FIXINGS OR WORKS

The junkie uses his "fixings" or "works" to inject the drugs.  The heroin is heated and dissolved in a spoon or bottle cap, called a "cooker."  A small piece of cotton is sometimes put into the solution in an attempt to strain out any dirt, but all this does is introduce cotton fibers into the blood stream.  The heroin is then drawn up into a syringe or eye dropper for injection.

These pictures show a number of sets of works recovered from various heroin overdose scenes.

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