Poems & Short Stories about Heroin Addiction

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a b World Drug Report 2017 Part 3 (PDF). United Nations. May 2017. pp.14, 24. ISBN 978-92-1-148294-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2018 . Retrieved 10 December 2018.

Long-term effects may include collapsed veins, infection of the heart lining and valves, abscesses, and lung complications.Heroin is an opioid drug made from morphine, a natural substance taken from the seed pod of various opium poppy plants. Naloxone is available as an injectable (needle) solution and nasal sprays (NARCAN ® Nasal Spray and KLOXXADO ®). Friends, family, and others in the community can use the nasal spray versions of naloxone to save someone who is overdosing. Yellow List: List of Narcotic Drugs Under International Control" (PDF). International Narcotics Control Board. December 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2012 . Retrieved 5 May 2006. Referring URL = "Yellow List". Archived from the original on 21 June 2006 . Retrieved 21 June 2006. With the variation in purity, the ‘strength’ of any given powder can be hard to know. At times this may lead to overdose when particularly high purity batches are sold on the illicit market. Treatment of heroin addiction often includes behavioral therapy and medications. [12] Medications can include buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone. [12] A heroin overdose may be treated with naloxone. [12] An estimated 17million people as of 2015 [update] use opiates, of which heroin is the most common, [14] [15] and opioid use resulted in 122,000 deaths. [16] The total number of heroin users worldwide as of 2015 is believed to have increased in Africa, the Americas, and Asia since 2000. [17] In the United States, approximately 1.6 percent of people have used heroin at some point. [12] [18] When people die from overdosing on a drug, the drug is usually an opioid and often heroin. [14] [19]

Sweeting A (9 July 2004). "I died. I do remember that". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Normally, GABA, which is released from inhibitory neurones, inhibits the release of dopamine. Opiates, like heroin and morphine, decrease the inhibitory activity of such neurones. This causes increased release of dopamine in the brain which is the reason for euphoric and rewarding effects of heroin. [80] Agar M. "Dope Double Agent: The Naked Emperor on Drugs". Archived from the original on 17 November 2009 . Retrieved 22 October 2009. What a great New York drug heroin was, I thought. As any city, but more than most, New York is an information overload, a constant perceptual tornado that surrounds you most places you walk on the streets. Heroin is the audio-visual technology that helps manage that overload by dampening it in general and allowing a focus on some part of it that the human perceptual equipment was, in fact, designed to handle.Under the generic name diamorphine, heroin is prescribed as a strong pain medication in the United Kingdom, where it is administered via oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intrathecal, intranasal or intravenous routes. It may be prescribed for the treatment of acute pain, such as in severe physical trauma, myocardial infarction, post- surgical pain and chronic pain, including end-stage terminal illnesses. In other countries it is more common to use morphine or other strong opioids in these situations. In 2004, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence produced guidance on the management of caesarean section, which recommended the use of intrathecal or epidural diamorphine for post-operative pain relief. For women who have had intrathecal opioids, there should be a minimum hourly observation of respiratory rate, sedation and pain scores for at least 12 hours for diamorphine and 24 hours for morphine. Women should be offered diamorphine (0.3–0.4mg intrathecally) for intra- and postoperative analgesia because it reduces the need for supplemental analgesia after a caesarean section. Epidural diamorphine (2.5–5mg) is a suitable alternative. [27] Danmark redo för skattebetalt heroin"[Denmark ready for tax-paid heroin] (in Swedish). November 2008. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008 . Retrieved 30 November 2008. Injecting heroin carries with it more risks than smoking or snorting heroin. Firstly, with heroin injection the total dose is taken in one go, so it is easy to overdose. Judging the amount to use is made more difficult because heroin purity varies. It is therefore much better to take a small amount to see how strong it is before taking a moderate dose. As injecting heroin produces such a big rush it is easier to become addicted to heroin when injecting.

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You’ll be given a key worker who will help you put together a personalised treatment plan. You'll meet them regularly throughout your treatment. Maintenance or detoxification (detox)?

If you're not ready to stop, you can still get help with staying safe and healthy. How to get treatment for heroin of the Heroin consumed in the United States is produced in Mexico". The Yucatan Times. 26 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015.Little research has been focused on the suppository (anal insertion) or pessary (vaginal insertion) methods of administration, also known as "plugging". These methods of administration are commonly carried out using an oral syringe. Heroin can be dissolved and withdrawn into an oral syringe which may then be lubricated and inserted into the anus or vagina before the plunger is pushed. The rectum or the vaginal canal is where the majority of the drug would likely be taken up, through the membranes lining their walls. If an overdose is suspected immediate medical attention is required. Symptoms include slow, irregular or shallow breathing, pinpoint pupils, weak pulse, bluish lips and nails, muscle spasms. A drug called naloxone is the emergency treatment for overdose. There are many urban legends for reviving someone in an overdose situation, but medical treatment with naloxone is the only appropriate course of action in the case of an overdose- failure can act appropriately can result in an avoidable death. BNFc is only available in the UK". NICE. NICE – national institute for health and care excellence . Retrieved 3 July 2020.