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heroin

[her-oh-in] / ˈhɛr oʊ ɪn /


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Janda's laboratory has previously developed vaccine candidates targeting both fentanyl and heroin.

From Science Daily Jun. 13, 2026

Fashion journalist and consultant Victoria Moss does not think we are facing "heroin chic" but instead connects the trend to the rise of weight loss injections.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2025

They would grow to dominate not just the lucrative production of heroin and crystal meth, but the mineral and gold mines dotted around the state, as well as the avocado and lime industries.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2023

As author and radio host Thom Hartmann sharply observed in a new essay, Fox News is like heroin to its public.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2023

The cops grouped the boys together, lined them up against a fence, and demanded to know which of them had jettisoned the bag, which later turned out to be filled with quinine, not heroin.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride




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