Brief Description
Heroin is an opioid drug that is synthesized from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of the Asian opium poppy plant. Heroin usually appears as a white or brown powder or as a black sticky substance, known as “black tar heroin.” Learn more
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- Health Effects
- Naloxone - a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose
Statistics and Trends
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Drug | Time Period | 8th Graders | 10th Graders | 12th Graders |
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Heroin | Lifetime | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.70 |
Past Year | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | |
Past Month | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
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Drug | Time Period | Ages 12 or Older | Ages 12 to 17 | Ages 18 to 25 | Ages 26 or Older |
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Heroin | Lifetime | 1.90 | 0.10 | 1.80 | 2.10 |
Past Year | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.30 | |
Past Month | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.10 |
Related Videos
- NIDA TV Spotlight: Heroin in the Twin Cities (February 2014)
Related Resources
- HHS announces steps to address opioid related deaths and dependence
- America’s Addiction to Opioids: Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse (Testimony to Congress, May 2014)
- Prescription Opioid and Heroin Abuse (Testimony to Congress, April 2014)
- Buprenorphine - treatment medication for heroin addiction (Archives)
Emerging Trends & Alerts
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