Definition of Synthetic heroin

1. Noun. Synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Synthetic Heroin

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synthetase
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synthetic fiber
synthetic heroin (current term)
synthetic lethality
synthetic paper
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Literary usage of Synthetic heroin

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

1. America's Habit: Drug Abuse, Drug Trafficking, and Organized Crime ...by Manuel Gonzales, Kevin McEnery, Thomas Sheehan, Susan Mellody by Manuel Gonzales, Kevin McEnery, Thomas Sheehan, Susan Mellody (1998)
"Sold on the streets as synthetic heroin, or "China White," it was placed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act in September 1981, ..."

2. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1995 by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... New Zealand is able to produce most of the illegal drugs consumed within the country. synthetic heroin known as ..."

3. America's Habit: Drug Abuse, Drug Trafficking, and Organized Crime ...by Manuel Gonzales, Kevin McEnery, Thomas Sheehan, Susan Mellody by Manuel Gonzales, Kevin McEnery, Thomas Sheehan, Susan Mellody (1998)
"Sold on the streets as synthetic heroin, or "China White," it was placed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act in September 1981, ..."

4. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 1995 by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... New Zealand is able to produce most of the illegal drugs consumed within the country. synthetic heroin known as ..."

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