heroin addiction
1Heroin addiction — Physical addiction to heroin, often with concurrent use of other opiates when heroin itself is not available. Treatment is by withdrawal, either gradual or sudden. Medication may be used to ease the physical effects of withdrawal, which include… …
2heroin addiction — noun an addiction to heroin • Hypernyms: ↑drug addiction, ↑white plague …
3Heroin — Not to be confused with heroine. For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). Heroin …
4heroin — /her oh in/, n. Pharm. a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C21H23NO5, derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger… …
5Heroin — A narcotic derived and refined from the latex of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Its various grades, usually injected into the bloodstream with a needle, are much stronger and more addictive than opium, which is usually smoked. Not only… …
6Heroin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Diacetylmorphin Andere Nam …
7addiction — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ alcohol, cocaine, drug, etc. VERB + ADDICTION ▪ become, turn into ▪ A habit can easily become an addiction …
8addiction — noun 1) his heroin addiction Syn: dependency, dependence, habit, problem 2) a slavish addiction to fashion Syn: devotion to, dedication to, obsession with, infatuation with, passion for, love of, ma …
9heroin — noun A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. The reason why Jon Kate Plus 8 is such a hot topic is because it might all be a sham. It’s been claimed that Jon …
10heroin chic — /ˈhɛrəwən ʃik/ (say heruhwuhn sheek) noun a fashion style in which models have an unhealthy and emaciated appearance, as if by result of heroin addiction …
