Definition and Facts
Define heroin.
What is an illegal opioid that can be taken in various ways?
Cause of deterioration and abnormalities of the brain.
What is prolonged use of Heroin?
Health consequences of heroin.
What is sleep apnea and insomnia, pain/swelling in the joints, muscle spasms, and depression?
Impact on the relationship between the user's family/community.
What is rifts formed between relationships?
Ways to avoid or resist drugs.
What is avoiding places you know drugs will be available, surrounding yourself with friends who don’t use drugs, and distracting yourself with healthy activities?
All ways to take heroin.
What is injection, sniffing/snorting, and smoking it?
Long-term effects of heroin.
What is organ failure of the kidneys, liver, or lungs, addiction, and eventually death?
Overdose effects and signs.
What is a slow pulse, no/shallow breathing, low blood pressure, and lips/nails appear blue?
Things that heroin can cause to the grand scheme of things.
What is increased crime, unemployment, costly incarceration, and family displacement?
Ways to treat a heroin addiction.
What is going to rehab, therapy or being in a sobriety group?
Age group where heroin use is higher.
What is 26 or older?
The feelings of the "rush."
What is a warm flush of the skin, a sense of tranquility, pain relief, and feeling a heavy weight on the limbs that can lead to drowsiness?
Result of dependency of heroin.
What is withdrawal symptoms?
A result that can happen when being around family intoxicated.
What is abuse?
Some roots to the usage of drugs.
What is depression, social anxiety, living in poverty, and low self-worth?
The year heroin usage declined.
What is 2025?
Results of abusing heroin.
What is self harm, compulsive behavior and legal issues due to constant purchases/dealing of the drug?
Losses of those who abuse/use heroin.
What is their physical/mental capacity and relationships?
The result of an addiction to an opioid on the brain.
What is the loss of cognitive abilities and the way the brain works?
Places to find people or systems to help.
What is hotlines, counselors, and support groups?
The amount that addiction rose from 2007 to 2018. (ex. 3000 to 5000)
What is 153,000 to 800,000?
The people drug addicts are usually surrounded by.
What is other drug addicts or no one at all?
Decisions some users wouldn't make while sober.
What is getting behind the wheel or making financial transactions?
The reason why you should use good sources to education like clubs and institutions.
What is to spread awareness about the dangers of Heroin?