Heroin Addiction By:Monika Vasquez Introduction Did you know that heroin addiction is currently on the rise? Will it sure is. More and more people are discovering heroin‚ which means more addiction. Some heroin users don’t even know the risks that heroin can do to you. The risks are so high that it can even lead to death. If you don’t know what heroin is you must be living under a rock. Heroin is a highly illegal drug that people still use because how addicting it is. Heroin is made out of
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Heroin Addiction in Utah: Understanding the Problem Heroin is a powerful illegal opiate drug. Some opiates have legitimate medical uses for surgery and pain management. However‚ all opiates are highly-addictive. According to the National Center for Health‚ 80% of heroin users first started their addiction by misusing prescription pain medication. After a doctor stops prescribing the pills‚ someone with an addiction to opiates may begin buying prescription pills on the street. Once they run out of
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The heroin is a very addictive illegal drug. Not only is the opiate more abusive‚ it is also the fastest-acting opiate. The heroin is processed from morphine‚ a substance that occurs naturally and is extracted from the acorn of certain varieties of poppies. It is typically sold in the form of white and brown powder‚ or as a sticky black substance known in the street as "rubber" or "black tar heroin". However‚ heroin is usually injected‚ inhaled or aspirated‚ or smoked. Typically‚ the addict can be
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THE DYSPHORIA OF HEROIN ADDICTION Rodney Lowe PSY 2012 July 28‚ 2011 This is a summary of the article The Dysphoria Of Heroin Addiction by Leonard Handelsman and Marvin J. Aronson‚ it is based on the topic of Narcotics that is covered in Chapter 4 of our text. Dysphoric mood is a common symptom of patients who use heroin on a regular basis. Early abuse of heroin is most often associated with feelings of euphoria‚ abstractly‚ long-lasting abuse
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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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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 Epidemic Two adults unconscious; four children screaming because their parents will not wake up. Police called Child Protective Services (CPS) to take them out of their home‚ and away from the drugs. The two adults are transported to the hospital due to a heroin overdose. They are forced to sign off custody of the children and put them into foster care(my story). Often‚ many heroin users say they want to quit‚ but the withdrawals are so severe they cannot stand the pain so they continue
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Heroin Addiction and Recovery Introduction Megan was 23 years old when she first transitioned from pain pills to heroin. She quickly became addicted and eventually lost everything due to her addiction. When she finally hit rock bottom and decided to seek treatment‚ she was not sure she would be able to recover. Megan entered a rehabilitation center and began the process of detoxification. Once she had detoxed‚ she was placed on a drug called methadone to control her cravings. After a couple
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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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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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