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How to pronounce heroin in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms diacetylmorphine
Type of hard drug, opiate
Has types nose drops, scag, skag, smack, big h, thunder, hell dust

Examples of heroin

heroin
Police said they searched him and found cocaine, heroin, and prescription pills.
From the delawareonline.com
Heroin is derived from opium, the same compound synthesized in some painkillers.
From the newsweek.com
In a tearful confrontation, she admitted she was addicted to heroin and cocaine.
From the mirror.co.uk
Those who support the legalization of heroin while mocking addicts are marginal.
From the dailyherald.com
Heroin emerged in London and a few other large cities in the 1980s, then spread.
From the economist.com
The heroin totaled about 7 grams or one-quarter ounce, according to authorities.
From the dailyherald.com
The band were recording in Barbados in an effort to keep Ryder away from heroin.
From the guardian.co.uk
One in eight prisoners take a heroin overdose within two weeks of their release.
From the guardian.co.uk
He was shooting so much heroin that he needed to find another way to make money.
From the sacbee.com
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