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Foreign sources of opium are responsible for the entire supply of heroin consumed in the U.S. While an undetermined amount of the opium is consumed in the producing regions, a significant amount of the drug is converted to heroin and sent to Europe, Russia, Central Asia, China, and North America.
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/ondcp/global-heroin-market

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16, June, et al. “Michigan's Heroin Epidemic " WDET 101.9FM.” WDET 101.9FM " Detroit's NPR Station, 16 June 2015, https://wdet.org/2015/06/16/michigans-heroin-epidemic/.

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Every day somewhere across Michigan at least one person overdoses on heroin.  The number of non-fatal hospitalizations due to overdoses associated with heroin. Michigan has a heroin epidemic. https://wdet.org/2015/06/16/michigans-heroin-epidemic/https://wdet.org/2015/06/16/michigans-heroin-epidemic/

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There are many behavioral treatments available for heroin addiction that have been found effective by NIDA research. Medications which have been approved for the treatment of heroin addiction work through the same opioid receptors in the brain that heroin works on, but are safer.

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Heroin is very addictive. People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects. Heroin addiction rose 286% from 2002 to 2019.

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This statistic shows the number of individuals consuming heroin during the past year in the United States in 2020, by age. As of that year, around 840 thousand individuals aged 26 years and older consumed heroin in the past year.

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Learn about Heroin - Heretohelp.bc.ca. https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/learn-about-herion.pdf.

Elflein, John. “Heroin Consumers U.S. Number by Age 2020.” Statista, 4 Nov. 2021,
https://www.statista.com/statistics/476218/number-of-individuals-consuming-heroin-by-age-us/.

“Today's Heroin Epidemic Infographics.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 7 July 2015, https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/heroin/infographic.html.
T, Buddy. “3 Paths of Treatment for Heroin Addiction.” Verywell Mind, Verywell Mind, 24 Apr. 2021, https://www.verywellmind.com/what-are-the-treatments-for-heroin-addiction-63231.

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Heroin slows down activity in a person’s brain and central nervous system. It also creates an extremely pleasurable, relaxing sensation. Continuous use of heroin will lead to
physical and psychological dependence.
When a physically dependent person stops
using heroin, withdrawal symptoms begin a
few hours later. The symptoms include:
• hot and cold sweats
• stomach cramps
• muscular spasms
• diarrhea
• irritability
• anxiety

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Heroin is made from morphine. It is extracted from the seed pod of the Asian poppy plant.