The Truth About Heroin

The word additive means:

• A statement added to the end of a message

• A substance added to another to alter or improve it in some way, such as to change the color or texture of food

• A number that is added to another number to make a total. In 2 + 3 = 5, the 2 and the 3 are additives

• An ingredient in a recipe

The word AIDS means:

• A disease you get from drinking milk produced by cows that have been given drugs

• An energy saving transit (railway) system which aids a person in getting from one city to another without using fossil fuels (gasoline)

• A type of fungus that infects the intestines

• A disease that destroys the natural system of protection that the body uses against other diseases (short for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

The words collapsed veins means:

• Damage caused by repeated injections into veins (in the arms or other areas of the body) using needles

• A heart condition in which the veins to the heart get too thin and don’t allow enough blood to return to the heart

• When the veins in the arms and legs are enlarged and protrude (stick out) and can be seen on the surface of the skin

• When the blood vessels to and from the brain no longer pass blood through them and the person blacks out

The word cut means:

• To be absent from a place without authorization

• To add a substance to another, especially to a drug or an alcoholic drink, usually to make it weaker or cheaper

• To divide a drug dosage into smaller portions

• To trim or shorten the length of something being smoked

The word tuberculosis means:

• A disease of the foot, consisting of growths that look like small tubers (roots)

• An addiction to riding inner tubes down rivers

• An infectious disease of the mouth, often accompanied with foul breath and rotting teeth

• An infectious disease affecting the lungs and other organs

Heroin is made from poppy plants

• True

• False

How is heroin used?

• Orally, by taking pills

• Injected, snorted or smoked

• Eaten in food

• By prescription

Aside from the dangers of the drug itself, what other risks are there from heroin use?

• Contracting AIDS, hepatitis (liver disease) and other diseases from infected needles

• Allergic reaction to the drug, including hives

• Spreading contracted disease to sexual partners or to newborns

• Both contracting AIDS, hepatitis (liver disease) and other diseases from infected needles, as well as spreading contracted disease to sexual partners or to newborns

What are some of the short-term effects of heroin?

• Increased mental agility

• Flu and headaches

• Clouded mental functioning, nausea and vomiting

• Cravings for sweets and salty foods

What are some of the long-term effects of heroin?

• Increased energy

• Collapsed veins and soft tissue infections

• Vision loss

• Premature graying