Short Term Effects

of using Heroin
Tolerance
Slowed breathing
Clouded mental
functioning
Nausea and
vomiting
Drowsiness
Hypothermia
Coma or death


History


1898: The Bayer
Company started the
production of heroin as a
commercial product. At this
time heroin was considered
a wonder drug.
1900: Further research of
heroin results showed
patients becoming addicts
1910: morphine addicts
discovered the high feeling
properties that heroin had
*After this abuse
spread quickly and it
became a narcotic
drug
1931: heroin now had strict
rules and regulations so
production and
consumption of heroin
showed a major decrease
*Once it became
illegal drug trafficking on
heroin showed a
large increase
1970: Heroin bust increased
by a ten-fold since becoming
illegal
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Long Term Effects
of using Heroin

Bad teeth
Inflamed gums
Constipation
Cold sweats
Itching
Weak immune
system
Coma
Repertory illness
Partial paralysis
Loss of memory
Introversion
Pustules on face
Death
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Researchers as well as
heroin addicts have said that
each time doing heroin they
need more in order to try
and reach the high they felt
the very first time trying
heroin.
Addiction
The crazy thing about
heroin is that you really
dont have a life anymore,
Moore said. It just
becomes about heroin. I
had a girlfriend at the
time, but I would have

Withdrawal
Withdrawal symptoms can
begin as quickly as 12 hours
after the user has last used
heroin, and can include
agitation, anxiety, muscle
aches, insomnia, runny nose,
sweating, abdominal



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Statistics

HEROIN
Treatment and
Recovery


Heroin is an opioid drug
that is synthesized from
morphine, a naturally
occurring substance
extracted from the
seedpod of the Asian
Opium Poppy Plant. Heroin
usually appears as a white
or brown powder or as a
black sticky substance
known as, black tar
heroin.
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A variety of effective treatments
are available for heroin addiction,
including both behavioral and
pharmacological (medications).
Both approaches help to restore a
degree of normalcy to brain
function and behavior, resulting in
increased employment rates and
lower risk of HIV and other
diseases and criminal behavior.
Although behavioral and
pharmacologic treatments can be
extremely useful when utilized
alone, research shows that for some
people, integrating both types of
treatments is the most effective
approach. Medications include
buprenorphine and methadone,
both of which work by binding to
the same cell receptors as heroin
but more weakly, helping a person
wean off the drug and reduce
craving
An estimated 13.5 million
people in the world take
opioids (opium-like
substances), including 9.2
million who use heroin.
The 2007 National Survey on
Drug Use and Health reported
153,000 current heroin users in
the US in 2007. Other estimates
give figures as high as 900,000.
Opiates, mainly heroin, account
for 18% of the admissions for
drug and alcohol treatment in
the US.
In 2007, 93% of the worlds
opium supply came from
Afghanistan.
Opiates, mainly heroin, were
involved in four of every five
drug-related deaths in Europe,
according to a 2008 report
from the European Monitoring
Centre on Drugs and Drug
Addiction.
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