What is Heroin? How Heroin Works On You

Credit: The Edge Treatment Center

Fewer drugs have had a longer impact on society than heroin. Made from morphine, heroin has been one of the strongest and deadliest drugs since it was introduced. Add in the ever-present risk of fentanyl (often used to cut heroin) and you have a form of substance abuse that can end in disaster.

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