basic info
where is heroin extracted from
poppy plant
are e-cigs legal
currently legal
medical uses for e-cigs
can help treat parkinson's disease and alzheimers
is tolerance built up through the use of heroin
yes
street names for e-cigs
vape pipes, hookah pens, pen, fogger, e-hookah, e-pipe, tank systems, mods
drug category for heroin
stimulant, narcotic, depressant and hallucinogen
is heroin legal or illegal & why
illegal bc its addictive
how are e-cigs used
inhaled
using heroin increases risk of what? (hint: sharing needles)
HIV and hepatitis
street names for heroin
diamorphine, dope, dragon, H, He, black eagle, tar, white stuff, mexican horse
e-cigs drug category
stimulant, depressant
what act limited the medical use of heroin
Harrison Narcotic Tax Act of 1974
how is heroin used
snorted, sniffed, injected, smoked
e-cigs effects on body
Stunt brain development, Lung disease, Cigarette batteries have been known to explode/cause fires, Type 2 Diabetes, Increases heart rate and blood pressure, increase risk of addiction to other drugs
types of heroin
white/brown powder or black tar
when were e-cigs first created
1967
when were e-cigs first introduced to US market
2007
heroin long term effects on body
insomnia, collapsed veins, damaged tissue inside the nose, infection of the heart lining and valves, lung complications, mental disorders, heroin use disorder
who used heroin first
ancient greeks and romans
who created the first e-cig of this generation (hint: chinese pharmacist, 2003)
Hon Lik
how many deaths were cause by heroin in 2017
70,237
heroin short term effects
euphoric feeling, dry mouth, warm flushing of the skin, heavy feeling in the arms and legs, nausea/vomiting, severe itching, clouded mental functioning, back-and-forth state of being conscious and semi-conscious