Heroin Abuse - An Increasingly Serious Problem In The USA
By Gabriel J. Adams -
The use of heroin is becoming an increasingly serious problem that is affecting many across the United States. The drug possesses highly addicting characteristics that come from injecting, snorting, or smoking the illegal substance. A common misconception associated with heroin is that snorting or smoking the drug holds less of a [...]
Learn More About Heroin Abuse
By Sturat Mitchel -
Opium has been with us for a very long time. In fact, it’s been with the human race since 3400 B.C in Mesopotamia. It’s modern from; heroin was synthesized in the late 19th century by Alder Wright, an English chemist. He experimented on rabbits and discovered that it caused ‘great prostration, fear [...]
A Brief History of Heroin in America
By Ryan Bombard
In the late 1800s, opium was a popular, commonly available drug. Drug users frequented opium dens which dotted the ‘Wild West’ region of America. It was smuggled in and sold by Chinese immigrants who came here to work on the railroads.
There is a typical picture of the western cowboy drowning himself in whiskey [...]
Heroin Withdrawal New Treatments
By Jeremy Berger
Heroin use among young folks has been climbing at alarming rates over the past few years. Heroin is not just a drug found on skid row; instead it is right in almost every school system, with more and more young students experiencing heroin withdrawals requiring a need for new treatments.
Traditional treatments have not [...]