HELP with health homework!?!?!?

Question

Hey!
Ok... Our class has to do a research on a certain drug and do a poster and answer all these questions... I need help on a few. I got assigned the drug heroin... SO please help!!

1. What's the cost of heroin?
2. What are some other names (street names) for heroin?
3. How many people use heroin? (common/not common
compared to other drugs, and population percentages)
4. What's in heroin (ingredients)
5. any other info u find would be great!! Thanks!!

Answer 1

1. Nationwide, in 2000, South American heroin ranged from $50,000 to $200,000 per kilogram. Southeast and Southwest Asian heroin ranged in price from $40,000 to $190,000 per kilogram. Wholesale-level prices for Mexican heroin were the lowest of any type, ranging from $13,200 to $175,000 per kilogram. The wide range in kilogram prices reflects variables such as buyer/seller relationships, quantities purchased, purchase frequencies, purity, and transportation costs.

2. gear, diesel, smack, B, skag, Bobby, black tar, horse, junk, jack, jenny, brown, brown sugar, dark, dope, dragon, *****, gak, boy, and H.

3. In the United States in 1999 there were 104,000 new heroin users.

In 2000, approximately 1.2% of the population reported heroin use at least once in their lifetime.

4. Heroin ((INN) Diacetylmorphine , (BAN) diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid. It is the 3,6-diacetyl derivative of morphine (hence diacetylmorphine) and is synthesised from it by acetylation. The white crystalline form is commonly the hydrochloride salt diacetylmorphine hydrochloride.

5. Heroin was first synthesized in 1874 by C.R. Alder Wright, an English chemist working at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London.
Many users dissolve the drug together with cocaine in a so-called "speedball" or "snowball", which is injected intravenously. This causes an even more intense rush than heroin alone but is more dangerous because the short-acting stimulant with the longer-acting depressant increases the risk of overdosing on one or both drugs. Cocaine is an irritant to all bodily tissues, causing eventual necrosis at any site with which it is in frequent contact.

This should help you out!

Answer 2

cost of heroin varies alot of the time it comes in $50 caps which is a small peice there are alot of other names like smack, slow, opy, etc etc heaps of people across the world use it many think heroin is our biggest problem i actually think ice is our biggest problem dont get me wrong all drugs are a problem heroin is an opiate comes from the opiate plant but as with most drugs you will find it is mixed with alot of other dangerouse chemicals that are all a good enough reason never to use it, and im sure if you google the word u will find a ton of infomation on statistics etc it gives users a sence of euphoria but the cravings for another hit are to much 4 a user to handle so on and on it goes its a drug that people find they are addicted to after a very short time the user will loose alot of weight and useually have scab marks from scratching so much as itchiness is a common side effect thats just a little info anyway

Answer 3

For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation).


Heroin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(5α,6α)-7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-
17-methylmorphinan-3,6-diol diacetate (ester)
Identifiers
CAS number 561-27-3
ATC code N02AA09
PubChem 3592
Chemical data
Formula C21H23NO5
Mol. mass 369.41
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability <35%
Protein binding 0% (morphine metabolite 35%)
Metabolism hepatic
Half life 2-3 minutes
Excretion 90% renal as glucuronides, rest biliary
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat. ?

Legal status Prohibited (S9)(AU) Schedule I(CA) Class A(UK) Schedule I(US)

Dependence Liability Extremely High
Routes Inhalation, Transmucosal, Intravenous, Oral, Intranasal, Rectal, Intramuscular
Heroin ((INN) Diacetylmorphine , (BAN) diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid. It is the 3,6-diacetyl derivative of morphine (hence diacetylmorphine) and is synthesised from it by acetylation. The white crystalline form is commonly the hydrochloride salt diacetylmorphine hydrochloride. It mimics endorphins and creates a sense of well-being upon entering the bloodstream (usually via intravenous injection). It is thus used both as a pain-killer and a recreational drug. Frequent administration has a high potential for causing addiction and may quickly lead to tolerance, especially as compared to other substances, though occasional use may not lead to symptoms of withdrawal.[1][2] Internationally, heroin is controlled under Schedules I and IV of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.[3] It is illegal to manufacture, possess, or sell heroin in the United States; however, under the name diamorphine, heroin is a legal prescription drug in the United Kingdom. Popular street names for heroin are gear, diesel, smack, B, skag, Bobby, black tar, horse, junk, jack, jenny, brown, brown sugar, dark, dope, dragon, *****, gak, boy, and H.

Answer 4

Heroin ((INN) Diacetylmorphine , (BAN) diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid. It is the 3,6-diacetyl derivative of morphine

Popular street names for heroin are gear, diesel, smack, B, skag, Bobby, black tar, horse, junk, jack, jenny, brown, brown sugar, dark, dope, dragon, *****, gak, boy, and H.


they call it boy? lol...

Answer 5

hun..dis is why we have been introduced to the miraculous genius called the internet...just go to google and type in heroin..

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin This has just about everything you need to know.

Answer 7

What kind of teacher asks these questions?