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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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aQALyK Cu1c “H” Smack Skag Junk Big H Blacktar Brown Sugar Dope Horse Mud http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWY5QW QdrQ4 Synthetic form of heroin that is a black and sticky substance Opiate 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 1. Snorted 2. Smoked 3. Injected (IV) 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” 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 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 “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 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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMMFWPl6ue4 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. 21.8 Years old is average age of first-time user.
