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Science has taught us that when medication treatment is combined with other supportive services, patients are often able to stop using heroin (or other opiates) and return to stable and productive lives. (NIDA, August 2009, p. 2) Drug treatment options are used often in combination with traditional cognitive behavioral and social behavioral therapies to reduce the craving for the drug and include: Methadone Buprenorphine, Naltrexone. (NIDA August 2009, pp. 2-4)
Heroin's Appearance
The drug can appear as a white or brown powder or in the form of a brown sticky substance known on the street as "black tar heroin." (NIDA August 2009, p. 1)
Long-Term Effects,
There are many long-term effects of heroin, not including the life interruption process of treatment and recovery that include; cognitive impairment (Ornstein et al. 2000, p. 113) life altering patterns of living and of course the serious social stigma of having been a user and recovering from the addiction. (Fernandez, 1998) (Brezina, 2009) (Moraes, 2000)
Street Terms
Heroin, Dope, White, Brown, Black, Black Tar, Smack, Junk as well as a few other terms are used to describe heroin on the street and often vary by region appearance and suspected region of source.
Laws About Heroin.
Heroin users are all considered abusers, even if they are productive in the rest of their lives because heroin is considered an illicit drug. Heroin is illegal in the...
universally across states and has varied criminal offences for sale, distribution, possession and use like all illicit or illegal substances. The medicinal forms of opium, i.e. morphine and codeine are widely used in the medical field, for pain and cough suppression (as well as in synthetic forms) but are also showing a strong trend toward dependence and illegal use and if used without a prescription or distributed illegally also carry serious legal consequences. Heroin itself has been illegal since 1954 with the passage of the Illegal Drug Act. (Brezina, 2009, p. 48)
Average Street Price of Heroin
Current estimated street price of heroin is between 70 and 100 dollars a gram, depending on the quality and region, according to an anonymous source.
Resources
Brezina, C. (2009) Heroin: The deadly addiction. New York, NY: Rosen Publishing Group.
Fernandez, H. (1998) Heroin. Center City, MN: Hazeldon.
Moraes, F. (2000) the little book of heroin. Berkley, CA: Ronin Publishing.
National Institute on Drug Abuse. (August 2009) Heroin: Infofacts Retreived February 15, 2010 from: http://www.drugabuse.gov/PDF/Infofacts/Heroin09.pdf
Ornstein, T.J. Iddon, J.L. Baldacchino, a.M. Sahakian, B.J. London, M. Everitt, B.J. & Robbins, T.W. (2000) Profiles of cognitive dysfunction in chronic amphetamine and heroin abusers. Neuropsychopharmacology, 23(2) 113-126.
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Resources
Brezina, C. (2009) Heroin: The deadly addiction. New York, NY: Rosen Publishing Group.
Fernandez, H. (1998) Heroin. Center City, MN: Hazeldon.
Moraes, F. (2000) the little book of heroin. Berkley, CA: Ronin Publishing.
National Institute on Drug Abuse. (August 2009) Heroin: Infofacts Retreived February 15, 2010 from: http://www.drugabuse.gov/PDF/Infofacts/Heroin09.pdf
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