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It is an illegal, highly addictive drug
Natural occurring substance extracted from
the seedpod of Opium poppy plant
White or brown powder
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Blacktar
Brown Sugar
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Synthetic form of heroin that is a black and
sticky substance
Opiate
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Heroin was made in 1898 by the Bayer Company in
Germany.
It was originally cough medicine and pain killer.
20 years later, doctors realized it was an extremely
addictive substance.
Harrison Act of 1914 outlawed Heroin in the first of
many attempts to control it’s use.
Word Heroin means powerful & heroic
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Snorted
 2. Smoked
 3. Injected (IV)
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Sniffed through nose and absorbed into
mucus membranes of nose and throat
Peak effects are felt within 10 to 15 minutes
Not as powerful or does not produce the
“Rush”
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Inhaling the drug into the mouth and lungs
from inhaling the fumes
Also known as free-basing
Peak effects are usually felt within 10 to 15
minutes
Does not produce the “rush” as IV use
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Injecting drug directly into bloodstream by
penetrating the veins with a hypodermic
needle
Method produces greatest intensity of the
drug
Most rapid euphoria (7 to 8 seconds)
Produces the “Rush” that users speak of
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“Rush”
Depressed respiration
Clouded mental functioning
Nausea & vomiting
Suppression of pain
Spontaneous abortion
Drowsiness
Block out pain & Problems
Lack of attention
Loss of appetite
Euphoria
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Addiction
Infectious disease (HIV/AIDS)
Collapsed Veins
Bacterial Infections
Abscesses
Infection of heart lining & valves
 Withdrawal
symptoms are
extremely powerful
 Violent vomiting
 Convulsions
 Cold sweats
 Extreme pain
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Average 84,000 visits to the ER
annually in the United States due to
Heroin use.
 Purity has drastically increased over
past 20 years
 75% purity today vs. 46% purity in
1991
 600k heroin addicts in United States
 400 new addicts per day
 4th leading cause of death for people
25 to 49 years old.
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21.8
Years old is
average age of
first-time user.