Heroin
Heroin has the chemical formula
and has the chemical name (IUPAC), <span>(5α,6α)-7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methylmorphinan-3,6-diol diacetate.
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Heroin is also <span>known as </span>diamorphine. It can be produced from morphine reacting with a powerful acetic anhydride, or it can be obtained naturally from seed pods of certain opium poppy plants. Heroin is commonly used as a recreational drug as it induces euphoric effects. Medically, it can be used to relieve pain or used in an opioid replacement therapy.
Heroin has the chemical formula
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Heroin is also <span>known as </span>diamorphine. It can be produced from morphine reacting with a powerful acetic anhydride, or it can be obtained naturally from seed pods of certain opium poppy plants. Heroin is commonly used as a recreational drug as it induces euphoric effects. Medically, it can be used to relieve pain or used in an opioid replacement therapy.