Research Paper On Heroin

Over many years the abuse of Heroin has been known, but now the epidemic is out of control and many are dying daily. Heroin is a substance that is synthesized from morphine, and extracted from the poppy seed plant. The opium poppy has been refined for more than five thousand years for a variety of medicinal uses. When heroin was first created it was used as a cough syrup and pain killer. At first people believe it would help with morphine and opium addiction but then doctors realized people were becoming addicted to heroin. Heroin was first synthesized in 1874, and then marketed by the Beyer Company in Germany in 1898 until 1910. Beyer exported Heroin to more that 23 countries in 1899. In 1914 the Harrison Act was passed, and it was the aggressively enforced that all Physicians, who were prescribing drugs to addicts would be punished. Between 1915 and 1938 over five thousand physicians were found guilt for violating the Harrison Act. The modern drug war started in the 1960s and continues today with no success in combating the epidemic on drugs.
Introduction:
Drug abuse is one of the most alarming epidemics, and it needs to be addressed properly to save the lives of those who continue the abuse everyday. Although there are many prevention treatment plans out there people continue to abuse drugs, and youths are dyeing everyday. This research paper will discuss the history of the beginning and present use of Heroin, and the factors on what has influenced them to take drugs vs. treatment. The findings will provide an inclination for continued drug abuse among people in our