Psychological - High. Method of Use Heroin can be swallowed or mixed with water and injected. When heroin is sold as a street drug it may be diluted with powdered glucose. Talc, flour, and other powders have been used also. Heroin can also be smoked.
Pros Provides excellent pain relief.
It has been the cause of death of many old rockers like Jimmy Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Sharing IV needles can lead to AIDS . Even after quitting heroin, some users remain methadone addicts.