what is heroin made of
As heroin is made from opium which is made from the actual opium poppy, heroin is known as a semi-synthetic opiate. Synthetic heroin is not really heroin at all; synthetic heroin is actually one of several synthetic opiates. Synthetic opiates are called such because they are completely man-made and contain no opium.pium and morphine, from which heroin is made, come from a variety of sources: 1  Afghanistan-leading illegal opium and heroin exporter producing up to 82% of the world's supply. 2  Pakistan, Southeast Asia, South America-other illegal sources.