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PSA courtesy of Nassau County, NY District Attorney Kathleen M. Rice, brought to you by Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway and the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy

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Much easier to obtain

Cheaper to buy compared to other drugs

Cross over effect between drugs

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Used to reverse effects of an overdose

Blocks effects of Heroin

Administered through a shot or nasal spray

There is now a rescue kit that can be provided to those who may need to use it on a family member or friend

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Dope

Big H

Dragon (chasing the dragon)

Smack

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Liver/Kidney disease

Lung complications

Collapsed veins

Abscesses

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Clouded function of your brain

Dry mouth

Flushing of skin

Alternating between conscious and semi-conscious states

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Inject into arm

Snort

Smoke

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Between 2010 and 2015, the deaths caused by heroin has increased by 328%

More than 669,000 Americans have used Heroin as of 2012

The number of new users has reached a new increase in 60% of new users in the past decade (90,000-150,000 new users each year)

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http://www.narconon.org/drug-information/heroin-history.html

http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/heroin.html

"Heroin, Fentanyl & Other Opioids: From Understanding to Action." Partnership for Drug-Free Kids - Where Families Find Answers. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 May 2017.

Abuse, National Institute on Drug. "Heroin." NIDA. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 May 2017.

http://www.narconon.org/drug-abuse/heroin/nicknames.html

"Heroin (Smack, Junk) Facts." Easy to Read Drug Facts. N.p., 18 Jan. 2017. Web. 09 May 2017.

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/drug-overdose-naloxone#1

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2014/01/14/why-is-heroin-abuse-rising-while-other-drug-abuse-is-falling/#52ea97de3ee8

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Brought over in the mid to late 1800s by the Chinese

The purpose of Heroin was to solve the opium/ morphine addiction problem

Made from the seed pod of the Asian opium poppy plant