# data[].attributes.body
I picked the drug heroin because it's in the opioid family. America is currently going through a major opioid addiction and abuse crisis. Many people are abusing opioids to get high, and due to the addictive nature of the opioids, users use until they break the addiction or they overdose.

# data[].attributes.body
What are ingredients used to make the drug? Heroin is consumed by either injection, smoking, snorting, or sniffing it. Heroin is created from morphine, a naturally occurring substance found within seed pods of opium poppy plants,

# data[].attributes.body
From a study done in 2018, 0.60% of the total 8th grade population have used heroin at least once. 0.40% of the total 10th grader population have used heroin at least once. 0.80% of the total 12th grader population have used heroin at least once. These statistics are based in the USA.

# data[].attributes.body
Opioids are highly addictive and heroin is no different. Users reported a major craving for heroin increasing each time they used. They reported withdrawal symptoms began as early as a few hours after using. Heroin leads to substance use disorder within users.

# data[].attributes.body
Can the use of the drug be fatal? Short term effects include but are not limited to: dry mouth, warming flushing of the skin, heavy feelings in the arms and legs, nausea and vomiting, severe itching, clouded mental functioning, going "on the nod" a back and forth state of being between consciousness, and semi-consciousness. Long term effects include but are not limited to: insomnia, collapsed veins for those who inject the drug, damaged tissue inside the nose of those who sniff or snort, infection of the heart lining and valves, abscesses, constipation and stomach cramps, liver and kidney diseases, lung complications including pneumonia, mental disorders such as depression and antisocial personality disorder, sexual dysfunction for men, and irregular menstrual cycles for women. The drug is very fatal as each use the user needs more to get high eventually leading to an overdose.

# data[].attributes.body
Yes heroin is a nasty drug that will negatively and permanently affect your life with prolonged use

# data[].attributes.body
1. Someone could go to a drug rehab center.

55 E Jackson Blvd Suite 1500, Chicago, IL‎

# data[].attributes.body
Opioid misuse is lame. Heroin is lame. Only losers use them.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
American Epidemic: The Nation's Struggle With Opioid Addiction

# data[].attributes.body
Heroin is an opioid drug made from morphine, a natural substance taken from the seed pod of various opium poppy plants.

Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.

People inject, sniff, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called speedballing.

Heroin enters the brain rapidly and binds to opioid receptors on cells located in many areas, especially those involved in feelings of pain and pleasure and in controlling heart rate, sleeping, and breathing.

People who use heroin report feeling a "rush" (or euphoria). Other common effects include dry mouth, heavy feelings in the arms and legs, and clouded mental functioning.

Long-term effects may include collapsed veins, infection of the heart lining and valves, abscesses, and lung complications.

Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.

A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away, though more than one dose may be needed.

Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include severe muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.

A range of treatments including medicines and behavioral therapies are effective in helping people stop heroin use. However, treatment plans should be individualized to meet the needs of the patient.