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Morphine, OxyContin, Codeine, & Heroin.  Narcotics are specific drugs that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain.  These.

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1 Morphine, OxyContin, Codeine, & Heroin

2  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.

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

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

5  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)

6  Slows heart rate  Slows breathing  Euphoria  Drowsiness

7  Convulsions  Coma.  Death  HIV

8  Pain Reliever


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