscle and bone pain
• Insomnia
• Cold flashes with goose bumps(cold turkey)

STREET NAMES

• Big H
• Blacktar
• Brown sugar
• Dope
• Horse

WHAT IS KROKODIL?

• Homemade drug
• New drug
• First used in 2003
• Like heroin, but 10 times cheaper

HOW IS KROKODIL USED?

• Injected
• Or take pills

AFFECTS FROM KROKODIL

• The drug eats away for inside out
• Rots the flesh
• Leaves bone and muscle exposed

WHY USE IT?

• Most people who use this already have a mental condition
• People think it will make them feel good
• You will feed bad if you don't use it, after starting the drug
• This is the same for both heroin and krokodil

SOURCES

• http://www.drugpolicy.org/drug-facts/heroin-facts
• http://www.timberlineknolls.com/drug-addiction/heroin/signs-effects
• http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20130930/krokodil-drug-fa...