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Running head : HEROIN AND ITS OWN WORLD

EFFECTS OF DRUGS ON TEENAGERS : HEROIN

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Course Effects Of Drugs on Teenagers : Heroin Teenagers have always been curious to learn new things . The new ideas that they learn from their everyday lives have paved way for them to open their minds further to what is in store for them . One of these is heroin addiction . According to the survey conducted by the Monitoring The Future website , there was an estimated 1 .5

percentage of lifetime heroin users , who were still in their eighth , tenth , and twelfth grades In addition to this , a huge percentage was also attributed to heroin use , who did not use needles to avoid contamination of any further disease . A whopping 61 .4 percent of eighth graders responded to having used needle-less heroin either once or twice in their lives . Twelfth graders , on the other hand , responded , resulting to a 60 .5 percentage of users . Tenth graders had the highest percentage of users , with an estimated 72 .4 percent . The said group of respondents admitted to having used heroin without needle use either once or twice in their lives (U .S . Drug Enforcement Administration , August 2006 . the results were astounding , for it involved teenagers who were risking their future for a few hours of euphoria

Heroin is known to be a highly addicting drug that is illegally sold worldwide . It is also known as a rapid acting opiate that is most abused by people . Heroin is known to be a bi-product of morphine , which in turn , is extracted from the seeds of the opium poppy (U .S . Drug Enforcement Administration , August 2006

The form of this drug may vary form a lot of different reasons . Pure heroin is characterized by a bitter tasting , white powder . Black tar , on the other hand , is another type of heroin that is made from Mexico . As the name implies , the product is black in color and is considered to be as viscous as that of a roofing tar . Heroin can be introduced to the body in different ways . Administration is often done orally , nasally , or even intravenously . All of these administration forms have been considered highly addictive to its users , and has increased the risks of acquiring other diseases from sharing needles (Office of National Drug Control Policy , April 8 , 2008

Inhalation of the said drug is more rampant nowadays , although intravenous administration is considered to be the most effective . The more recent users are attributed to such method , for it decreases the possibility of acquiring other diseases , such as hepatitis and HIV /AIDS (Streetdrugs , 2006

Depending on the purity of heroin used , several techniques may be used in the administration of the said drug . Intravenous administration is known as mainlining , for it goes directly to the user 's bloodstream In addition to this , some users mix heroin with a regular cigarette or with marijuana . The smoke that heroin produces when heated is not...