# how to tell if rock heroin is real?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-rock-heroin-is-real/725816>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 21, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-rock-heroin-is-real/725816 "2015-07-21T20:39:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![poatboat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@poatboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poatboat)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-rock-heroin-is-real/725816/1 "2015-07-21T20:39:01Z")

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Im about to buy some heroin in rock form. How do i know if its real does it have a certain scent and taste?

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**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-rock-heroin-is-real/725816/2 "2015-07-21T20:41:41Z")

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Take it down to your local police department, they’d be happy to tell you what’s real. Then DAs office would be more than pleased to show you.

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**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-rock-heroin-is-real/725816/3 "2015-07-21T20:46:25Z")

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At least he spelled ‘heroin’ right.

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**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-rock-heroin-is-real/725816/4 "2015-07-21T20:48:16Z")

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Maybe he thought this was appropriate because the name of this board includes the word “Dope”?

Reported

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**Author:** ![quimper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7c8e57/32.png) [@quimper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quimper)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-rock-heroin-is-real/725816/5 "2015-07-21T20:52:38Z")

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> [@watchwolf49](#):
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> Take it down to your local police department, they’d be happy to tell you what’s real. Then DAs office would be more than pleased to show you.

I know you and the OP are probably joking but the narcotics amnesty program and other ones like it in New England have been fairly successful: [Gloucester Police: 17 People Have So Far Sought Opioid Addiction Treatment In New Program | WBUR News](http://www.wbur.org/2015/06/17/early-progress-gloucester-opioid-amnesty-program)

Here’s hoping that it helps stem the tide of pointless, stupid, and tragic overdoses

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-rock-heroin-is-real/725816/6 "2015-07-21T20:54:15Z")

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