our guide

the basics what it is, street price, what it looks like, injecting vs smoking

effects how it feels, physical side effects, how long it lasts, after effects

dangers overdose, use of needles, adulterants, addiction, long term health effects

overdose how does overdose happen, purity, lessening the risks

addiction & tolerance how addictive is it, bizarre tolerance effects

mixing with other drugs known risks when combining with alcohol, amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy (MDMA), LSD, magic mushrooms, and tobacco

drugtests detection times

legality in the UK and US

frequently asked questions questions posed by visitors to the site
» Will I become addicted after one dose?
» What's the difference between brown and white heroin?
» Is heroin stronger than it used to be?

related site links

» the gallery: opium ball
» the gallery: opium poppy
» the gallery: heroin powder
» the gallery: heroin powder 2
» articles: the big hurt: your bowels on heroin
» articles: heroin is harmless
» articles: the history of heroin
» articles: opium dreams
» articles: famous users: heroin

recommended offsite links

» heroin@erowid.org massive resource
» make heroin legal compelling argument for legalisation by Nick Davies


related news stories

» Interview with Alexanda Shulgin (New York Times, 1995)
» Ecstasy In The UK (The Face, 2001)