Help is out there
"We all need to have an interest in making sure teens grow up healthy and drug-free." -John Walters
Avoiding an Addiction or Overdose
This addiction has taken its toll on thousands of teenagers in the last decade and many cases begin with the addiction of opiate painkillers. While interacting with heroin, the risk of an overdose is always relevant. This is dangerous because a user can never know the true purity of a dose, or if it's a bad dose. An overdose can start with shallow breathing and convulsions and can lead to coma or death. Most importantly, know what you are getting yourself into before you try something this risky and dangerous. Heroin will lead to addiction and opiate painkillers can promote heroin use.
How can I stop my Addiction?
"Once addicted, your life then becomes a dedication to your addiction."
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This epidemic is only continuing to rise so it has to be your choice to begin to end your addiction
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Know that there are treatment plans available
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Change your lifestyle to avoid all temptations. This can include cutting of all your connections to heroin- delete contacts, and phone numbers (Benson)
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Understand that your body thinks it needs heroin to function and when you cut if off completely, withdrawal symptoms will kick in extremely fast, but will die down as time goes on and your body gets used to the lack of heroin
