Category Archives: Heroin

High school athletes are often enjoying the best season of their lives. During this pivotal moment in their physical and personal development, they are playing a sport that they...

Heroin dependence is emerging as a national epidemic, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reporting that rates of heroin abuse quadrupled between 2002 and 2013. The...

What is heroin and what does it look like? Heroin is a powerful opioid drug. It is processed from morphine and an extract of the opium poppy plant; heroin...

More than 4 million Americans tried heroin in 2011 alone. Each year, millions more use heroin to get high. About 23 percent of people who use heroin become dependent...