what is heroin made from
Heroin is an opiate, stemming from the term opium, indicating heroin is made from the opium poppy. However, heroin is a semi-synthetic opiate as heroin is made not directly from the poppy, but from morphine.Morphine comes from the opium poppy directly.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.