What are the effects of Heroin?

Question

I'm making a music video for my media class over heroin and the effects, and I'm not sure what ALL of those effects are. A little help?

Answer 1

Sleepy, euphoria, like being wrapped in a big warm blanket and being carried by your daddy....
Which is why it is so tempting, and so easy to fall into dependence.

Answer 2

Heroin is a μ-opioid (mu-opioid) agonist. It acts on endogenous μ-opioid receptors that are spread in discrete packets throughout the brain, spinal cord and gut in almost all mammals. Heroin, along with other opioids, are agonists to four endogenous neurotransmitters. They are β-endorphin, dynorphin, leu-enkephalin, and met-enkephalin. The body responds to heroin in the brain by reducing (and sometimes stopping) production of the endogenous opioids when heroin is present. Endorphins are regularly released in the brain and nerves and attenuate pain. Their other functions are still obscure, but are probably related to the effects produced by heroin besides analgesia (antitussin, anti-diarrheal). The reduced endorphin production in heroin users creates a dependence on the heroin, and the cessation of heroin results in extremely uncomfortable symptoms including pain (even in the absence of physical trauma). This set of symptoms is called withdrawal syndrome. It has an onset 6 to 8 hours after the last dose of heroin.

Answer 3

you just chill out. if you've ever taken a pain killer priscribed by a doctor, that's what it feels like except a lot stronger! highly addictive and can cause physical withdrawls if you use it a lot and then try to stop.