Heroin
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
a morphine derivative diacetyl morphine used to relieve severe pain and as a sedative It is highly addictive and its use is strictly controlled in the US by federal law It is a popular strong narcotic drug of abuse in part because it is more soluble than morphine It is sometimes included as one of the components of Bromptons mixture used to control pain in terminallly ill patients
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