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Heroin
Get the facts…
- Heroin enters the brain quickly
- Slows down the way you think, your reaction time, and memory
- Affects actions and decisions
- Injecting greatly increases risk for HIV, hepatitis B and C, and other diseases
- Is highly addictive because it enters the brain so quickly
- Effects the part of the brain responsible for producing physical dependence
- One of the top 2 frequently reported drugs by medical examiners in drug abuse deaths
Before you risk it…
- Is an illegal Schedule I drug, meaning that it is in the group of the most highly addictive drugs
- Any method of use (snorting, smoking, swallowing, or injecting) can cause immediate harm and lead to addiction
Signs of heroin use…
- Euphoria
- Drowsiness
- Impaired mental functioning
- Slowed down respiration
- Constricted pupils
- Nausea
Signs of heroin overdose…
- Shallow breathing
- Pinpoint pupils
- Clammy skin
- Convulsions
- Coma
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