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Heroin, produced by the Australian Drug Foundation.

What is heroin?

Heroin is one of a group of drugs known as 'opiates' (sometimes called 'narcotic analgesics'). Other opiates include opium, morphine, codeine, pethidine and methadone .

Heroin and other opiates are 'depressant' drugs. Depressant drugs do not necessarily make you feel depressed. Rather, they slow down the activity of the central nervous system and messages going to and from the brain and the body. This includes physical, mental and emotional responses.

Alcohol, benzodiazepines and cannabis are also depressant drugs.

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