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ADDICTION TO HEROIN DEFINITION OF HEROIN HEROIN AND ITS EFFECTS ROUTINES AND RITUALS HEALTH DISORDERS RESULTING FROM ADDICTION BY GEORGE QUILES COMPUTER LAB APRIL 1, 2011 DEFINITION OF HEROIN HEROIN AND ITS EFFECTS ROUTINES AND RITUALS HEALTH DISORDERS RESULTING FROM ADDICTION BY GEORGE QUILES COMPUTER LAB APRIL 1, 2011
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DEFINITION OF HEROIN : a strongly physiologically addictive narcotic C 21 H 23 NO 5 that is made by acetylation of but is more potent than morphine and that is prohibited for medical use in the United States but is used illicitly for its euphoric effects Webster Meridian Encyclopedic Dictionary : a strongly physiologically addictive narcotic C 21 H 23 NO 5 that is made by acetylation of but is more potent than morphine and that is prohibited for medical use in the United States but is used illicitly for its euphoric effects Webster Meridian Encyclopedic Dictionary
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HEROIN AND ITS EFFECTS CRAVINGS WITHDRWALS SYMPTOMS EUPHORIA
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RITUAL AND ROUTINE MORNING FIX TO WAKE UP AND FEEL NORMAL SIX TO EIGHT HOURS DURATION OF EFFECTS THEN NEEDS MORE HEROIN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY TO SUPPORT HABIT MORNING FIX TO WAKE UP AND FEEL NORMAL SIX TO EIGHT HOURS DURATION OF EFFECTS THEN NEEDS MORE HEROIN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY TO SUPPORT HABIT
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THE EUPHORIA OF HEROIN – IT IS A FEELING OF ELATEDNESS MAKES YOU FEEL DROWSY TRANCE LIKE STATE LOSE CONTACT WITH REALITY – IT IS A FEELING OF ELATEDNESS MAKES YOU FEEL DROWSY TRANCE LIKE STATE LOSE CONTACT WITH REALITY
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HEALTH CONSEQUENCES STDS HIV/AIDS HEP C DEPRESSION AND/OR PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS RISKY BEHAVOIRS STDS HIV/AIDS HEP C DEPRESSION AND/OR PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS RISKY BEHAVOIRS
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