6-MAM
Aliases: 6-am, 6-acetylmorphine
Summary
6-MAM is the primary active metabolite of heroin and is responsible for heroin's characteristic rapid rush and intense euphoria. It crosses the blood-brain barrier more efficiently than morphine and appears in brain tissue at higher concentrations than heroin itself. Rarely sold in pure form; most encounters arise from black-tar heroin or deliberate synthesis.
Dose Information
Light
Common
Strong
Heavy
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Comeup | Peak | Offset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insufflated | 1-5 min | 5-10 min | 10-45 min | 1-2 hrs |
Effect Profile
Scores (1–10) curated from multiple sources:
- Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
- Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)
Opioid
7.9
Intense
8/10
Strong euphoria and pain relief with moderate itching/nausea and sedation
Euphoria / Warmth
×3
10
physical euphoria
cognitive euphoria
euphoria
mood lift
Analgesia
×2
8
pain relief
analgesia
Sedation / Relaxation
×1
6
sedation
muscle relaxation
dream potentiation
Itching / Nausea
×1
7
nausea
constipation
dry mouth
Based on reports from:
Tolerance
Build-up
develops within days of regular use; analgesic tolerance faster than respiratory depression tolerance
Reset
7โ14 days for partial reset; full reset may take weeks โ tolerance loss greatly increases overdose risk
Cross-Tolerances
Effects
Positive
- Physical euphoria
- Pain relief
- Muscle relaxation
- Analgesia
Negative
- Respiratory depression
- Nausea
- Dry Mouth
- Sedation
- Itchiness
- Pupil constriction
Positive
- Cognitive euphoria
- Anxiety suppression
- Euphoria
- Mood lift
- Dream potentiation
- Cognitive Euphoria
Negative
- Thought deceleration
- Compulsive redosing
- Constipation
- Dizziness
Negative
- Appetite suppression
- Double vision
- Decreased libido
- Decreased Libido
- Appetite Suppression
- Orgasm suppression
- Cognitive dysphoria
- Dulled perception
- Internal hallucination
- Internal hallucinations
Combinations
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