EFFECTS OF HEROIN

Effects of Heroin on Individual and Society

Effects of Heroin on Individual and Society

Drugs are meant to serve a noble purpose in the treatment of patients in medical history. However, gradual change started appearing in the excessive use of drugs not only harmful for the physical functioning of the body but also resulting in creating severe changes in human behavior directly affecting the society. Heroin use has increased dramatically across the world. It is an addictive drug having harmful effects in human life. Its excessive use to addiction level has become a serious problem in America. It has serious devastating impact in the life of an individual. Different social and government organizations are working independently or in collaboration with each other to get rid of this havoc.

Heroin - Brief Introduction

Heroin is medical drug that is processed from morphine which is a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seedpod of the poppy plant. Variants of Heroin are identified across the world. However, major two forms of heroin appear as white or brown powder. Different terms have been coined for the term Heroin in different regions of the world. It is being called as 'smack', 'junk', 'H', " "skag”, and many other terms (Fernandez, 1998). It is one of the deadliest drugs found across streets in the world today. A large population of heroin addict exists today in the world that has become a victim of this mess. It was basically formed as a medicine for use in treatment of patients. This drug went to streets as a result its abuse started occurring due to impulsive effect it creates on human mind for few moments (Fernandez, 1998).

Physical Side effects of Heroin

Heroin consumption creates a euphoria effect by creating changes in the chemical composition present in brain. Its use directly induce a relaxation state which makes a person float in fantasy as sense of perception get block temporarily by using heroin (Miller, 2002). Abuse of heroin by people with a long-term history of using heroin creates conceal signs in and symptoms that are evident in individual's physical appearance with devastating impact on social life of a person.

Ignoring the harmful effects of using heroin, people seek immediate pleasure ignoring the suffering that they will end up by using heroin. Main impact that is observed as harmful effect of using heroin falls in physical and social constraints. This part examines the physical side effects of Heroin. Majority of heroin addict ignore the side effects of heroin. Situation is mainly realized when addicts run out of drug and feel difficulty in getting more doses. This is a stage characterized as 'heroin withdrawal' in medical terms which creates malevolent, and insomnia related responses in their body which only settles by consuming more heroin.

Degenerative side effects from long-drawn-out are overlook in initial phases but the heightened desolation of withdrawal state is noticed more by a heroin addict as it creates significant behavioral changes too (Miller, ...