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	Heroin Addiction Treatment
		Heroin was first synthesized in 1874 from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of poppy plants.
		It is suggested that heroin addicts withdraw from their addiction to heroin in a licensed and medically supervised addiction treatment center, capable of providing safe and comfortable detox services.
		Detoxification is not a treatment for addiction, but the first step in the treatment process, which usually includes participation in a treatment program specializing in the treatment of opiate and heroin addiction.
	www.recoveryconnection.org /drug_index/heroin.php (1050 words)

	Drug Information Heroin
		Heroin is typically sold as a white or brownish powder or as the fl sticky substance known on the streets as "fl tar heroin." Although purer heroin is becoming more common, most street heroin is "cut" with other drugs or with substances such as sugar, starch, powdered milk or quinine.
		With heroin, the rush is usually accompanied by a warm flushing of the skin, dry mouth, and a heavy feeling in the extremities, which may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and severe itching.
		Heroin overdose is a particular risk on the street, where the amount and purity of the drug cannot be accurately known.
	www.narconon.ca /Heroin.htm (1000 words)

	Heroin Addiction
		Heroin is noted for having the highest euphoria potential of all opiates and is, therefore, prone to cause psychological addiction even if the user does not become physically addicted.
		The withdrawal symptoms associated with heroin addiction are usually experienced shortly before the time of the next scheduled dose, meaning at the time that the last dose has been metabolized and is no longer binding to the pleasure receptor sites in the brain.
		Heroin Addiction was setup as a no cost service to help heroin addicts or the family of the heroin addict, find help to get heroin addiction treatment anywhere across the United States.
	www.heroinaddiction.biz (460 words)

	Heroin Addiction \| Effects Of Heroin \| Heroin Facts
		Heroin is a highly addictive drug derived from morphine, which is obtained from the opium poppy.
		Heroin can be injected into a vein ("mainlining"), injected into a muscle, smoked in a water pipe or standard pipe, mixed in a marijuana joint or regular cigarette, inhaled as smoke through a straw, known as "chasing the dragon," snorted as powder via the nose.
		The short-term effects of heroin abuse appear soon after a single dose and disappear in a few hours.After an injection of heroin, the user reports feeling a surge of euphoria ("rush") accompanied by a warm flushing of the skin, a dry mouth, and heavy extremities.
	www.drugfree.org /Portal/drug_guide/Heroin (485 words)

	Heroin Drug Addiction - Heroin Rehab and Drug Treatment Programs
		Heroin is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seedpod of the Asian poppy plant.
		Heroin is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of poppy plants.
		Injection continues to be the predominant method of heroin use among addicted users seeking treatment; however, researchers have observed a shift in heroin use patterns, from injection to sniffing and smoking.
	www.drug-addiction.com /heroin.htm (1916 words)

	Reason Magazine - H
		"Addiction is the compulsive taking of drugs which have such a hold over the addict he or she cannot stop using them without suffering severe symptoms and even death," he writes.
		Another sign that fear of withdrawal symptoms is not the essence of addiction is the fact that heroin users commonly drift in and out of their habits, going through periods of abstinence and returning to the drug long after any physical discomfort has faded away.
		Heroin itself is much less likely to kill a user than the reckless combination of heroin with other depressants, such as alcohol or barbiturates.
	www.reason.com /news/show/28809.html (4352 words)

	AATOD: Frequently Asked Questions
		As the addiction develops, the individual requires shorter intervals between doses and increasing amounts of heroin to avoid withdrawal symptoms, which include muscular and abdominal pains, chills, nausea, diarrhea, yawning, runny nose, generalized weakness and insomnia.
		Use of heroin by needle injection poses risk of improper injection or contact with unsterile needles that cause infections such as septicemia (blood poisoning), endocarditis (infection of the heart lining), skin abscesses, and tetanus, or accidental injection of air leading to rapid death.
		The impetus to stop heroin use and seek treatment may derive from complete exhaustion and 'burnout' from addiction's harsh and demanding lifestyle: or it may arise from fear of the dangers of street life or serious illness.
	www.aatod.org /qa_regarding.html (1911 words)

	Heroin Addiction - Heroin Detox - Heroin Addiction Treatment - Heroin Rehab
		Addiction is a chronic problem characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, and by neurochemical and molecular changes in the brain.
		Heroin also produces a profound degree of tolerance and physical dependence, which are powerful motivating factors for compulsive use and abuse.
		The onset of heroin addiction can be both rapid and severe, dependent on the amount used and frequency in a designated period of time.
	www.addictionca.com /FAQ-heroin.htm (3631 words)

