Smack - H - Kit - Skag - Shit - Gear - Brown - Horse - Jack.....
Heroin is a brownish coloured powder but can be white prior to being mixed. Heroin can be smoked (chasing the dragon) or injected. Heroin is not swallowed because when it mixes with stomach acids it reverts back to diamorphine, therefore ingestion can be fatal. Injection produces more intense effects.
Heroin is a powerful depressant drug and acts like a strong sedative. It produces feelings of deep relaxation, euphoria. Users feel warm, drowsy, relaxed, detached and free from all worries and fears.
Paper/tinfoil
wraps, burned teaspoons, numerous lighters, lots of tinfoil (burned), syringes,
tourniquets (laces, ties, belts, charity bands), Jif lemon juice, distinctive
smell (chemical, sickly, sweet, musty). Pinpointed pupils, very drowsy,
disoriented and uncoordinated, slurred speech, drastic weight loss, waxy poor
colouring, goose bumps.
Withdrawal symptoms (if the drug is stopped) include; runny nose, sweats, chills, cramps (flu like symptoms).
Physical dependency. Accidental overdose can cause coma, damage to blood vessels from injecting (infection). Sharing equipment puts users at risk of Hepatitis or HIV/Aids.
Heroin is a Class A drug
Possession carries the penalty of up to 7 years in prison and/or an unlimited fine
Supply carries a penalty of up to life in prison and/or an unlimited fine
