drugs have become the young person's largest problem to face. Drugs have

become a part of even the most stereotypically normal family's life. No

workplace, home, or school can be completely "drug proofed". To live with

these drugs one must learn about them. Not knowing the facts about heroin

will ultimately lead to the drugs winning the game.

Heroin is an opiate, which comes from the opium poppy. When the

opium poppy dies, a white substance is left. This substance hardens and

turns brown, becoming opium (Smith, 13). Heroin was created to treat

morphine addiction for men coming home from WWI. Only until it was too

late was heroin discovered to be more destructive than morphine.

What happens after a person uses heroin?

Heroin is an opiate or a downer that affects the brain's pleasure and

pain systems. Heroin interferes with the brain's ability to perceive pain and

activates the brain's pleasure system. Heroin is a fast-acting drug, especially

when injected or smoked. Injected heroin reaches the brain in 15-30

appetite, and constipation. Long-term affects include: can impair immune

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