WHAT IS HEROIN ?
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What is
Heroin ?
Teen Heroin Use
Although heroin use by teens is much less than their misuse of prescription drugs and alcohol use , it is still important to be aware of . This article discusses statistics on teen heroin use , as well as effects , warning signs , and treatment for teen heroin use .
Heroin - What It Is
Heroin is an illegal ( Schedule 1 ) narcotic , meaning it has no currently accepted use in medical treatment , is illegal , and has a high risk of abuse . It is related the prescription medications called codeine , morphine , Oxycontin , and Vicodin . Heroin is a morphine derivative , stronger than its source , and is semisynthetic . If heroin is not available , a user may substitute one of the other related drugs . Heroin is physically addictive .
Teen Heroin Use Statistics
The Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) reported in February 2011 that in 1999 through 2007 , unintentional death from heroin use was almost flat ( although deaths from cocaine use and opioid analgesics were rising overall , which seemed to indicate heroin use that was not increasing . In addition , the 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey ( YRBS ) from the CDC report shows that lifetime heroin use ( at least 1 time ) was at 1.7 percent for girls and 3.2 percent for boys , less than meth use ( 3.3 / 4.7 for boys and girls respectively ), cocaine use ( 5.3 / 7.3 ), notably less than prescription drug abuse ( 19.8 / 20.4 ) or marijuana use ( 34.3 / 39.0 ), and dramatically less than alcohol use ( 74.2 / 70.8 ).
But CBS reported in 2009 that heroin
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The CBS report may be supported by the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health from SAMHSA ( Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services , Administration ), which states that significantly more people tried heroin for the first time in 2009 than from 2002 to 2008 ( without identifying their age ). However , the SAMHSA data shows that heroin is highly unlikely to be the first illicit drug used by those over age 12 who have used illicit drugs , accounting for less than a tenth of a percent of first time uses ( marijuana accounted for 59.1 %).
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Teen Heroin Use Effects
Especially because of the increased purity , overdose is not uncommon , and can be fatal . For those who live to go on using , heroin is addictive , and any method of use may lead to addiction in nearly a quarter of users , but other effects of heroin partly
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