Heroin

 

Street Names/Commercial:     Black Tar, Dope, Junk, Smack

Looks Like:
    White to dark brown powder or tar-like substance

How It’s Used/Abused:
    Injected, smoked, freebased or snorted

What Teens Have Heard:
    Full-on euphoria, but super risky

Dangerous Because:
    Chronic heroin users risk death by overdose

Arizona Teen Facts:
(Grades 8-12) 		     Heroin use continues to rise in 2010

Signs of Abuse:
    Track marks on arms, slowed and slurred speech, vomiting
Important to Know:
    Heroin overdose is a particular risk on the street where the purity of the drug cannot be 
    accurately known