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Opiates |
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Opiates are derived or synthesized from opium. The main uses of opiates are to help relieve pain.
It is important to note that using ANY prescriptions without a valid prescription is ILLEGAL as well as dangerous.
Please click on one of the following options to learn more about the types of opiates that tend to be abused.
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Prescription Opiates |
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Prescription opiates actually covers quite a few different types, including morphine, codeine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone, and oxymorphone. This means it can come in any shape, size, or color in pill form.
- Common Brand Names/Street Names
OxyContin, Dilaudid, Lorcet, Lortab, Percocet, Percodan, Tylox, Vicodin, Oxycotton, Blue, Hillbilly heroin, Kicker, Miss Emma, School Boy, Mumorphan.
Opiates are prescribed to relieve the effects of moderate to severe pain due to illness or surgery.
Abuse of opiates can result in life-threatening respiratory depression, which is reduced breathing and can lead to death.
Pills, powder, glassine envelopes, caps or spoons, lethargy, weight loss, slow and shallow breathing.
Opiates can be detected in urine, hair, or saliva as codeine and morphine, the most commonly prescribed versions. Urine testing can detect opiates 1 to 3 days after use; hair testing can detect opiates up to 90 days after use; saliva testing can detect opiates 24 to 36 hours after use. Other derivatives of opiates can be detected in urine and saliva as hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone, ocymorphone, and 6-monoacetylmorphin with the same detection times as codeine and morphine.
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Heroin |
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Heroin is produced synthetically from morphine (a principle component of opium). In the United States, Heroin is generally sold as a powder that is white or off-white and a black solid that may be sticky or hard to the touch.
Big H, Capital H, China white, Chiva, Diesel, Dope, H, Horse, Junk, Smack, Train, White junk.
Heroin currently has no medicinal uses.
Originally created to be another pain medicine, Heroin was widely used from 1898-1914. Heroin became a controlled substance in 1914 under the Harrison Narcotic Act.
- Overdose- It is impossible for new or experienced users to know the purity of the heroin they are using. An overdose can cause slow and shallow breathing, convulsions, coma, and death.
- Mixing- Heroin sold on the street is often mixed with other substances such as sugar, starch, or quinine. However, it is also mixed with poisons such as strychnine, which can cause death.
- Addiction and Withdrawal- Heroin is a highly addictive drug and as users continue use, their bodies build up a tolerance, leading to larger doses. If a heroin addict who stops using can experience withdrawal symptoms, including heroin craving, restlessness, muscle and bone pain, and vomiting.
- Infection- Injecting heroin raises the risks of contracting HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. If the heroin injected is not completely dissolved, it can result in clogging the blood vessels that lead to the lungs, liver, kidneys, or the brain; which results in infection and death.
- Long-term effects- Collapsed veins, infection of the heart lining and valves, abscesses, cellulitis, and liver disease.
Glassine envelopes, needles and syringes, caps or spoons, tourniquets, needle marks on arms, lethargy, weight loss, hepatitis, slow and shallow breathing.
Heroin can be detected as morphine in urine, hair, and saliva. In urine, it can be detected up to 1 to 3 days after use; in hair, it can be detected up to 90 days after use; in saliva, it can be detected 24 to 36 hours after use.
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