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heroin

[her-oh-in] / ˈhɛr oʊ ɪn /


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In the following years, she fought for controlled heroin programmes and against the death penalty and world hunger.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026

Police found no drug paraphernalia, no traces of heroin in room 112, and nothing among Charmain's belongings.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

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

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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