Effects of Heroin
2014 there was about 20,000 deaths related to heroin.
Heroin
- a highly addictive analgesic drug derived from morphine, often used illicitly as a narcotic producing euphoria
- Smack
- Junk
- H
- Horse
- Fix
- Dope
Facts About Heroin
- According to the National International Drug Central Program (UNDCP), about 9.8 million people around the world use Heroin.
- Mental health service administration in 2003, found that about 3.7 million kids from 12-17 use Heroin
- Heroin is a multi-billion dollar international business.\
- For 1 oz of Heroin it would cost about 420-560 dollars.
- Heroin was the first discovered drug 5,000 years ago.
- 1.5 million total arrest due to drug in 2015.
- The opium poppy naturally grows in Middle East, Southeast Asia, and parts of Central and Southern America.
- Heroin users are one of the most at risk group for the contraction of HIV or Aids.
- Creates a sticky feeling in the mouth or in throat and you can become cold clammy and pale.
- In 2015, there were 1,561,231 arrests due to drugs.
Where to get Help if you have a Heroin Addiction.
Saint Jude
http://www.soberforever.net/heroin-addiction-abuse-rehab-iowa.cfm
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Recovery.org
http://www.recovery.org/browse/iowa/
1-888-319-2606
Affects of Heroin (shot-term)
- The intensity of the rush is a function of how much drug is taken and how rapidly the drug enters the brain and binds to the opioid receptors. With heroin, the rush is usually accompanied by a warm flushing of the skin, dry mouth, and a heavy feeling in the extremities, which may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and severe itching. After the initial effects, users usually will be drowsy for several hours; mental function is clouded; heart function slows; and breathing is also severely slowed, sometimes enough to be life-threatening. Slowed breathing can also lead to coma and permanent brain damage
Long Term Affects Of Heroin
LONG-TERM EFFECTS INCLUDE
- Bad teeth
- Inflammation of the gums
- Constipation
- Cold sweats
- Itching
- Weakening of the immune system
- Coma
- Respiratory (breathing) illnesses
- Muscular weakness, partial paralysis
- Reduced sexual capacity and long-term impotence in men
- Menstrual disturbance in women
- Inability to achieve orgasm (women and men)
- Loss of memory and intellectual performance
- Introversion
- Depression
- Pustules on the face
- Loss of appetite
- Insomnia
Sources
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