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drugabuse.gov

drugs.com

drugfreeworld.org

addictionresource.com

rehabs.com

americanaddictioncenters.org

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Difficulty breathing
Disorientation
Coma

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Not acceptable for medical use

Dangerous chemicals in street heroin causes blood clots

Shared needles increase risk for HIV

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About 9.2 million people worldwide use Heroin

Afghanistan supplied about 93% of opium supply in 2007

10,000 people died in 2014 due to Heroin abuse

Daily, there is about 201 visits in emergency department

Street Heroin is 3-99% pure

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It costs the nation $21.9 billion yearly
The daily cost of Heroin use is $150

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1. Naloxene- can be used to treat Heroin overdose; can reverse effects of drug, should only be used in emergencies
2. Cognitive-Behavioral therapy: hands-on treatment to problem solve, changes a person's behavioral pattern

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Lung Complications
Liver disease
Abscesses
Heart lining infected

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State of consciousness (back and forth)
Dry mouth
Mental function clouded
Drowsiness
Vomiting

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Immediately goes to receptor cells in the brain (pleasure and pain)

Over a period of time, your body will develop a physical dependence on the drug

Withdrawal from social activities

Euphoria (worries removed by warm feeling)

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Injected (most common way)
Vaporized
Snorted
Can be mixed with cocaine

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Snow
H
China White
Beast
Dope
Horse
Junk
Smack

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In 1899, a German company named "Bayer" first manufactured Heroin, and it was said to treat Tuberculosis.

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Heroin is a drug made from Morphine (natural substance taken from opium poppy plant).  It is illegal and highly addictive.