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In typical drug rehab clinics London, further afield and even globally, you'll find men and women in their early teens, pensioners, every age group in the middle and from a host of different ethnicities and background. Drug users are diverse in their demographics. In other words, drug abuse can affect anyone.
A particularly common substance that causes addiction leading to the need for rehabilitation is heroin. This morphine based opiate is one of the most addictive substances commonly taken by drug users. And this is nothing new.
It's also common knowledge that heroin is one of the most addictive drugs known. It is particularly dangerous because, unlike many other substances, it actually causes a physical addiction as well as a psychological one. As time goes on, users also develop a higher tolerance to the drug, meaning that they need more and more to get the same high. Eventually, they will need a certain quantity of heroin just to feel 'normal.' This has devastating effects on the individual and their family and friends and makes this a highly dangerous drug.
It is pretty widely known that heroin is arguably the most addictive of the commonly used illegal drugs. Over time, its use creates both a physical craving and an overwhelming psychological addiction. Add to this the fact that over time, tolerance increases and even more is required to get the 'high,' and you have a very dangerous situation. This eventually leads to stage where a user requires a hit to even feel 'normal'. As a result of this, severe withdrawal effects can result from stopping using it.
Yet, despite the fact that this is fairly common knowledge, people continue to start using in the first place. Why?
Of course, curiosity plays a part in new users trying it for the first time. But there's also something of an 'attraction' to the substance in its physical effects on the body. It reduces both physical and psychological pain and brings about a 'buzz' a few minutes after taking it. The 'euphoric rush,' associated with heroin is largely why people return to the substance prior to any physical dependency.
However, there are more potentially devastating consequences of using heroin than just the addiction. Those injecting the drug risk contracting hepatitis or HIV from shared needles. Many users who inject find themselves getting gangrene and there is a consistent danger of death by overdosing on the opiate too.
Yet even with these very real dangers, every single day will see even more people try it for the first time. Unfortunately, given the incredibly highly addictive nature of heroin, these are the people who will probably make up the addiction figures in the coming years. |
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