	Heroin - Treatment programs and addiction treatment center for drug addiction and drug rehabilitation
		Heroin is one the most addictive drugs as its results are felt quickly, but on the other hand, it rapidly attacks the brain.
		Heroin found on the street unfortunately often hosts many additives that will deter the body’s ability to heal itself as substances in these additives are unnatural and will not dissolve quickly or even at all.
		Injection continues to be the main method of use among heroin addicts; however, researchers have observed a shift in heroin use patterns, from injection to sniffing and smoking.
	www.narcononstonehawk.com /heroin-faq.php (2786 words)

	Heroin Addiction Treatment Help Line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Heroin addiction falls under the heading of opiate addiction, which is the second leading addiction in our society; following alcohol addiction.
		Addiction is defined as a state of physiological or psychological dependence on a drug liable to have a damaging effect.
		Heroin Drug Addiction Treatment Help Line was setup as a no cost service to help heroin addicts or the family of the heroin addict, find help to get heroin addiction treatment anywhere across the United States.
	www.heroin-addiction-treatment-helpline.com (410 words)

	Heroin Addiction, Heroin Addiction Treatment, Heroin Abuse
		Heroin is a highly addictive drug therefore leading to high numbers of heroin addiction among its users.
		Heroin addiction is characterized by an increase in tolerance, meaning a person must use more of the drug to get the same effect, and a physical dependence on heroin.
		Heroin addiction implies that a person is no longer functioning as a normal human being because he/she is dependent upon heroin to live.
	www.heroin-addiction.us (481 words)

	Heroin Addiction & Heroin Treatment Information from Narconon Arrowhead
		Heroin is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of the Asian poppy plant.
		One concern is that young heroin snorters may shift to needle injecting, because of increased tolerance, nasal soreness, or declining or unreliable purity.
		Among individuals who had ever used heroin in their lives, the proportion who had ever smoked, sniffed, or snorted heroin increased from 55 percent in 1994 to 82 percent in 1996.
	www.stopaddiction.com /narconon_drugs_heroin.html (1627 words)

	Heroin addiction FAQs. Heroin addiction treatment.
		Addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease, characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, and by neurochemical and molecular changes in the brain.
		Heroin withdrawal is never fatal to otherwise healthy adults, but it can cause death to the foetus of a pregnant addict.
		Why are heroin users at special risk for contracting HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B and C? Because many heroin addicts often share needles and other injection equipment, they are at special risk of contracting HIV and other infectious diseases.
	www.drugrehab.co.uk /FAQ-heroin.htm (1898 words)

	NIDA - Research Report Series - Heroin Abuse and Addiction
		Heroin is a highly addictive drug, and its abuse has repercussions that extend far beyond the individual user.
		Although heroin abuse has trended downward during the past several years, its prevalence is still higher than in the early 1990s.
		Heroin also is increasing in purity and decreasing in price, which makes it an attractive option for young people.
	www.nida.nih.gov /ResearchReports/Heroin/Heroin.html (466 words)

	Heroin - Facts & Figures - Drug Facts - ONDCP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Heroin is a highly addictive drug and is the most widely abused and most rapidly acting of the opiates.
		Heroin admissions represented 13.0% of the total drug/alcohol admissions to treatment during 1994 and 14.2% of the treatment admissions in 2004.
		Heroin was first synthesized from morphine in 1874 and became widely used in medicine in the early 1900s.
	www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov /drugfact/heroin (1924 words)

	Heroin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Heroin was first synthesized in 1874 by C.R. Alder Wright, a British chemist working at St.
		Heroin is also widely (and usually illegally) used as a powerful and addictive drug that produces intense euphoria, which often disappears with increasing tolerance.
		Heroin trafficking was virtually eliminated in the U.S. during World War II due to temporary trade disruptions caused by the war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heroin_addiction (5122 words)

	Heroin Treatment, Heroin Abuse, Rehabilitation Treatment Center Heroin Addiction, Heroin Rehabilitation Center
		Heroin is a highly addictive drug, and Heroin Addiction is a serious problem in America.
		One of the most troubling aspects of heroin addiction is the withdrawal period.
		In addition to a strong support group to help the addict successfully quit using, oftentimes, and especially in the case of heroin and opiate drug use it is neccessary to include a preliminary medically assisted detoxification to help the individual get off the drugs safely and comfortably.
	www.heroin-drug-rehab.com (748 words)

