Thursday, November 26, 2009

Heroin {Quick facts}

Street Names:
Air blast
Ames
Amys
Aroma of man
Bolt
Boppers
Bullet
Bullet bolt
Buzz bomb
Discorama
Hardware
Heart-on
Hiagra in a bottle
Highball
Hippie crack
Huff
Laughing gas
Locker room
Medusa
Moon gas
Oz
Pearls
Poor man's pot
Poppers
Quicksilver
Rush Snappers
Satan's secret
Shoot the breeze
Snappers
Snotballs
Spray
Texas shoe shine
Thrust
Toilet water
Toncho
Whippets
Whiteout


Inhalants slow down the body's functions, starving the body and brain of oxygen and forcing the heart to beat irregularly and rapidly.

Short-term effects:
Slurred speech
Dizziness
Loss of coordination
Impaired judgment
Hallucinations
Aggressiveness
Apathy
Unconsciousness
Severe headaches
Rashes around the nose and mouth
Irregular and rapid heart beat
Heart failure and death


Long-term effects:
Muscle weakness
Disorientation
Loss of coordination
Irritability
Depression
Memory loss, diminished intelligence
Hearing loss
Bone marrow damage
Serious and sometimes irreversible damage to the heart, liver, Kidneys, lungs and brain