Morphine, OxyContin, Codeine, & Heroin

Narcotics are specific drugs that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain.

These drugs relieve pain by blocking pain messengers in the brain.

Heroin is a naturally occurring substance that is extracted from the seedpod of the opium poppy.

Big H, Capital H, H, Hell Dust, Poppy, Smack.

Taken in orally (mouth), snorted, by needle injection or by smoking.

Narcotics can cause addiction (especially heroin) needing higher doses and more often.

Pharmacists are required to keep records of all sales of these drugs (morphine & codeine)

Slows heart rate Slows breathing Euphoria Drowsiness

Convulsions Coma. Death HIV

Pain Reliever