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Heroin Stats: National Statistics on Use Heroin is an opioid drug that's made synthetically from morphine. It's not legal to purchase heroin in the United States because it's a Schedule I drug with no recognized medical purpose. Heroin can be a brown or white powder. It can also be a black, sticky substance in some ... Read More

Heroin overdose can be a deadly consequence of using this drug. Heroin is an illicit drug. It is an opioid that is synthesized from morphine. According to the Centers for Disease Control, "between 2010 and 2017, the rate of heroin-related overdose deaths increased by almost 400%." Heroin is highly addictive and its ... Read More

Treatments for heroin involve a detox process along with residential or intensive outpatient programming. Clients benefit from holistic care that includes 24-hour monitoring and support, one-on-one and group therapy, and medications that help manage withdrawal symptoms. At FHE Health, we administer Suboxone® and ... Read More

As far as quantity, more people are addicted to nicotine than any other legal drug. The brain contains nicotine receptors that readily absorb nicotine, giving smokers a mild sense of euphoria and relaxation that they quickly come to crave. Alternately, the title of 'most addictive' drug often goes to the illegal ... Read More

Although rates of heroin use are relatively low as compared to rates for other drugs, the impact of heroin use is devastating. Heroin users face health and social consequences that also affect society as a whole and cost billions of dollars each year. Since 2007, the number of people who use heroin has steadily risen, ... Read More