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  2. a woman who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great: She is remembered as a heroine of the French Resistance. The nursery nurse who protected the children was hailed a heroine. the main female character in a book or film, who is usually good: the heroine of her latest novel.

    • What Is Heroin?
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    Heroin (diamorphine) is one of a group of drugs called ‘opiates’. These drugs are derived from opium, the dried milk of the opium poppy. Opium contains morphine and codeine, both effective painkillers. Heroin is a semi-synthetic derivative made from morphine and in its pure form is a white powder. Today street heroin usually comes as an off white o...

    Heroin can be smoked on foil (‘chasing the dragon’), divided into lines and snorted or prepared for injection. In order to be injected it is usually dissolved in a heated solution of citric acid (vitamin C). Medical opioids may be used by heroin users who cannot get hold of heroin. Methadone is usually prescribed as a drinkable syrup.

    According to DrugScope’s street drug trends survey of 2016, the cost of a 0.1g bag of heroin was £10. Prevalence of heroin use has fallen considerably in the UK and Europe. According to a gov.uk reportpublished in 2019 only 0.1% of adults aged 16-59 in England and Wales had used heroin in the last year. The figure was smaller still for 16-24 year o...

    In the European Drug Report 2023it’s suggested that heroin use in Europe remained stable in 2021 compared with previous years. It is estimated that around 1 million people in Europe (0.33%) used opioids in 2021. An estimated 60 million people used opioids in 2022, representing 1.2% of the global adult population according to the World Drug Report 2...

    Heroin and other opiates are sedative drugs that depress the nervous system. They slow down body functioning and are strong painkillers. The effect is usually to give a feeling of warmth, relaxation and detachment with a lessening of anxiety. Effects start quickly and can last several hours but this varies with dose and how the drug is taken. “It i...

    There are several schools of thought on treatment for heroin dependency ranging from abstinence to maintenance. Substitute drugs Methadoneis the leading drug for substitute prescribing and can be used to maintain or detox. Buprenorphinecan also be prescribed by GPs as a substitute drug. This is marketed under the trade name Subutex and may be usefu...

    As mentioned above it is better not to use heroin with other depressant drugs. It is also better never to use drugs alone but to be with a person you trust. Needle exchange Injectingis the most dangerous way to take drugs but needle exchangescan help mitigate some of the problems such as blood borne diseases. The first needle exchange opened around...

    Heroin and other opiates are controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act making it illegal to possess them or to supply them to other people without a prescription. Heroin is treated as a Class A drug where the maximum penalties are 7 years imprisonment and a fine for possession and life imprisonment and a fine for supply. Morphine, opium, methadone, ...

    Opium production used to be highly concentrated in Afghanistan, which accounted for an estimated 83% of global opium production between 2015–2020 (World Drug Report from 2021). 2021 was the fifth year that Afghanistan’s production is at historic highs of more than 6,000 tons, potentially yielding up to 320 tons of pure heroin (Drug Situation in Afg...

    The earliest reference to use of opium is amongst Sumerian people in the Middle East 6,000 years ago. It was used as a medicine and recreational drug amongst the Ancient Greeks and by the 7th or 8th century AD commonly used in Chinese medicine. Use in China became widespread and caused great concern to the Emperor and authorities. Most Chinese opiu...

  3. What does the noun heroine mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun heroine . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  4. A heroine is a woman who has done something brave, new, or good, and who is therefore greatly admired by a lot of people.

  5. Definition of heroine noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. A heroine is a real-life or fictional woman who has lots of courage and fights on the side of good, maybe by rescuing a kitten from a tree, slaying an evil dragon, or helping you with your science fair project.

  7. Definitions of 'heroine'. 1. The heroine of a book, play, film, or story is the main female character, who usually has good qualities. [...] 2. A heroine is a woman who has done something brave, new, or good, and who is therefore greatly admired by a lot of people. [...]

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