Heroin is also referred to as: Smack, Thunder, Hell Dust, Big H, Nose Drops, Skag, Junk

Heroin in it's pure form is a bitter white powder. Most illegal heroin has a variety of color from white to dark brown. Heroin can be used by injecting, smoking, or snorting..

Heroin is derived from opium, most of the heroin is smuggled in through South America, Mexico, and Asia. It is a very dangerous drug.

Heroin is an expensive and very addictive drug. Most heroin users reach bottom fast, running out of money and suscumbing to addictive behaviors. Heroin can have devistaing physical, mental, and emotional effects on the user.

Heroin users seek a high. However heroin quickly builds up a tolerance within the body, requiring higher doses to achieve the desired high. This creates a physical and mental dependance or addiction to heroin, quickly. Heroin use also produces intense cravings and withdrawal symptoms, making it difficult for addicts to stop heroin abuse on thier own. Most individuals will require a detoxificaiton and drug rehabilitation treatment program to sucessfully end heroin addiction.

Heroin addicts are also prone to chronic relapse, since cravings can occur after treatment. This makes it all the more important for heroin users to obtain a drug rehab treatment program, since these programs help build recognition and defense mechanisms against future drug use tempataion.

Chronic use of heroin can cause heart and vein damage, liver disease, and depression of the central nervous system. It can also cause long term damage of mental and memory functions. User also put themselves at risk for other diseases such as HIV, and hepatitis B and C. Heroin overdose can lead to convulsions, coma's, and respiratory failure - leading to death. If you or someone you love are addicted to heroin, seek addiction treatment immediately, there are numerous heroin related deaths reported each year.