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Heroin (Depressant)

Class A drug

Other names: Smack, junk, skag, brown, H, gear, K

Description: White when pure, grey or brown when bought on the street.

How is it used?: Injected, sniffed or smoked on tin foil.

How long does it last?: Injecting gives an immediate ‘rush’. Effects can last up to 5-7 hours.

Effects?: Warmth and drowsy contentment, nausea, reduced sensitivity to physical and emotional pain, unconsciousness, death (overdose).

Long term problems?: Tolerance and physical dependency leading to addiction and severe withdrawal symptoms.