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Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants. Milky, sap-like opium is first removed from the pod of the poppy flower. This opium is refined to make morphine, then further refined into different forms of heroin. Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction. âHeroin cut me off from the rest of the world. My parents kicked me out.
Image by Flickr.com, courtesy of psyberartist. Narcotic pain medications are derived from opiates, compounds that come from the naturally occurring Opium poppy plant. There are dozens of synthetic and natural versions of these opiate-based (narcotic) pain relievers, all carrying various levels of strength. Whereas fentanyl is considered the strongest, morphine seems to be the basis by which all drugs of this class are compared.