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heroin

DEFINITIONS OF: heroin

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n a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush

Synonyms:
diacetylmorphine
Types:
big H, hell dust, nose drops, scag, skag, smack, thunder
street names for heroin
Type 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
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