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Heroin Production. Most heroin originates from opium poppy farms in SW Asia (the Golden Crescent, primarily Afghanistan and Pakistan), SE Asia (the Golden Triangle, primarily in Myanmar), and Latin American (primarily Colombia).
Heroin is an opioid drug that is synthesized from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of the Asian opium poppy plant.Heroin usually appears as a white or brown powder or as a black sticky substance, known as âblack tar heroin.â.nother drug called naloxone is sometimes used as an emergency treatment to counteract the effects of heroin overdose. For more information, see NIDAâs handbook, Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment. Chronic use of heroin leads to physical dependence, a state in which the body has adapted to the presence of the drug.