Heroin is an opioid drug made from morphine‚ a natural substance taken from the seed pod of the Asian opium poppy plant. Its appearance can appear as a white or brown powder‚ or black tar heroin. Street names of heroin include dope‚ horse‚ junk‚ smack‚ big H‚ black tar‚ chiva‚ held dust‚ negra‚ and thunder. There are several ways heroin can be administered. Users inject heroin by first dissolving the powder with water before injecting the dissolved solution into their bodies; others may snort the
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the U.S. Heroin Capital B A L T I M O R E‚ March 14 By Carter M. Yang Baltimore is the heroin capital of the United States. Government agencies estimate that as many as one in 10 of the city’s residents are addicted to the drug. Wanda‚ 42‚ was one of them. "I did tricks‚ I stole‚ I robbed‚ I did whatever I had to do to get it‚" she says of her $50-a-day heroin habit. "The drug was taking control of my life." Wanda‚ who asked that her last name not be used‚ says she began using heroin at the age
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Heroin‚ also known at big H‚ dope‚ smack‚ black tar and many other terms is one of the most dangerous drugs in America and is killing thousands of people all around America. It is made from the opium poppy and is farmed in the Middle East and Mexico. It is then refined to many forms of heroin like black tar‚ white heroin which is the iconic white powder and brown heroin which is usually a murky liquid. I could go on and on about how each type is different but they are all deadly and highly addictive
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Substance Abuse - Heroin Substance abuse means abusing the power of various drugs‚ alcohol or chemicals to the point at which the user can’t stop. This can usually result in physical‚ mental and/or emotional harm to the users and others. Teenagers are more in the risk of the substance abuse as they don’t acknowledge the consequences of their actions; the reason is the biological and psychological changes during the adolescence‚ but also lots of the adults get addicted to the drugs due to some issues
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Whitaker with victims of heroin‚ families‚ friends and teenagers who were indirectly and directly affected by this drug epidemic. They explained that heroin has penetrated all over the country affecting everyone and anyone who comes across this opioid all starting in the heartland; there is not any form of prevention from people especially teenagers from obtaining it. Specifically they claimed that there need to be barriers to the availability of heroin to prevent consumers from taking it as it had reached
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Heroin 1.The correct chemical name for heroin is‚ Diacetylmorphine or Diamorphine. Heroin falls into the depressants category. Depressants slow down the messages between the brain and the body by slowing down the central nervous system. According to National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)‚ heroin is a schedule I substance. Since it is a schedule I substance‚ it means that it is more likely to be abused. 2. Heroin has a lot of slang terms. Some nicknames are‚ H
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HEROIN: It’s Not Addictive Many young Americans were involved in the Vietnam War‚ being a major conflict of their time‚ and was at its peak in the late to mid-sixties. With over half a million American troops in Vietnam‚ many ventured into drug use to cope with the stresses of war. Drug abuse was on the rise due to the major paradigm shift in social norms‚ on the battle field‚ and the home front. Heroin use among servicemen was high‚ using heroin as a mental and physical crutch is an effective escape
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Heroin By paul brady INDEX * INTRODUCTION * HEROIN * WHAT ARE ITS SHORT-TERM EFFECTS? * WHAT ARE ITS LONG-TERM EFFECTS? * CONCLUSION * BIBLIOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION The aim of this assignment is to explain about the drug Heroin‚ its addiction‚ describing its short and long term effects. Which are illustrated in diagrams below and to give a better understanding of the drug. This topic of discussion has taken an interest as Heroin addiction is on the
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Heroin Addiction and Treatment Abstract This paper offers a brief explanation of the history of heroin. Describing the origins of heroin‚ who discovered it and describes the detrimental effects heroin has on an individual. There are several treatment options available for heroin addicts and this paper will look at a few of the ones that have shown the most success. Heroin Addiction and Treatment Introduction: A Brief History
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What is heroin? Heroin is the most addictive drug there is. This is true because it only takes one time to get addicted to heroin. Heroin is normally a brownish powder. It is mixed with many things‚but if it is straight heroin‚it will be white and have a very bitter taste. Heroin is an opioid painkiller. It can also be used as a cough suppressant. How it is made Heroin is processed from morphine‚ which is a natural substance removed from the seed pod of specific varieties of poppy plants
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