	BBC - Health - Conditions - Heroin addiction
		Heroin is extracted from opium poppies and 90% of the illicit heroin that reaches the UK comes from Afghanistan and Burma.
		Heroin is a member of a class of narcotic analgesic drugs called opioids.
		It's a powerful, relatively short-acting analgesic and heroin powder is prepared for consumption either through inhalation, sniffing into the nose, or by intravenous or intramuscular injection routes.
	www.bbc.co.uk /health/conditions/addictions/typesaddiction_heroin.shtml (499 words)

	News On Heroin, Heroin&methadone Addiction Treatment By Narconon Arrowhead&heroin Addiction .com
		A large proportion of these recent new users were smoking, snorting, or sniffing heroin, and most were 18 or older (on the average 75 percent) and most were male (on average 63 percent).
		Heroin was the leading illicit drug among treatment admissions in 2000, reported by 15 percent of the 1.6 million substance abuse treatment admissions in the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
		Addiction is a chronic, relapsing condition, characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, and by neurochemical and molecular changes in the brain.
	www.heroinaddiction.com /heroin_heroin.html (2014 words)

	Heroin Addiction Treatment Centers Opiate Detox Info
		It is typically sold as a white or brownish powder or as the fl sticky substance known on the streets as "fl tar heroin." Although purer heroin is becoming more common, most of the street variety is "cut" with other drugs or with substances such as sugar, starch, powdered milk, or quinine.
		Injection continues to be the predominant method of heroin use among addicted users seeking treatment; however, researchers have observed a shift in use patterns, from injection to sniffing and smoking.
		In fact, sniffing /snorting heroin is now the most widely reported means of taking heroin among users admitted for drug treatment in Newark, Chicago, and New York.
	www.800heroin.com (445 words)

	Heroin Drug Rehab Addiction Treatment Centers
		Other names may refer to types of heroin produced in a specific geographical area, such as "Mexican fl tar." For more information regarding heroin addiction please visit www.heroin-drug-rehab.com.
		A large proportion of these recent new users were smoking, snorting, or sniffing heroin, and most (87 percent) were under age 26.
		edical consequences of chronic heroin abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.
	www.drug-rehabilitation.com /heroin.htm (3428 words)

	Heroin Drug Rehabilitation centers referrals for Drugs and Alcohol rehab Treatment Addiction
		Also it includes anxiety, mood swings, confusion, paranoia, euphoria or rush feeling which is followed by a relaxed content state.
		Heroin Description: Risks associated with using Heroin include becoming violently ill, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation, cramps, loss of appetite (malnutrition), drowsiness, constricted pupils, watery eyes, itching, slow or shallow breathing, rapid heart rate, ringing in the ears or head, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and even death.
		Heroin Street use: Heroin is snorted, "chased" (smoked), or injected.
	www.drug-rehab.ca /heroinaddiction.htm (340 words)

	Rehab - Heroin Treatment \| Heroin Addiction - Treatment Information
		Although heroin abuse has trended downward during the past couple of years, its prevalence is still higher than in the early 1990s.
		Put simply, heroin is an illegal, highly - and rapidly - addicting drug processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of poppy plants.
		Contributing to the danger is the fact that heroin abusers don't always know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents.
	www.soberliving.com /addictions/heroin.html (320 words)

	Heroin Abuse and Addiction
		Intravenous injection provides the greatest intensity and most rapid onset of euphoria (7 to 8 seconds), while intra-muscular injection produces a relatively slow onset of euphoria (5 to 8 minutes).
		Most people who are new users of heroin are younger than 26 years.
		Jonathan Waxler died at the age of 26 of a heroin overdose following a long struggle with heroin addiction.
	www.focusas.com /Heroin.html (597 words)

	Heroin Addiction
		For over a hundred years, heroin addiction has held our culture and many of its most famous contributors enthralled.
		Heroin is a drug derived from the opium poppy, which itself has been taken by people for thousands of years to treat ailments, relieve pain, and escape from reality.
		Kicking a deeply entrenched addiction of any kind requires a lot of groundwork, multi pronged therapies, and a coordination of resources on the part of the patient and the patient's caregivers.
	www.passagesmalibu.com /heroin-addiction.html (579 words)

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