Prevention
Where can you go to learn the effects of heroin
Online or a medical professional
What does heroin make you feel
Euphoria
What is the most vulnerable group
Newborns
How can you tell an addict is in withdrawal
Nausea and vomiting, Severe muscle aches and pains, Cramping in the limbs, Insomnia, Cold sweats, Runny nose, Fever... etc
What is a sign of addiction
Depression ,Euphoria, Mood swings, Anxiety, Hostility towards others... etc
Scabs or bruises, Delusions, Disorientation, Hallucinations... etc
How could you encourage someone to not use heroin
Show harmful effects
What are addicts more susceptible to
diesease, infections, death, other drugs (especially legal drugs)
How might use of heroin effect an addicts future
Loss of Jobs, Family, Mental health issues, Higher addiction rate to other drugs
What makes an addict want to go back to the drug
The withdrawal symptoms, Brain chemistry, Peers, Mental illness, Genetics
How might someone addicted to heroin speek
Slurred, Forced / Pressured Speech
Might go "on the nod" during a conversation
What are some withdrawal symptoms that might steer someone away from heroin
All of them, withdrawal sucks don't do drugs in the first place
Why might a drug addict stop breathing
They too drugs, their central nervous system stopped working
Heroin might not always be what it seems it could be ____. Give an example
other substances/drugs, fentanyl(much more dangerous and lethal drug)
Name a singer/song writer that has taken heroin
Kurt cobain
Anthony Kiedis
Natalie Cole
Yoko Ono
Neil Young
What might an adddicts skin look like
Scabs, Marks on arms and legs, Warm / Flushed skin
Why might an addict look and sound sick
The withdrawal symptoms
What is the name of the chemical that causes pleasure in the brain
Dopamine
What "tools" might you see in an addicts room
burned spoons, needles or syringes, missing shoelaces, glass pipes
How do we prevent future generations use of heroin
Show the effects of the drug early in life, Have better enforcement on the laws, Show the consequences of using and getting caught.
How might an addict dress
Long pants and shirts, even in warm weather