Heroin

Nassau County residents have died last year due to heroin and prescription painkiller overdoses. Heroin is known to be a very addictive drug because it is a painkiller that enters the brain very quickly, and therefore gives fast results. The majority of people in our society like instant gratification. Heroin is a highly addictive synthetic (made of chemicals) opiate drug. It is made from morphine which is taken from an opiate poppy plant. Heroin can be injected into your veins, snorted from…

The opioid heroin has become an epidemic in the state of Ohio with the amount of overdoses on a rise. One of the most notable overdoses in recent months is one that happened in September in East Liverpool. A man was pulled over after driving erratically and then he incoherently told police his driving was due to the fact that he was taking the passenger, who was passed out, to a hospital. Shortly after this statement, the driver then passed out. Police noticed that the passenger’s face was…

Heroin in Toledo, Ohio. In Toledo Ohio, heroin has been on the rise in recent years. Unfortunately, being an addict can happen to anyone, no matter what age. A lot of people may think it will never happen to them, but most addicts say the same thing. Heroin is a huge problem. It can be so addictive, that even if you are clean for years, you may still come crawling back to it. Joe, who was severely addicted, relapsed multiple times and is now 8 years clean. But he does admit the temptation is…

his last breath. The final rose was placed on his coffin by his three-year-old daughter. Two days prior a 24-year-old died from a heroin overdose. Although, this may sound like a scenario, it is not; this is a real life situation. Caused by the silent killer, heroin, which…

Heroin: Growing Addiction When I saw that I was required to write a paper on a drug of abuse I knew instantly which drug I was going to select. Heroin. This drug has made a large impact on my personal life the past few years. In early 2014 my boyfriends’ uncle passed away due to the withdrawal of heroin, at the young age of twenty-six. He was not able to overcome the mental damage from the lack of heroin in his system and killed himself. After the incident my boyfriends’ younger brother, who…

it addictive? If so, what makes it addictive? Heroin is highly addictive, yielding 23% of all people who have tried it addicted. Heroin, like morphine, is made from poppy seeds. Morphine is an opiate used to treat moderate to severe pain under doctor’s prescription. Morphine and heroin work in similar ways, both causing releases of dopamine by connecting to opioid receptors in the brain. However, though they are similar in the way they work, Heroin has 3 times the potency of morphine,…

Jessica is a 21yo, G1 P0, who was seen for an ultrasound evaluation and consultation for FTS. The patient has a history of opiate use disorder involving heroin addiction. She has used this off/on with the father of the baby and has actually used it recently. She states that she recently entered your Subutex program and is now on 8 mg Subutex b.i.d. and believes that she is doing better. It does appear that she has been off/on treatment in the past and relapsed numerous times and therefore has…

Heroin is an illegal, highly addictive drug. The use of this drug is very destructive, it can be injected, smoked, or snorted. When it enters the body quickly and can cause physical and psychological effects. Heroine has some pretty negative consequences there can be long term, short term and the ultimate side effect. Heroin has long term effects. You develop a tolerance for the drug. You need more of the drug to get the kind of high that you want. You experience physical withdrawal…

young children do not. My mother was a drug addict and her drug of choice was heroin. I was aware of her addiction from an early age; events that were commonplace in my home, I look back now as an adult and realize how wrong they were. For instance, it was made out to be a game to sort the seeds out of her marijuana. I remember being very young, possibly five or six and describing what was needed and how to shoot up heroin to my grandparents. There were many instances that I was forced to…

Essay #2-Chasing Heroin was a documentary that highlighted many different programs to help with America’s increasing Heroin issues. There were two programs that were mentioned to help people with their heroin addiction. The first program is known as the Law Enforcement Addiction Diversion program, or LEAD program. This program has a goal to not punish people for their addiction but to improve their quality of life. This program essentially gives users a second chance by instead of taking…