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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Addiction to heroin.
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Cindy's heroism, or heroinism is beyond question. by gramps (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 107 comments) on Monday, Nov 28, 2005 at 9: 33: 57 PM
What makes a hero? 2005
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It sounded well, and I had a passion for heroinism, on never so small a scale.
Marion Harland's autobiography : the story of a long life, 1910
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