Heroin |
15) Heroin
Heroin,
which has been around in many forms, since the earliest times, is a
very potent drug which causes rapid addiction. Heroin produces an euphoric
feeling of well being where the addict has no worries or no cares, other than
to score his next hit of the drug.
Many
heroin addicts turn to crime and prostitution. Heroin use in male prostitutes
is extremely prevalent. It seems as if the addict will sell his soul in order
to get his next score.
The
thought of withdrawal is incomprehensible and many can not face it, that is why
they are driven to crime to support their habit.
Heroin may me sniffed or snorted, rolled up in a cigarette and
smoked, smoked off tinfoil (chasing the dragon) or injected.
There are myths about heroin addiction recovery, and many say
that heroin addiction is basically a death sentence, but with proper care and
an intensive program such as the Narconon Program, an addict can make a full
recovery.
Withdrawal, which in regular abusers may occur as early as a
few hours after the last administration, produces drug craving, restlessness,
muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea and vomiting, cold flashes with goose
bumps ("cold turkey"), kicking movements ("kicking the habit"), and other
symptoms. Major withdrawal symptoms peak between 48 and 72 hours after the last
dose and subside after about a week. Sudden withdrawal by heavily dependent
users who are in poor health is occasionally fatal, although heroin withdrawal
is considered much less dangerous than alcohol or barbiturate withdrawal.
As
withdrawal progresses, elevations in blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate
and temperature occur. Symptoms of overdose -- which may result in death --
include shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions and coma.
Symptoms of heroin withdrawal:
- dilated pupils
- piloerection (goose bumps)
- watery
eyes
- runny nose
- yawning
- loss of
appetite
-
tremors
- panic
-
chills
-
nausea
- muscle
cramps
- insomnia
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