1. Tiffany Cho Juan Bueno Kevin Bonilla Period 6 HEROIN

2. What is Heroin? How is it administered?  Heroin is an opioid drug that is a chemically altered form of morphine.  Heroin is not grown. In fact, it comes from the dried milk of the opium poppy, a flower that grows in South America, Asia, and Mexico. In brief, heroin is created by processing opium poppies.  It is sold in three distinct forms:  1) black tar heroin  2) brown powder heroin  3) white powder heroin  Heroin can be swallowed, snorted, injected, or smoked. Snorting, smoking, or sniffing deliver the drug to the brain very rapidly, which contributes to its health risks and high risk for addiction. When heroin is sniffed or smoked, peak effects are usually felt within ten to fifteen minutes. Heroin is highly addictive and extremely easy to overdose on.

3.  Today, the people most likely to get hooked on heroin are men and women in their late twenties and teenagers living outside large urban areas.  The increase of usage is evident among young adults aged 18 to 25 and adults aged 26 and older.  Study results showed that 75% of the more recent users of heroin said they were first introduced to opioids through prescription drugs.

4. Top Figure: 1 in 15 people who take non medical prescription pain relievers will try heroin within 10 years. Left Graph: Number of people who abused or were dependent on pain medications and percentage of them that use heroin. Pie charts show in 2004 1.4 million people abused or were dependent on pain medications and 5% used heroin. In 2010, 1.9 million people abused or were dependent on pain medications and 14% used heroin. Right Top Graph: Heroin users are 3 times as likely to be dependent. Right Bottom Graph: In 2005 there were less than 200,000 emergency room visits related to heroin. By 2011 this number had increased to roughly 260,000. Info taken directly from www.drugabuse.gov

5. LEGAL CONSEQUENCES Federal Penalties: First Time Possession Charge 1 yr. in prison $5,000 fine Second Time Possession Charge 2 yrs. In prison $10,000 fine First Time Sale or Manufacture Charge Maximum 15 yrs. in prison $25,000 fine Second Time Sale or Manufacture Charge 30 yrs. in prison $50,000 fine Info taken directly from www.legalmatch.com

6. More Serious Issues of Heroin/Drug Abuse People could lose their jobs because they can’t stay sober long enough to work Participate in crime to finance their addiction Increased risk for serious health issues Poor living conditions The Truth About Heroin

7. Withdrawal Symptoms  Feelings of panic  Sleeplessness  Chills and sweats  Muscle Fatigue and Pains  Stomach cramps  Nausea

8. What are the Short-Term Effects?  "Rush”/Euphoria/Feeling of being “high”  Drowsiness  Constipation  Depressed respiration  Loss of memory  Nausea and/or vomiting  Distorted mental functioning

10. W HAT ARE THE L ONG -T ERM E FFECTS ? Addiction/Abuse Coma Death Rheumatologic problems Arthritis Bacterial Infections Blood Clots Scars Many who are addicted to heroin inject the drug into their bodies using needles. Over time, the needle marks can turn into permanent scars. Endocarditis inflammation of the inside lining of the heart chambers and heart valves Infectious Diseases HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis B and C between heroin users who share needles

12.   1) What plant is heroin made from?  2) Heroin is a highly addictive drug that is a chemically altered form of _______.  3) List and explain one long-term effect of heroin abuse.  4) What time intervals do the peak effects of heroin intake usually occur?  5) Give an example of an infectious disease that can occur as a result of unsafe heroin consumption. How does one contract that disease? What have you learned?

13. W ORKS C ITED http://www.narconon.org/drug-information/heroin- information.html https://sites.google.com/site/ppl10drugassignmentheroin/legal- status-consequences http://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/heroin-state-and- federal-penalties.html http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/heroin http://www.drugs.com/illicit/heroin.html http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/know_drugs_heroin. html