PPT-Heroin : A Brain Disease

Rick Ryan MD FACEP Professor and Vice Chairman Department of Emergency Medicine University of Cincinnati Objectives Heroin To understand common misconceptions about addiction To comprehend the scale of local and national opiate use. Cocaine And Heroin Quiz . Decide whether the following statements are true or false. .. . TRUE . or FALSE: Using marijuana can lead a person to . experiment . with other drugs. . TRUE . or FALSE: People from middle class neighborhoods . By: Maggie Acorn. Gambling & Heroin. Addictions . Gambling addiction is “an . urge to continuously gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to . stop.” . Heroin addiction is a physical . Presenter Training. www.overdose-lifeline.org. About the Program. This presenter training is designed to assist teachers, family, law enforcement and community members in the delivery of the Opioid and Heroin Education and Prevention Program Lesson.. What is Heroin?. Heroin is a narcotic that is highly addictive; It is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seedpod of the Asian poppy plant. . The most abused and most rapidly acting of the opiates. . Presenter Training. www.overdose-lifeline.org. About Overdose Lifeline, Inc.. Overdose Lifeline, Inc. . is . a non-profit working . on behalf of . individuals with the disease of addiction . and their families to assure adequate resources and support . Heroin is a . narcotic. It can be injected, snorted and smoked. Highly addictive. Overdoses can be treated. Heroin- a break down. Heroin is a highly addictive drug made from morphine which is derived from the seed pod of an Asian poppy plant. In the United States for the year of 2015, the number of accidental overdose deaths was 12,990 related to heroin alone. Heroin can be either a white or a brown powder or a black, sticky substance known as black tar. Street heroin tends to contain dangerous chemicals that lead to overdoses.. Georgia Klein. Heroin. Comes from the seedpod of the opium poppy plant. Processed from morphine. It’s a depressant that inhibits the central nervous system and affects the brains ability to feel pain. Alison Taylor. Heroin. H, Smack, Dope, Junk. Can be purchased as a . white powder – . “White China” . or a dark resin – . “Black Tar”. Opiates. . Derived from the opium poppy. Morphine: Used as a painkiller in hospitals. Lynne M. Saddler, MD, MPH. District Director of Health. It is now harder to get these…. Pain Relief. You can easily get this…. Heroin. I. s a drug made from morphine, a “natural substance” in the seedpod of the Asian poppy plant. Heroin : A Brain Disease Rick Ryan, MD, FACEP Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine University of Cincinnati Objectives: Heroin To understand common misconceptions about addiction is an epidemic.. The Opioid Epidemic is NATIONAL. . Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2016. 5x. in heroin-related overdose deaths since 2010 in the U.S.. To . introduce students to the . health risks . of using heroin and the tie-. in to . opioid misuse, and . the . penalties . for . violating Virginia laws . governing these. .. Students will learn:. AJR:180, March 2003 Downloaded from www.ajronline.org by Welch Medical Library - JHU on 02/04/21 from IP address 162.129.252.226. Copyright ARRS. For personal use only; all rights reserved AJR:180, Heroin is an illegal Schedule I drug, meaning that it is addictive and has no accepted medical use. 14 GET THE FACTS. Any method of heroin use— snorting, smoking, swallowing, or injecting the