Transcript HEROIN PPT MADE BY STANLEY B AND JACOB B

HEROIN PPT
:It is a stimulate
Street Names
 “Bin Laden” (after
September 11th)
 “Red Eagle”
 “Brain Damage”
 “White Stuff”
WHERE IT ORIGINATED
 It comes from popa seeds.
 Mostly grown in Afghanistan
APPEARANCE
 White powder
 Cigarette
 Liquid
CATEGORY
 They all can be snorted
 Injected
 Smoked
 Stimulants+Narcotics
 Makes you tired and lazy
SHORT TERM EFFECTS
 Crosses the blood brain
barrier
 In the brain heroin is
converted into morphine
 And binds to the opiod
receptors
 And destroys brain cells
LONG TERM EFFECT
 Heart disease
 Kidney disease
 HIV
 Greater chance of overdose
MEDICAL USAGE
Heroin is used to serve pain
in the UK only
LEGALITY
 This drug is not illegal
 The law is you would go to
jail or pay a fine
 You can spend up to a life
time in jail
 The largest fine you would
have to pay is $100,000
INTRESTING
INFORMATION
For teenagers heroin use has declined
Heroin has slightly went up for adults
Consequences are a jail
Jail fines
WHERE TO GET HELP
 70 Park avenue, Springfield
 CT Confidential, 860-6527531