In this day in age we live in a monkey see monkey do society. This can range from anything such as fashion, hairstyles, movies, music, and even drugs. Society as a whole is always ready to try new things. What we tend to forget when it comes to drugs is that experimentation can lead to addiction; especially with heroin. Heroin is derived from poppy plants. The poppy plants make opium then morphine is extracted from the raw opium. Towards the end of the 19th century, a chemical change was made to the morphine molecule, which produced heroin. “Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.” (Drug-Free World, 2006)
Origins …show more content…
“It seemed to be the perfect drug more potent yet less harmful.”(Ksir, C., Hart, C. L., & Ray, O. S. (2007) In the 1850’s there was a large opioid addiction. To fix the problem a non-additive and less potent drug was made called morphine. The addiction of morphine became an even bigger problem than the opium addiction. Likewise with opium, the morphine issue was understood by another "non-addictive" substitute—heroin, which turned out to be significantly more addictive than morphine. With the heroin issue came yet another "non-addictive" substitute—the medication now known as methadone. “First developed in 1937 by German scientists searching for a surgical painkiller, it was exported to the US and given the trade name “Dolophine” in 1947.” (Drug-Free World, 2006) The drug was used for heroin addiction treatment, but proved to be more …show more content…
While males’ peers often introduce males to heroin, females are introduced to heroin by sexual partners. Women of color may face unique issues with regard to drug use and treatment needs. For example, African-American and American Indian/Alaska Native women are more likely than women of other racial and ethnic groups to be victims of rape, physical violence, and stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime—issues that are risk factors for substance use and should be addressed during treatment. (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2015)
Statistics
Heroin Addiction Recovery Statistics
1. As much as 1/4 of people who try heroin develop a debilitating addiction.
2. According to statistics from 2008, about 3.8 million people tried heroin at least once.
3. In the previous year, 13.6 percent of patients to treatment facilities had to be admitted for heroin abuse and addiction.
4. A heroin addict is said to spend as much as $150 per day supporting their drug habit.
5. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), heroin addiction treatment success rates for outpatient medication therapy is known to have a 35 percent completion rate. The completion of residential programs is as high as 65
Origins …show more content…
“It seemed to be the perfect drug more potent yet less harmful.”(Ksir, C., Hart, C. L., & Ray, O. S. (2007) In the 1850’s there was a large opioid addiction. To fix the problem a non-additive and less potent drug was made called morphine. The addiction of morphine became an even bigger problem than the opium addiction. Likewise with opium, the morphine issue was understood by another "non-addictive" substitute—heroin, which turned out to be significantly more addictive than morphine. With the heroin issue came yet another "non-addictive" substitute—the medication now known as methadone. “First developed in 1937 by German scientists searching for a surgical painkiller, it was exported to the US and given the trade name “Dolophine” in 1947.” (Drug-Free World, 2006) The drug was used for heroin addiction treatment, but proved to be more …show more content…
While males’ peers often introduce males to heroin, females are introduced to heroin by sexual partners. Women of color may face unique issues with regard to drug use and treatment needs. For example, African-American and American Indian/Alaska Native women are more likely than women of other racial and ethnic groups to be victims of rape, physical violence, and stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime—issues that are risk factors for substance use and should be addressed during treatment. (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2015)
Statistics
Heroin Addiction Recovery Statistics
1. As much as 1/4 of people who try heroin develop a debilitating addiction.
2. According to statistics from 2008, about 3.8 million people tried heroin at least once.
3. In the previous year, 13.6 percent of patients to treatment facilities had to be admitted for heroin abuse and addiction.
4. A heroin addict is said to spend as much as $150 per day supporting their drug habit.
5. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), heroin addiction treatment success rates for outpatient medication therapy is known to have a 35 percent completion rate. The completion of residential programs is as high as 65