Heroin
What are three street names for heroin?
Dope,Smack, Junk
What are Opioids?
Pain Relievers
What drug recently became legal in CT?
Marijuana
What are three side effects?
Confusion, shallow breathing, Dry mouth
What is the strongest opioid?
Fentanyl
What is the most common drug in the U.S.?
Marijuana
What is heroin?
Heroin is an opioid drug made from morphine.
What is the biggest risk of opioids?
Death.
What are 3 signs of overdose?
1.Slowed or stopped breathing
2.Cold or clammy skin
3.Unresponsive or unconsciousness
What is the most common way Heroin is taken?
Injetcted
How do most people get opioids?
What percentage of U.S. adults abuse drugs?
10%
What is the strongest risk of heroin?
long term viral infections such as HIV hepatities C and B
What is the most common way they are taken?
Orally
Around how many people died of drug overdose last year?
More than 106,000