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Heroin and What You Should Know About It.

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Heroin and What You Should Know About It.

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- Also known as Diacetylmorphine
- As the name suggests, heroin is an opioid made from morphine
- Quick refresher on Opioids: Drugs that are derived from the seeds of the poppy plant
- Street Names: Snow, Dope, China White

"Heroin." UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances, edited by Barbara C. Bigelow, vol. 3, UXL, 2006, pp. 399-420. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3448100060/GVRL?u=lom_inac&sid=GVRL&xid=11a0632b. Accessed 23 May 2019.

Pictured Below is the Poppy Plant:

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- When taken into the body, most users describe a feeling of euphoria
- The "pleasure centers" in the brain all work at once
- This results in immediate release from any kind of pain or anxiety
- The high is lucid and dreamy, often preventing users from moving

"Heroin." UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances, edited by Barbara C. Bigelow, vol. 3, UXL, 2006, pp. 399-420. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3448100060/GVRL?u=lom_inac&sid=GVRL&xid=11a0632b. Accessed 23 May 2019.

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- White Powder Heroin
+ Has the appearance of refined white powder
+ The most refined form, but contains other agents as well
+ Powdery substance easy to mix with water, mostly being injected
- Black Tar Heroin
+ The texture ranges from that of sticky saccharine to hard like a rock
+ Color ranges from dark red, to brown, to black
+ Since the consistency is thicker, users have to dilute the drug
+ They then smoke it or inject it
+ Snorting, on the other hand, would require the heroin to be ground
+ DANGERS: Can cause serious skin infections
- Brown Powder
+ Not as refined as white powder heroin, but more so than black tar
+ Not as expensive as white powder heroin
+ Creation: Black tar heroin is crushed and mixed with other agents
+ Not meant to be injected, but rather smoked or snorted
+ Looks like a fine, brown powder
- Other Types of Heroin
+ Usually consist of heroin accompanied by some other type of drug
+ Cocaine, specifically, is popular in the mix

“Types of Heroin.” Drug Rehab, www.drugrehab.com/addiction/drugs/heroin/types/.

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- The drug use to be a popular pain medication in Britain and the United States during the early 1900s
- Heroin was a drug that was used to relieve soldiers due to battle wounds and amputations
- The man who created heroin, died as a heroin addict
- Heroin was once approved of use by the American Medical Association as a substitute for morphine
- The Harrison Narcotics Act was passed later on, making possession of heroin illegal

“Heroin History: 1900s.” Narconon International, www.narconon.org/drug-information/heroin-history-1900s.html.

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What's So Harmful About Heroin (Harmful Effects)?

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What's So Harmful About Heroin (Harmful Effects)?

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- The opiate causes breathing rates to slow down
- If too much is taken, an overdose may occur and the user's breathing will stop
- This results in a death from suffocation

"Heroin." UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances, edited by Barbara C. Bigelow, vol. 3, UXL, 2006, pp. 399-420. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3448100060/GVRL?u=lom_inac&sid=GVRL&xid=11a0632b. Accessed 23 May 2019.

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- While heroin use to be a powerful painkiller long ago, the drug is not legal
- Presence of the drug is not approved and is therefor illegal

"Heroin." UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances, edited by Barbara C. Bigelow, vol. 3, UXL, 2006, pp. 399-420. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3448100060/GVRL?u=lom_inac&sid=GVRL&xid=11a0632b. Accessed 23 May 2019.

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- Use of heroin alongside other drugs are often glamorized through television
- Teens are often lured in by peer pressure alongside media portrayal
- Just like any drug, trying Heroin once can get you hooked
- Being an opioid, the drug slows down breathing rates and causes a warm feeling
- This makes teens feel as though they have a temporary escape route from their problems

Moon, Eileen. "Teen Heroin Abuse Is a Serious Problem." Heroin, edited by Stuart A. Kallen, Greenhaven Press, 2001. At Issue. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010185203/OVIC?u=lom_inac&sid=OVIC&xid=908f1fd2. Accessed 23 May 2019.

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- 9.2 million people around the world are addicted to heroin
- The creator of heroin died from a heroin overdose
- The risk of using heroin also comes with getting dangerous infections such as HIV/AIDS
- The drug was first a pharmaceutical for treating tuberculosis
- More toxic agents are added to increase the supply of heroin
- Afghanistan was the biggest heroin supplier to the world as of 2007

“11 Facts About Heroin.” DoSomething.org, www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-heroin.