Heroin Addiction

Heroin Addiction

Monday, February 7th, 2011

About 810,000 Americans are addicted to heroin. Heroin is a highly addictive drug that has a devastating impact on society and cost billions of dollars each year. Major health problems caused by heroin abuse include miscarriages, heart infections and death from overdose. People who use heroin intravenously are also at risk for infectious diseases, including [...]

Signs and Symptoms of Heroin Addiction

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Heroin has had quite a history in the United States. Heroin was originally developed as an alternative for another drug addiction, morphine abuse, which was quite rampant in the late 1800’s. Heroin was created as a non-addictive morphine substitute by Bayer that was sold over the counter legally. In the early nineties waif like models, [...]