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Characteristics of the most common drugs:

OPIATES

drugs, having a sedative, "inhibitory" action. This group includes natural and synthetic morphine-like compounds.. All natural drugs of the opium group are obtained from the poppy.. Induce a state of euphoria, calmness, appeasement. Involved in metabolic processes, lead to fast (sometimes after one or two sessions) severe mental and physical dependence. Extremely destructive effect on the body. drug addiction, caused by opiates, very difficult to treat.

Heroin ("gerich", "white", "horse", "taste") the most commonly used opioid drug. Along with a very strong and pronounced narcotic effect, it has extremely high toxicity and the ability to quickly (after 2-3 appointments) form a physical addiction. Heroin is smoked, sniff and inject intravenously.

poppy straw ("straw", "hay")- crushed and dried parts of stems and poppy pods (poppy seeds do not contain narcotic active substances). The straw is used to make a solution of acetylated opium.

Acetylated opium - ready-to-use solution, derived from a series of chemical reactions. It has a dark brown color and a characteristic smell of vinegar..

raw opium ("hanka", "cake", "drunk") - specially processed juice of poppy plants, used as a raw material for the preparation of a solution of acetylated opium. Substance, plasticine-like. Color - white to brown. Sold in small pieces.

Methadone is a strong synthetic drug of the opium group.. Sold as a white powder or ready solution. Authorized in some countries as a substitution therapy for the treatment of opium addiction.

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