Heroin
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By
Dakoda Aguirre
Heroin
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*History of Heroin
* It is extracted from natural opium sources like poppy flowers.
* It was created by a doctor when he experimented with mixing morphine and various acids.
* It gained popularity after it had been re-synthesized 23 years afterwards by a different chemist.
* It is a depressant
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*Appearance
*It comes in a tar kind of substance or a hard rock.
*Sometimes a powder
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*Common street names
*Brown Sugar
*Junk
*Skag
*Mud
*Dragon
*Dope
*Tar
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*Methods of use
*You can either shoot up or smoke it off tin foil which is called “ chasing the dragon “
*You can also snort it
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*The Withdrawls are the worse…
*http://youtu.be/NaMgdlUcsko
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*Warning signs and effects
*Droopy appearance
*Skinny (sucked up)
*Track marks
*Small pupils
*Wearing long pants or long sleeves to hide needle marks, even in very warm weather
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*Warning signs and effects
*Loss of motivation and apathy toward future goals
*Burned silver spoons
*Repeatedly stealing or borrowing money from loved ones or unexplained absence of valuables
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*Interesting facts
*When a user stops quick they experiences physical withdrawal which can begin within just a few hours since the last use
*Major withdrawal symptoms peak between 48 and 72 hours after the last dose and can last up to a week
*Withdrawals make them throw up and they get muscle and bone pain
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*Interesting facts
*Originally heroin was marketed as both cough medicine and as a non-addictive replacement for morphine.
*Ninety-five percent of the world’s legal heroin consumption is for medical use in Britain.
* It can take just three days of regular use for a heroin user to become addicted. After this the user will get physical withdrawal symptoms if he stops using.