Description: Heroin Abuse Treatment and Warning Signs. Get help for a heroin addiction find treatment and get prevention info. Statistics and Facts about drug abuse. What is heroin, how is it made, effects, withdrawal, treatment, and more on heroin addiction treatment.
Heroin is a very powerful opiate. It is among the most addictive substances out there. One of the reasons that it is so addictive - and so powerful - is that it acts so quickly. If you inject directly into your blood stream, you can feel the effects in less than eight seconds. Heroin can be smoked or sniffed, but the most popular delivery method is injection. Heroin is also highly dangerous, since it is processed from naturally occurring morphine. Additionally, heroin is usually mixed with other substances,
Heroin substance abuse affects the body in drastic ways
Heroin use has powerful effects on the body. It clouds judgment, and causes alternating states of alertness and drowsiness when in use. While the initial effects of heroin (euphoria, flushing and heaviness in hands and feet) take only seconds to feel, the effects from one dose can last for hours.