Heroin Identification

Heroin Identification

The majority of heroin overdose deaths in New Mexico result from opioids like heroin. For individuals using illicit substances, it can be challenging to know what’s in the substances they’re taking. Even dealers who have experience can’t tell when heroin has been mixed with something else because it’s undetectable to human senses. If you suspected…

Signs of Heroin Addiction

Signs of Heroin Addiction

In 2020, overdose deaths in New Mexico reached an all-time high. Opioids such as heroin significantly contributed to this tragic loss of life. Heroin comes from morphine, which is found in the seed pod of opium poppy plants. These plants are commonly grown in Southeast and Southwest Asia, Columbia, and Mexico. Opioids such as heroin…

Heroin Overdose

Heroin Overdose

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, around 3,000 New Mexico citizens use heroin every year. Heroin is an opioid manufactured using morphine. Morphine is a naturally occurring substance found in the seeds of the poppy plant. It is possible to overdose on heroin when enough of the substance is taken to…

Black Tar Heroin

Black Tar Heroin

Notorious for its distinct name and unmistakable appearance, black tar heroin has been around for over 100 years, and has been a lingering problem in New Mexico for decades. Compared to its purer, powdered counterparts, the sticky and lumpy black tar heroin plays a unique part in the growing substance use epidemic. Often produced in…

Heroin Side Effects

Heroin Side Effects

If someone is showing signs of a heroin overdose, call 911 immediately. For more than a decade now, it seems like we have been unable to turn on the news or read the newspaper without seeing a story about how heroin is causing trouble in our communities. Unfortunately, for many of us, it doesn’t take…

Speedball: What You Need To Know About This Deadly Drug
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Speedball: What You Need To Know About This Deadly Drug

A speedball (or powerball) is a mixture of two illicit drugs: cocaine and heroin. Generally, speedballing consists of both of these substances being injecting directly into the bloodstream via needles, though they are sometimes snorted together. Individuals who speedball allege that they experience a longer-lasting, more intense high than what they experience when they take…

Heroin: Why It’s So Addictive and How You Can Help a Heroin Addict

Heroin: Why It’s So Addictive and How You Can Help a Heroin Addict

More than likely, you have read or heard stories about people getting addicted, but you may be curious as to why this particular drug is so addictive. Heroin is considered at the top of its “class”. In fact, it is considered among the most addictive of all available drugs. The name itself means “heroic, strong”…