Heroin is: "h a drug that comes from the opium poppy "h one of a group of very strong pain-killing drugs called narcotic analgesics or opioids Heroin is also called 'smack' ,'skag', 'hammer', 'h', 'horse' Heroin is in the class of drugs called 'depressants', because it slows down the brain and the central nervous system. Reasons for experimenting "h Creates a sense of euphoria and well-being "h Can make a problem disappear for a short …showed first 75 words of 302 total…

…showed last 75 words of 302 total…all (women) "h find it difficult to get pregnant (women) "h find it difficult to get an erection (men) "h get pneumonia - a serious lung disease "h have other heart and lung problems "h get tetanus - a disease caused by infection through the places on your body where you inject "h get hepatitis B, C or HIV (the virus that causes AIDS). This can happen even if you share injecting equipment just once.