Heroin and opiates
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The risks:
- Heroin is very addictive;
- Many users may find their habit spirals out of control;
- Tolerance develops, which means the user needs more heroin to get the same effect;
- Many users who start out smoking heroin turn to injecting for a more intense hit;
- Sharing needles when injecting heroin leaves users at risk of dangerous infections;
- It can be very difficult and painful to give up heroin.
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