what it is
What is heroin also known as? Name 2.
Brown sugar, Horse
What is it mixed with?
water
What happens immediately?
drowsiness, pain relief, coma, overdose
Over the past year what is the percentage use of heroin of 8th graders?
0.2%
What is a medicine that can treat overdoes?
naloxone
What it heroin made from?
morphine
What are ways it can be used?
needle, sniffed, smoked, snorted
what is a long term effect?
dependence, social, financial problems, collapsed veins, liver and kidney disease
Over the lifetime what is the percentage of use of heroin for ages 12 or older?
1.9%
Where is a place you can go to help?
rehab
What is another drug heroin is another class of?
opioids
What do people combine it with?
alcohol, cocaine(speedball)
What happens if injected?
it’s a risk of HIV
True or false? Products containing heroin were once sold over the counter
true
What are two medicines that helps stop the use of heroin?
buprenorphine and methadone.
Is the percentage high or low of the misuse of heroin?
high
What happens what it enters the brain?
When heroin enters the brain, it attaches to molecules on cells known as opioid receptors.
what is a short term effect?
dry mouth, heavy feeling in the arms and legs, nausea and vomiting
True or false? Heroin comes in different color
true
What is a method that helps?
cognitive-behavioral therapy
what plant does heroin come from?
poppy plants
What usually happens to impure heroin?
dissolves
What happens to your muscles?
weakens
What brand name is another name for heroin?
gucci
What is a medical procedure that can be done?
drug detoxification