Is Heroin an Opioid?

a person speaks with a doctor possibly asking is heroin an opioid

Not long ago, many people would have told you that heroin was the most dangerous substance available and the one most likely to result in drug abuse, addiction, overdose, and death. Heroin is an opiate synthesized from morphine which comes from the seeds of poppy plants. Poppy plants are the source of naturally occurring opium, […]