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Definition of Heroin

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

Definition of Heroin

1. Noun. A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Heroin

1. an addictive narcotic [n -S]

Medical Definition of Heroin

1. Semisynthetic drug derived from morphine. Discovered in 1874, it was introduced commercially in 1898 by the bayer company in germany. The name heroin was coined from the german heroisch meaning heroic, strong. Heroin is stronger (more potent) than morphine. (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Heroin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Prevention Primer: An Encyclopedia of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Use of heroin causes physical and psychological problems such as shallow ... heroin exerts its primary addictive effect by activating many regions of the ..."

2. Maintaining Budgetary Discipline: Spending and Revenue Options edited by Sherry Snyder (1999)
"heroin Use About 2.4 million (1.1%) of the 214 million persons represented in the 1996 NHSDA reported heroin use in their lifetimes, while 455000 persons ..."

3. The Laryngoscope by American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society (1902)
"The inquiries frequently made of me as to, the local action of heroin hydrochloride in the larynx since my first report (Die Heil- kunde, May, 1901), ..."

4. The Burmese Connection: Illegal Drugs and the Making of the Golden Triangle by Ronald D. Renard (1996)
"1 heroin. Following the neutralization of this mixture with sodium ... 2 heroin) precipitates. This is then purified to produce heroin hydrochloride (No. ..."

5. Manual of therapeutics by Parke, Davis & Company, Davis & Company Parke (1909)
"heroin hydrochloride, 1-0 gr. (TT 959). Terpin hydrate and heroin (CCT 215) ; dose, 1 to ?,. ... Terpin hydrate and heroin, R 2 (CCT 389) ; dose, 1 to 2. ..."

6. Practice of Medicine by Frederick Tice (1921)
"The action of opium does not differ from that of morphin and heroin ... The morphin habitue is far less common than the heroin addict in New York City. ..."

7. The Drug Connection in U. S.-Mexican Relations edited by Guadalupe Gonzalez, Marta Tienda (1996)
"lessened in the late 1970s, DAWN mortality data provided an early indication that a worsening heroin problem was developing in Washington, ..."

8. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"These have been found to contain opium, morphine, heroin, codeine, ... Remedies for coughs and colds contain chloroform, heroin, morphine, codeine, ..."

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