Heroin Withdrawals For those that use heroin, withdrawal is always around the corner. Sure, you tried it once and liked it but you don’t need it. But then you start using it more and more until it is every morning, during lunch, in the afternoon, and at night. When...
What Is Heroin? Heroin is a highly addictive drug that alters the function of the brain. Other common names for heroin include “hell dust,” “big H,” “smack,” and “horse.” Heroin is made from morphine, which is a natural substance that comes from opium poppy plant pods...
The Symptoms of Teen Alcoholism Although alcohol abuse has decreased somewhat over the past few decades, teen alcoholism is still a very real and prevalent problem. Knowing the signs of alcohol abuse disorder in teenagers can help family members, caretakers and...
How to Make a Dangerous Drug Even More Deadly: Common Contaminants in Heroin Over 15,400 deaths occurred in 2015 due to heroin overdose, and numbers continue to rise. Heroin is cheap, easy to acquire and in abundant supply. It is an opioid drug derived from morphine....