What is Heroin? • Heroin is a morphine derivative that was first synthesized in 1874; it was first widely used in medicine in the early part of the 21st century until the addictive potential was recognized.• Heroin has many street names including: smack, horse, H, junk or scag. It is the most commonly abused narcotic.•
What is Tobacco? Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of a plant. Consumption of tobacco most commonly appears in the forms of smoking, chewing, or dipping tobacco. The plant used to make tobacco products contains Nicotine. What is Nicotine? Nicotine is a highly addictive substance that occurs naturally in tobacco. It is the
What is Alcohol?Alcohol is the oldest and most widely used drug in the world. Nearly half of all Americans over the age of 12 are consumers of alcohol. There are a estimated 10 to 15 million alcoholics or problem drinkers in the U.S. with more than 100,000 deaths each year related to alcohol.The drinkable form
Over 4 million Americans are currently using prescription pain relievers (Opiates) non-medically. The abuse of painkillers has increased at a much more rapid rate when compared to other drugs of misuse. Opiate drugs are highly addictive and are used illicitly (Illegally) to achieve a state of euphoria or “high”. Common Prescription Pain Killers (opiates): Darvon, Codeine,
