Heroin Analysis
The nod is the stage of losing self-awareness, losing the perception of reality (Abadinsky, 2014). This can create a user to have droopy eyelids and jaw or even more drastically cause he or she to be 100 percent unconscious (Abadinsky, 2014). The user experiences extreme calmness, contentment, and is detached from his or her surroundings (Abadinsky, 2014). Just like the high, if the user has a high tolerance to heroin, one must increase the dosage to experience the nod (Abadinsky, 2014). Lastly, being straight is what users will refer to as when not having the symptoms of withdrawal or “not sick” (Abadinsky, 2014, p. 46). The body is at a state of equilibrium (Abadinsky, 2014). Heroin can also harm the normal body functions of equilibrium
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The opiate does not succumb to a certain age group or gender, therefore people of all ages, both men and women of all classes has admitted to using heroin (Brooks, 2015). Both heroin use and heroin-related deaths have increased dramatically since 2002 (Brooks, 2015). The use of heroin skyrocketed between 2002 and 2013 with an incline of 63% and the number of deaths increased 286% (Brooks, 2015; “Today’s heroin epidemic,” 2015). In 2013, there were a reported 8,200 deaths caused from heroin (Brooks, 2015). “Next to automobile accidents, opiate overdoses are the leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States” (Abadinsky, 2014). Heroin is an addictive drug that can increase the chances of a user overdosing and death (“Today’s heroin epidemic,” 2015). The heroin issue in the United States is also related to the overall substance abuse problem in the country (“Today’s heroin epidemic,” 2015). For example, a person who is addicted to cocaine is fifteen times more likely to be addicted to heroin and a person who is addicted to opioid painkillers is forty times more likely to be addicted to heroin (“Today’s heroin epidemic,” 2015). Most people who have used heroin have also used one other type of drug (“Today’s heroin epidemic,” 2015). Individuals that are most at risk include, cocaine addicts, individuals who do not have insurance, Caucasians, males, marijuana and alcohol addicts, people in a metropolitan
The opiate does not succumb to a certain age group or gender, therefore people of all ages, both men and women of all classes has admitted to using heroin (Brooks, 2015). Both heroin use and heroin-related deaths have increased dramatically since 2002 (Brooks, 2015). The use of heroin skyrocketed between 2002 and 2013 with an incline of 63% and the number of deaths increased 286% (Brooks, 2015; “Today’s heroin epidemic,” 2015). In 2013, there were a reported 8,200 deaths caused from heroin (Brooks, 2015). “Next to automobile accidents, opiate overdoses are the leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States” (Abadinsky, 2014). Heroin is an addictive drug that can increase the chances of a user overdosing and death (“Today’s heroin epidemic,” 2015). The heroin issue in the United States is also related to the overall substance abuse problem in the country (“Today’s heroin epidemic,” 2015). For example, a person who is addicted to cocaine is fifteen times more likely to be addicted to heroin and a person who is addicted to opioid painkillers is forty times more likely to be addicted to heroin (“Today’s heroin epidemic,” 2015). Most people who have used heroin have also used one other type of drug (“Today’s heroin epidemic,” 2015). Individuals that are most at risk include, cocaine addicts, individuals who do not have insurance, Caucasians, males, marijuana and alcohol addicts, people in a metropolitan