heroin
noun
her·o·in
ˈher-ə-wən 
ˈhe-rə-
: a strongly physiologically addictive narcotic C21H23NO5 that is made by acetylation of but is more potent than morphine and that is prohibited for medical use in the U.S. but is used illicitly for its euphoric effects
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The law, also known as Victoria's Law, is named after Victoria Siegel, an 18-year-old girl who died of an accidental, lethal overdose of heroin and anti-depression medication in 2015.
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024
Yoko Ono reportedly told John Lennon how to take heroin, according to an excerpt from a new oral history book on The Beatles.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Grossman’s response to the heroin addiction of his client Janis Joplin was to take out a life-insurance policy on her.
—Andrew O’Hagan, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Those receiving prescription heroin — a far smaller population — can receive the drug either in injectable or tablet form.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 26 Mar. 2024
Back in the 1990s, 80% of all the heroin sold on the streets of New York originated from the triptych border straddling Myanmar, China, and Laos.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
Examples of opioids include prescription painkillers, heroin and fentanyl.
—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024
Counterfeiters have a higher recidivism rate than heroin addicts, and in 2006 he was arrested after getting into an argument with his son, Art Williams III, who had also begun counterfeiting.
—Jason Kersten, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024
There were also some declines seen in certain drugs, with lower rates reported for heroin, natural and semisynthetic opioids, and methadone.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
Landon Mion, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024
Yoko Ono reportedly told John Lennon how to take heroin, according to an excerpt from a new oral history book on The Beatles.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Grossman’s response to the heroin addiction of his client Janis Joplin was to take out a life-insurance policy on her.
—Andrew O’Hagan, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Those receiving prescription heroin — a far smaller population — can receive the drug either in injectable or tablet form.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 26 Mar. 2024
Back in the 1990s, 80% of all the heroin sold on the streets of New York originated from the triptych border straddling Myanmar, China, and Laos.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
Examples of opioids include prescription painkillers, heroin and fentanyl.
—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024
Counterfeiters have a higher recidivism rate than heroin addicts, and in 2006 he was arrested after getting into an argument with his son, Art Williams III, who had also begun counterfeiting.
—Jason Kersten, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024
There were also some declines seen in certain drugs, with lower rates reported for heroin, natural and semisynthetic opioids, and methadone.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
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heroin
noun
her·o·in
ˈher-ə-wən
: a strongly addictive drug made from the opium poppy and stronger than morphine
Medical Definition
heroin
noun
her·o·in
ˈher-ə-wən
: a strongly physiologically addictive narcotic C21H23NO5 that is made by acetylation of but is more potent than morphine and that is prohibited for medical use in the United States but is used illicitly for its euphoric effects
called also acetomorphine, diacetylmorphine, diamorphine
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