Drug specialists and scientists have developed an assortment of methodologies for fighting ever-increasing drug consumption and law enforcement have made many attempts at gaining control of the drug trade. In order to narrow down the extent of drug use and abuse, focus will be placed on one particular drug – heroin. During the course of this essay we are going to investigate the history of heroin from its beginnings to present day. Next we will investigate the evolution of heroin. Lastly we will focus on what makes it so addicting and why so many people choose to use it.
What is heroin? Why is the death rate from using this drug increasing every year?
Heroin comes from opium. Opium is a milky white liquid that is extracted from immature poppy plants. Two opiates, codeine and morphine, are found in this milky white liquid and are used for …show more content…
He snorted one line because his friends offered it to him. Because Jim said yes to that one line he ended up in a coma for two months then a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Heroin not only paralyzed Jim, heroin took his ability to read or write away. My sister-in-law’s sister was introduced to heroin at the age of 13, her addiction ended her life. Just like everything else addiction can be prevented with proper parenting, personal will power, and the ability to say no. Saying no and getting away from the users could ultimately help with the spreading of this addiction, but the truth is it all starts at