Powder Heroin
Can Heroin Be Powder? A highly addictive and illegal drug, heroin is sold in three different forms: black tar heroin, brown powder heroin, and white powder heroin. Each kind of heroin contains slightly different ingredients, and all are likely to have various other substances added. These can add to the drug’s potency, in some cases making it even more dangerous. Heroin is usually a mixture of diacetylmorphine, the active ingredient that produces the drug effects, and a variety of filler ingredients. Some of these fillers are other opiates and share some of the psychoactive effects of heroin. Others are simply powders that share the appearance of the form of heroin they are cut with. And in some cases, the add-ins are toxins that can cause deadly side effects. Psychoactive Ingredients Diacetylmorphine, or diamorphine, is a highly potent painkiller that is synthesized from the latex sap of the seed pod of the opium poppy, known as opium. The opium poppy grows in many parts of the world, including Asia, Australia, some parts of Europe, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Mexico. This opiate is the main psychoactive ingredient in heroin, which produces the euphoric heroin high. It is also what gives heroin its addictive qualities and creates a…