The Pros And Cons Of Heroin

More than 3.7 Americans have admitted to trying heroin at least once in their lifetime. (Heroin) In 2012, there were reported 5,927 deaths after using heroin, that number increased up to 8,260 deaths in 2013. (Kounang) In one year, the number of heroin overdoses had increased by over 2,000 deaths. Heroin is becoming such a big problem as years go by and nothing is stopping it. Teenagers are introduced to it by older friends or neighbors, children have to see their parents all messed up on drugs, it is very disappointing and scary watching heroin take over the human population. People spend around $150 a day on heroin because they think whenever the drug wears off, they need more in their system since they have the mind set that they cannot …show more content…
(Debate) But, is Narcan really helping the abuser? No. It is just buying them time to try to get better when in most cases, the abuser just ends up overdosing again. Narcan can bring people back to life. It can give someone a second chance to better themselves for their own sake as well as those around them. Some have agreed that Narcan should be free, basically given out anywhere at anytime, since it can be expensive depending on the state you are in. (Castillo) There is a lot of debate around the pros and cons of Narcan, and people are beginning to become more aware of it. Narcan can be life saving, but does it really change the actions of the user? At the end of the day, Narcan just allows the abuser to continue to use the …show more content…
People do not think it will help them, they may think they will just leave and relapse because it will be too hard. With Narcan, you have to think about what happens after one is given Narcan. Do they stop abusing drugs and get help? Do they just continue to abuse drugs and overdose? Well, with Narcan available, it is believed that addicts will care less about the idea of overdosing since they have Narcan as a back up incase anything happens. (Dillon) If abusers know they have Narcan near and available to them, they will in most cases continue to abuse the drug. Some say that it cannot just be a get out of jail free card just to go back to abusing the drug because that will get you nowhere except a repeating circle or events; taking the drug and overdosing. (Stoffers) Having Narcan to use gives the abuser a higher chance of the continuation of abusing the