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It is estimated that between 26.4 million and 36 million people abuse opioids worldwide, with an estimated 2.1 million people in the United States suffering from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers in 2012 and an estimated 467,000 addicted to heroin.

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It is estimated that between 26.4 million and 36 million people abuse opioids worldwide,[1] with an estimated 2.1 million people in the United States suffering from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers in 2012 and an estimated 467,000 addicted to heroin.

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There are many direct and indirect costs that add up to $21.9 billion. Most of the money caused by heroin use is lost due can be broken down into the following categories:

criminal justice and law enforcement costs

workplace productivity costs

healthcare expenses

social welfare

www.addictionblog.org

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Scientific research has established that pharmacological treatment of opioid addiction increases retention in treatment programs and decreases drug use, infectious disease transmission, and criminal activity.

www.drugabuse.gov

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Opioids can depress breathing by changing neurochemical activity in the brain stem, where automatic body functions such as breathing and heart rate are controlled.

Opioids can increase feelings of pleasure by altering activity in the limbic system, which controls emotions.

Opioids can block pain messages transmitted through the spinal cord from the body.

www.drugabuse.gov

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The user will get a dry mouth and his or her skin will flush. The user’s pupils will be constricted. He will feel heavy and dopey and may fade in and out of wakefulness. Heroin users may nod off suddenly. Breathing will be slowed, which is how an overdose kills. They also can experience itchiness, nausea and vomiting

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Impure heroin is usually dissolved, diluted, and injected into veins, muscles, or under the skin.

www.drugabuse.gov

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Dragon

Dope

Scag

Big H

White Lady

Tar

Brown Crystal

Chiba

Junk

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Heroin came from Egypt and eventually went to India and China

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It is an opium derivative and it can have severe mental/physical addiction that develops dependency.

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