Chemical health project by https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd Heroin en-us 2018-02-09 19:29:04 UTC 2025-11-22 16:46:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Heroin addis_rahn905 https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230180035 2018-02-09 19:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230180035 How is the drug consumed? diana_yang178 https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230180846 Heroin is mixed with water and can be injected with a needle. It can also be sniffed, smoked, or snorted. ]]> 2018-02-09 19:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230180846 What is the percent of teens who use the drug? addis_rahn905 https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230181987 In their lifetime, the following percentages of teens have used Heroin: 70% of 8th graders, 40% of 10th graders, and 70% of 12th graders. ]]> 2018-02-09 19:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230181987 Is this drug addicting physically? psychologically?both? addis_rahn905 https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230182211 Heroin is both physically and psychologically addicting. ]]> 2018-02-09 19:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230182211 What are the short & long term effects of the drug on body & brain? Can it be fatal? addis_rahn905 https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230182362 As heroin enters the brain, it attaches to opioid receptors that affect areas which control perception of pain and pleasure, and can slow breathing. Death can occur from overdose. ]]> 2018-02-09 19:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230182362 Can this drug cause a lifestyle disease or other health complications? addis_rahn905 https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230182933 The use of heroin can have many negative effects on the body. Some more serious conditions that can occur include:
  • infection of the heart
  • liver and kidney disease
  • lung problems
]]> 2018-02-09 19:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230182933 Origin and Composition of Heroin diana_yang178 https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230182977 Heroin is a psychoactive (mind-altering) drug made from morphine and extracted from the resin of the seed pod of the opium poppy plant. It also falls into the category of opioids. ]]> 2018-02-09 19:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230182977 What are the withdrawal symptoms of this drug & where can one go for help or treatment? addis_rahn905 https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230183053 There are numerous amounts of symptoms that can come from using any kind of addictive drug. Withdrawal symptoms that come from using heroin include:
  • muscle and bone pain
  • cold flashes with chills
  • throwing up
  • diarrhea
  • trouble sleeping
  • restlessness
  • kicking movements
  • strong craving for the drug
Medicines are available to help with cravings for the drug.

]]> 2018-02-09 19:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230183053 Where can someone go for help to stop using the drug? addis_rahn905 https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230183400 If you or someone you know is using the drug and want to quit, the first step may be to reach out to a friend, family member, or trusted adult. Next would be to seek help or treatment at a doctors office, rehab center, or another kind of health services. Make sure you know what resources are local and available to you.]]> 2018-02-09 19:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230183400 Post 1 PSA or informational video about this drug (Must be school appropriate) addis_rahn905 https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230183524 2018-02-09 19:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230183524 Make a Top 10 List for this Drug (Facts people should know about it) addis_rahn905 https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230183655 1. slang terms include: Black tar, H, Horse, Junk, ska, and smack
2. Made from morphine, which is a mind altering substance
3. It can be a white or brown powder or black sticky substance called “black tar heroin”
4. Heorin is a pain-reliving drug
5. Heorin can be mixed with water and injected with a needle, sniffed, smoked or snorted
6. Many people mix it with alcohol which is extremely dangerous
7. 80% of Heorin users have abused pain reliving medicine
8. Heorin overdoses and deaths have dramatically increased over the past decade
9. Heorin is cheaper and easier to get than OxyContin and Vicodin
10. Only a small portion of people who misuse pain relievers switch to heorin]]> 2018-02-09 19:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230183655 If a pregnant woman abuses drugs, how does it affect the fetus? addis_rahn905 https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230183791 -The baby can be born early
-Have breathing and behavioral problems
-Die before it is born or in the first year of life]]> 2018-02-09 19:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/addis_rahn905/gp7g839kcmtd/wish/230183791