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Exhibit 5. How is heroin referred to, and what types of heroin predominate, in the four regions of the country?

A map of the United States broken up into regions. In the West mostly Mexican black tar heroin is available and it is referred to as smack, dope, chiva, boy, black, stuff, horse, junk, skag, goat, bindle, down, girl, and dujra. In the Midwest heroin types varies and it is referred to as H, horse, hayron, dope, boy, smack, junk, stuff, blow, raw, cap, buttons, snotty, and getting snotty. In the South heroin types varies and other terms for it include H, big H, horse, dope, smack, and junk.

In the Northeast mostly Colombian white heroin is available and other terms for it include H, big H, horse, smack, dope, diesel, and manteca.



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