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HEROIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("heroin" is a kind of...):
hard drug (a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction)
opiate (a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heroin"):
big H; hell dust; nose drops; scag; skag; smack; thunder (street names for heroin)
Context examples:
If dependent users stop heroin, they have withdrawal symptoms.
(Heroin, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Major health problems from heroin include miscarriages, heart infections, and death from overdose.
(Heroin, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Regular use of heroin can lead to tolerance.
(Heroin, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Heroin can also be smoked or snorted up the nose.
(Heroin, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
All of these ways of taking heroin send it to the brain very quickly.
(Heroin, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Heroin is a white or brown powder or a black, sticky goo.
(Heroin, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
