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History
In the 1890’s heroin was believe to be the cure for
morphine addiction and tuberculosis. Heroine is
manufactured from refined morphine. Morphine was
created to cure opiate addiction. It is also manufactured
from refined opium. Heroine is incredibly addictive. Just
after one try a person can start to form a serious
addiction to heroine.
Classification
The classification given by the federal government is
Schedule 1
According to the United States Drug Enforcement
Agency, “The drug or other substance has a high
potential for abuse. The drug or other substance has no
currently accepted medical treatment use in the U.S.”.
Common Chemicals● opium
● morphine
● sugar
● caffeine
● sometimes it’s “cut” with strychnine
o which is used for rat poison, and it induces violent
convulsions making it deadly
Harmful Effects- Physical: Heroin can be taken by injection, by needle. Because you shoot heroin into the veins you are clogging them. This can cause infection or the destruction of vital organs like your heart, liver, brain, kidneys. Because you can infect your blood vessels they can collapse. Heroin also breaks down a person’s immune system. This can leave a person sickly, thin and boney, greasy hair, dark circles under the eyes, sunken cheeks waxy complexion, and a blank expression. Withdrawal symptoms are extremely painful. Withdrawal symptoms include restlessness, aches and pains in the bones, diarrhea, vomiting and severe discomfort; none of the symptoms sound at all pleasant.-Mental/emotional: Heroin gives the user a “rush”. If the user does not get their rush they won’t feel normal. Over time the user has to have more heroin to get that same rush and feel “normal”. Nothing will be more important to the user but getting a rush.-Social: Heroin is very addictive. When someone is done on one kick they will crave another right away. To pay for their heroin people will resort to crime for money. They will steal from family and friends. Getting the euphoric feeling will become the most important thing to that person. More important than their job, family, or friends. They will throw away their lives for heroin. -Legal consequences: Heroin is illegal. If found in a person’s possession they can be arrested.
Short-Term Effects● Nervous System:
o it binds to opioid receptors in the brain and body
o in the brain stem the opioid receptors are what controls automatic process for life like breathing and
heart beat
o they also control the perception pain and reward
o it is also a depressant
● Cardiovascular System:
o Slow cardiac system function
o irregular and or slowed heartbeat
● Digestive System:
o upset stomach can occur
● Respiratory System:
o breathing illness
○ slow breathing
Long-Term Effects● Nervous System:
o building up a tolerance to heroin so a larger dosage is needed- lead to overdose
o withdrawal symptoms affect the system
● Cardiovascular System:
o weakened immune system
● Digestive System:
o near-permanent constipation
o loss of appetite
● Respiratory System:
o suppressed urge to cough which clears debris from the lungs
o susceptible to lung diseases like pneumonia and tuberculosis
o smoking heroin can irritate and scar the linings of your respiratory tract
Medical Uses
There are no medical uses for heroin
There was a time though that heroin
was used to cure morphine addiction
and tuberculosis
AlcoholMixing alcohol and heroine is a deadly combination. When mixing
these two depressant drugs bad things happen. Heroin is a street
drug which means that the buyer does not know the strength of the
particular package they are buying so there is always the chance of
overdose. Since these two drugs are depressants mixing them means
an increased chance of dying. Slowed or irregular heartbeat, loss of
concussions, slowed breathing, slipping into a coma, tremors,
damage to the brain are all consequences of mixing alcohol and
heroin.
Family & Society
Heroin can ruin a family. The user could steal from
family and friends to get money to buy heroin. The
user will not care about anything else but heroin
and the rush they will get by using it.
Websites● http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/heroin/a-very-slippery-slo
pe.html
● http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/heroin
● http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/heroin/
● http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/drug-facts/heroin
● http://drug.addictionblog.org/mixing-heroin-with-alcohol/
● http://luxury.rehabs.com/heroin-addiction/long-term-effects/
● http://b.passagesmalibu.com/physical-effects-of-heroin-abuse/
Game
From now on do not use the arrow keys only click on the answers and links.
This is a 5 question quiz
Question 4
Heroin is refriend from morphine which is refriend from what?
A. OpiumB. MarijuanaC.EcstasyD.Alcohol
Question 5
What is not a common chemical found in heroin?
A. opiumB. caffeineC.hydrogen peroxide D.sugar