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Drug abuse has a range of definitions, all of them suggesting disaproval at the use or overuse of a drug for a nontherapeutic effect . Leon Wurmser goes as far as to say "The term is so wide and imprecise, contains such a hodgepodge of clinical and social phenomena, and is so dependent on the bias of the observer, that a systematic study of its etiology would be as vast and comprehensive as an inquiry into the etiology of fever" . ... 
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Heroin is an illegal, highly addictive drug. It is both the most abused and the most rapidly acting of the opiates. Heroin is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of poppy plants. It is typically sold as a white or brownish powder or as the black sticky substance known on the streets as "black tar heroin." Although purer heroin is becoming more common, most street heroin is "cut" with other drugs or with substances such as suga...
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Drug Abuse as related to Heroin Addiction
- NIDA - Research Report Series - Heroin Abuse and Addiction
From the Director. Heroin is a highly addictive drug, and its abuse has repercussions that extend far beyond the individual user. The medical and social consequences of drug ...
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Research report, fact sheet, articles, a series for younger teeneagers, and other publications from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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... NIDA) is to lead the Nation bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. ... Alcohol; Club Drugs; Cocaine; Heroin; Inhalants; LSD (Acid) Marijuana; MDMA (Ecstasy) ...
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Heroin addiction. Heroin addiction is a very serious addiction that has a high rate of mortality. There are many severe health concerns that ...
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Find heroin drug addiction rehab centers and other drug rehab programs here. ... With the shift in heroin abuse patterns comes an even more diverse group ...
- Drug Information - Heroin Addiction
Heroin Addiction ... Heroin which has been around in many forms, since the earliest times, is a very potent drug which causes rapid addiction.
- DEA, Drug Information, Heroin
National Institute on Drug Abuse, Heroin Abuse and Addiction Research Report , May 2005 7. Partnership for a Drug-Free America, Heroin Addiction, Effects Of Heroin ...
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