Heroin abuse is a serious national problem, one that is increasing everyday. More and more middle class, suburban adolescents and adults have turned to heroin as their drug of choice. With heroin on the rise in so many areas of the country it is important to know and understand the effects and consequences that heroin use and abuse can have. First and foremost, it is significant to understand what heroin is and where it comes …showed first 75 words of 662 total…

…showed last 75 words of 662 total…approach is not working. Another approach is to give them the basic facts. However even when the facts are honestly set forth there can be little hope of them stopping experimentation. So what is there to do? As far as prevention goes the only method available is to educate the people and hope for the best. Maybe sometime in the near future they will perfect this method and we will begin to see a change.