Heroin | South Coast Recovery Centre | Ramsgate, Kwazulu Natal
Heroin: Death By Addiction
Today’s fast-paced world is taking its toll on people whose lives seem to be characterised by ever-increasing pressure from all sides. Unfortunately the reality is that while all of us have to face daily stress, the vast majority of us don’t have healthy coping mechanisms. Among the most devastating of these mechanisms is the abuse of drugs, especially the illegal variety known as “narcotics”. Although there are many narcotics out there, heroin ranks as one of the most addictive and destructive.
Anthropologist Michael Agar described heroin as “the perfect whatever drug”. That is exactly how people find themselves within the terrible clutches of heroin addiction. Its great attraction is that it provides the user with an extremely pleasurable state of relaxation and euphoria. However, this coveted feeling soon turns ugly as the user’s body builds up a tolerance and physical dependency. This leads to a need to take more of the drug and thus sets the addict firmly on the path to destruction as the side-effects and consequences of their abuse snowball out of control.
Heroin, or diacetylmorphine, is derived from the opium poppy and belongs to the class of drugs known as “opiates”. This class of drugs, which includes morphine, are used medically for their powerful analgesic (pain relieving) properties. Though heroin is used in some countries as a legal medical treatment, its most popular use is for recreation.
The snare of this narcotic carries horrific consequences. The effect of the drug itself on the body goes beyond addiction, tolerance, and dependency. Heroin damages the central nervous system, heart, circulatory system, lungs, liver, and many other organs. Its common administration via needle leads to other risks such as blood-borne pathogens like HIV and hepatitis. On the street it is also “cut” or mixed with other substances, some of which are highly poisonous.
In the end, heroin’s pleasures are but a death sentence veiled in euphoria. If you are suffering under its addiction, or if you are concerned about a loved one who is addicted to heroin, we suggest that you contact the South Coast Recovery Centre for more information.
Contact Details:
Website:
http://www.scrc.co.za/Email :
info@scrc.co.za
Phone :
039 314 4777 or 039 314 4896
Physical Address :
Greenhill Farm
Chiddingstone Road
Ramsgate
Kwa-zulu Natal
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