Generally speaking, when we reffer to narcotics, we have in mind any illegal drug, starting from cocaine until prescription pills used illegally. But “narcotics” actually refer to a specific class of drug. The term narcotics refers to drugs that are derived from opium, the so called “opiates”, like heroin, morphine, and other drugs common to [...]

Synthesized from morphine, heroin is an illegal drug and a medical pain-killer. Discovered in 1874 by C. R. Alder Wright, a derivative of the opium, heroin is a dangerous substance with high addictive potential. There is a huge traffic of heroin, Afghanistan producing 87% of the world’s heroin.
On the street is known as “H”, “smack”, [...]

Morphine is considered as one of the most important ingredients of opium and a prototypical Opioid. It acts directly on the principal nerve system that relieves the pain. It is a very powerful drug and effective one that works as an efficient painkiller. However, people often use it the way it should not be; they [...]