What does heroin physcally do to your body?

Answer 1

Short-Term Physical Side Effects Of Heroin

Heroin’s effects are felt almost immediately and last up to a few hours. The euphoric or pleasurable feelings it creates in the body are referred to as a high or rush.

During use, a person may experience the following short-term effects of heroin on the body:

dry mouth

itchiness

legs and arms feel heavy

pain relief

nausea and vomiting

warm, flushed skin

After the initial high, a person may feel drowsy for several hours. Critical life-support functions can also slow at this time due to its central nervous system depressant effects. This may cause a person’s heart and breathing to slow. In certain cases, slowed breathing may become so severe, that a coma, lasting brain damage, or death results.

Long-Term Effects Of Heroin On The Body

The more a person uses heroin, the greater the toll on their body.

When a person uses it chronically and/or over a long period of time they may develop:

 constipation

insomnia

a perforated septum from snorting

stomach cramps

Answer 2

The effects of heroin use are quite serious. There can be lasting health consequences - and even death - associated with heroin use. Heroin use can cause serious problems even the first time that it is used. And because of the culture surround heroin substance abuse, there are indirect problems and diseases that can occur because of heroin use.