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   heroin

   /ˈhɛrəʊɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a highly addictive analgesic drug derived from morphine, often used illicitly as a narcotic producing euphoria.

   Word Origin late 19th century: from German Heroin, from Latin heros ‘hero’ (because of its effects on the user's self-esteem).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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