Heroin is converted to morphine, which easily binds to brain opioid receptors. The effects experienced include a warm skin flushing, which is usually accompanied by a rush. Consumers are typically drowsy for several hours and experience blurred mental function. Slow breathing, which is a result of heroin use, can lead to coma and irreversible damage to the brain.

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