heroin
noun[U]
uk/ˈher.əʊ.ɪn/us/ˈher.oʊ.ɪn/apowerfulillegaldrug:
海洛因Heroin isobtainedfrommorphineand isextremelyaddictive.海洛因是从吗啡中提取出来的，极容易使人上瘾。
a heroinaddict吸食海洛因成瘾者
Shediedfrom a heroinoverdose.她死于过量吸食海洛因。
- 23peoplewerearrestedandlargequantitiesof heroin wereseizedin adawnraid.
- Thegirlsweredupedbydrugsmugglersintocarryingheroin for them.
- He wasarrestedat theairportwith akiloof heroinsecretedin hisclothing.
- Customsofficersat Felixstowediscoveredheroin with astreetvalueof £6 million.
- By theageof 14 he wasaddictedto heroin.
Specific types of drug
- addictive
- alprazolam
- amnesiac
- amyl nitrite
- anaphrodisiac
- anti-AIDS
- anti-aphrodisiac
- aphrodisiac
- barbiturate
- caffeine
- designer drug
- gas and air
- GHB
- hallucinogen
- khat
- legal high
- LSD
- MDMA
- psychedelic
- smack