How is it use? Smoked or injected and the pure forms of heroin are inhaled.
Slang names?: Two common slang names are junk and smack.
Illegal or legal: It is illegal. The penalty for using it is either sentencing or fines.
Fun fact: Heroin is the 3rd most commonly injected drug by street youth in Canada. Another fact is in Vancouver, addicts receive prescribed Heroin!
Slang names?: Two common slang names are junk and smack.
Illegal or legal: It is illegal. The penalty for using it is either sentencing or fines.
Fun fact: Heroin is the 3rd most commonly injected drug by street youth in Canada. Another fact is in Vancouver, addicts receive prescribed Heroin!
Rating of the drug: This drug has been rated a 4 by the group, overall. This is because heroin has many severe short term affects including death and coma. Another reason is because the withdrawal symptoms are very strong. Heroin is highly addictive which causes the users to have a hard time quitting the drug. This can be very dangerous and harmful for the user.
Bibliography:
Heroin Drug Addiction. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.drug-addiction-support.org/Heroin-Drug-Addiction.html
Vancouver addicts soon to receive prescription heroin. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/vancouver-heroin-addicts-authorized-to-get-drug/article21717642/
Heroin Drug Addiction. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.drug-addiction-support.org/Heroin-Drug-Addiction.html
Vancouver addicts soon to receive prescription heroin. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/vancouver-heroin-addicts-authorized-to-get-drug/article21717642/
By: Erica, Steffany and Lily