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prescript-drugs-affect-young-adults_0HEROIN: WHAT IS IT?

Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug. It is used by millions of addicts around the world who are unable to overcome the urge to continue taking this drug every day of their lives—knowing that if they stop, they will face the horror of withdrawal.

Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants. Milky, sap-like opium is first removed from the pod of the poppy flower. This opium is refined to make morphine, then further refined into different forms of heroin.

Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.

THE ORIGINS OF HEROIN

Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.

A VICIOUS CIRCLE

During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States. The “solution” was to provide opium addicts with a less potent and supposedly “non-addictive” substitute—morphine. Morphine addiction soon became a bigger problem than opium addiction.

As with opium, the morphine problem was solved by another “non-addictive” substitute—heroin, which proved to be even more addictive than morphine. With the heroin problem came yet another “non-addictive” substitute—the drug now known as methadone. First developed in 1937 by German scientists searching for a surgical painkiller, it was exported to the US and given the trade name “Dolophine” in 1947. Renamed methadone, the drug was soon being widely used as a treatment for heroin addiction. Unfortunately, it proved to be even more addictive than heroin.

By the late 1990s, the mortality rate of heroin addicts was estimated to be as high as twenty times greater than the rest of the population.


A resource for children of alcoholics & parents of alcohol abusers: http://www.alcoholrecovery.org/alcohol-abuse/children-of-alcoholics.html

A comprehensive guide for addiction, recovery, and resources. https://www.lumierehealingcenters.com/what-is-addiction/

Rehab.com has compiled drug rehab programs in the US  http://www.rehabs.com/

ProjectKnow: Further help for those challenged by drug and alcohol addiction can be found on http://www.projectknow.com/

Drug Rehab Connections: An excellent resource for beginning a journey of rehabilitation from many types of addiction.

For more info, visit: http://www.drugfreeworld.org.

If you observe multiple signs of drug abuse, visit: http://overdosepreventionagency.com.

DrugRehab.org Lists 45 Signs Of Perscription Drug Abuse, which is a very common precursor to more heavy drug abuse

Recognizing an Addiction Problem
http://www.healthline.com/health/addiction/recognizing-addiction#Recognize1 

Signs of Addiction and Drug Use
https://www.discoveryplace.info/signs-addiction-and-drug-use 

Helping an Adult Family Member or Friend with a Drug or Alcohol Problem
http://www.drugfree.org/want-help-adult-family-member-friend-drug-alcohol-problem-7-suggestions/ 

What to Do If Your Adult Friend or Loved One Has a Problem with Drugs
http://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/treatment/what-to-do-if-your-adult-friend-or-loved-one-has-problem-drugs 

Genetics & Alcoholism: Alcohol Abuse in the Family
https://www.lakeviewhealth.com/genetics-alcoholism-family-infographic.php 

Addictive Personality: How I Made it My Healthiest Trait
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7812/addictive-personality-how-i-made-it-my-healthiest-trait.html 

Swim Back to Health: The Guide to Aquatic Therapy for Recovering Addicts
http://www.intheswim.com/eGuides/guide-to-aquatic-therapy-recovering-addicts 

Relaxation Techniques for Stress Relief
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/relaxation-techniques-for-stress-relief.htm 

The Guide to Keeping Your Home Through Debilitating Disease
http://www.mortgagecalculator.org/helpful-advice/keeping-your-home.php

Drug Abuse in Middle Schools
http://www.quitheroin.com/drug-abuse-in-middle-schools/

The 45 Warning Signs of Prescription Drug Abuse
http://www.drugrehab.org/the-45-warning-signs-of-prescription-drug-abuse/

How to Identify if Your Teen is Stealing Your Prescription Drugs

Is Your Home an Accomplice for Your Rebellious Teen?
http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/home-safeguards/

What to Do If You Have a Problem with Drugs: For Teens and Young Adults
https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/treatment/what-to-do-if-you-have-problem-drugs-teens-young-adults

Helping an Adult Family Member or Friend with a Drug or Alcohol Problem
http://www.drugfree.org/want-help-adult-family-member-friend-drug-alcohol-problem-7-suggestions/

Who Suffers from Addiction?: Husbands and Wives
http://www.narconon.org/drug-abuse/husbands-wives-drug-addiction.html

Nine Reasons to Go to Rehab Today
https://www.thefix.com/content/rehab-today

Home After Rehab: The Guide to Finding the Right Place for Recovery
https://www.redfin.com/blog/finding-a-home-after-rehab

Understanding Chemical Addiction

https://breazy.com/blogs/education/understanding-chemical-addiction

How To Choose The Right Rehab Center Near You
https://www.rehabsolution.org/find-rehab-near-you/

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