Dangers of Heroin Use Heroin Prevention Campaign Sponsored

Dangers of Heroin Use Heroin Prevention Campaign Sponsored by Du. Page Coalition to Prevent Heroin

Celebrity Overdoses: Narcotics § § § Cory Monteith - Glee Chris Farley – Saturday Night Live Paul Gray- Slipknot bassist Scott Weiland-Stone Temple Pilots Jim Morrison – The Doors Kurt Cobain – Nirvana Amy Winehouse – singer-songwriter Prince- singer/songwriter Hank Williams-legendary county singer Heath Ledger- actor Elvis Pressley- The King of Rock n Roll

What is heroin ?

Heroin comes from poppies Harvesters cut the pod and juice seeps out. The sap has a high content of morphine, which creates heroin.

How is heroin used? § Smoked, injected, snorted, ingested or sniffed. § Addiction will occur with any of these methods.

Why do people use heroin? § Need another high after running out of prescription painkillers like Vicodin and Oxycontin § “It felt so good. ”* But this is only the first time. After that, you are addicted and just using to stop the withdrawal effects.

Why do people use heroin? (continued) § Lack of knowledge, they think it’s “no big deal” § Use of other drugs can lead to heroin § Cheaper than cigarettes and prescription pain killers § Increased purity (35% in 2010 vs. 4% in 1980’s) allows users to snort or smoke it, which is less scary than injecting

Prescription Drug Abuse Using prescription painkillers like Vicodin and Oxycontin can lead to addiction. When the pills run out, the person may turn to stealing pills from family members. Then they may turn to buying heroin because it is cheaper for the beginning user than black market painkillers. ,

Dextromethorphan § DXM (dextromethorphan)- Robitussin, Dime. Tapp, Nyquil, Delsym § Slang for doing DXM: robo-tripping, sheeting, dexing, and skittling. § There are many more terms for the drug itself: CCCs, dex, red devils, robo, skittles, tussin, syrup

§ Lean, Drank, Syrup § Prescription cough meds containing codeine and promethizane § Combined with Sprite, candy

How does heroin hurt your body?

Short-term Effects • Vomiting • Constipation • Severe flu symptoms, then alternately alert and drowsy state • Slowed and slurred speech • Impaired night vision

Long-Term Effects Addiction “Every heroin addict that you talk to will tell you that the first high was the greatest, and then they spend the rest of their life trying to chase that one great high. And then eventually it devolves into being all they’re doing is taking the drugs to keep from being sick. ” – Du. Page County Coroner Dr. Richard Jorgensen

Long-Term Physical Consequences § Bad teeth, § Death inflammation of § Permanent damage to lungs, the gums liver, kidneys and § Coma brain § Muscular weakness, partial § HIV/AIDS paralysis

Long-Term Physical Consequences § Reduced and intellectual sexual capacity performance and long-term § Blister-like lesions on the impotence in face men § Constant runny § Menstrual nose disturbance in women § Loss of memory

Addiction Comparison § Heroin is one of the most addictive substances on the planet! § It is more addictive than tobacco, cocaine and most other drugs.

Heroin Slang Names r a t k c Junk Brown sugar a l B Sm Big H ac Horse Skag Muc Dope

Fentanyl § An opiate pain killer (prescription that is 50 -100 times stronger than morphine § Heroin is often laced with fentanyl which is highly toxic and cause many deadly overdoses § Most fentanyl sold on the street is not the FDA approved kind, but made in an illegal lab with no quality or dosing control

Left : A lethal dose of heroin (300 mg) Right: a lethal dose of fentanyl(3 mg)

How can I tell if my friend is using? § Major changes in attitude and behavior – moody, angry, lying § Ditching school § MIA § Dark pupils § Falling asleep in class § Stealing, pawning personal items

Signs of a heroin overdose • • Slow breathing Blue lips and fingernails Cold clammy skin Shaking At a party and see someone has overdosed? Call 911! Otherwise, your friend could die. The “Good Samaritan Law, ” Illinois Public Act 097 -0678, went into effect June 1, 2012.

Suspect your friend is using heroin? § Tell a trusted adult – your parents, a teacher, a coach, a counselor or faith-based connection – so your friend can get help.

Report a drug dealer! Report directly to your School Resource Officer.

Why does this matter? Parents Teammates Friends You Classmates Church group Other loved ones Teachers Your choices affect others. You’re not alone. *ABC News link *WSOCTV link

Where to go for help 360 Youth Services, Naperville www. thepowerofchoice. info Robert Crown Center for Health, Hinsdale www. heroin. robertcrown. org/Heroin. Education/index. html Parents. Matter, Naperville www. parentsmattertoo. org Linden Oaks Behavior Health Hospital at Edward, Naperville www. edward. org/addictionservices Central Du. Page Hospital, Winfield www. cdh. org/Medical-Services/Services-A-Z/Behavioral-Health/Adolescent-Services. aspx Rosecrance Health Network, Naperville www. rosecrance. org/facilities/substance-abuse-treatment-facilities Presence Behavioral Health, Downers Grove www. reshealth. org/sub_addiction/locations/downers_grove. cfm