A Day in the Death of Donny B. / Anti-Drug Docudrama / Music Video Enhanced
A Day In The Death Of Donny B. / Anti-Drug Docudrama / Music Video Enhanced – A Day In The Death Of Donny B. (1969). Sponsor: US Department of Education, Health & Welfare; Director: Carl Fick; Producer: Louis Mucciolo; Production Company: Audio Productions. Public domain video. Heroin (Diacetylmorphine) Information: Heroin is the common name of a substance known by the chemical name, diacetylmorphine. Heroin is synthesized from morphine, and morphine is synthesized from opium produced by the plant known by the botanical name Papaver Somniferum (common name opium poppy). Rather than being a different drug, heroin is a method of preparing morphine so that it is absorbed more efficiently by the human body, when injected. If heroin is injected into a human, more morphine will reach the brain than it would if the same amount of morphine were injected. Injecting about 5mg of heroin will produce the same results as injecting 10mg of morphine. Heroin can also be snorted, smoked, or taken orally. However, these other routes of administration are not recommended. They are not as efficient and most of the drug is wasted. If you are not going to inject heroin, an equal amount of morphine will produce similar results. When it is not injected, the heroin is usually totally metabolized by the human body before it can affect the amount of morphine that reaches the brain. So the effects of heroin are nearly the same as an equivalent amount of morphine when snorted, smoked, or taken orally. The time it takes to feel the effects depends on the method of …
Synthetic Pot Sends Thousands to Hospital
Filed under: drug abuse warning network
The Drug Abuse Warning Network says drugs like Spice and K2, marketed as legal, fake pot and labeled as herbal incense, are sending teenagers and young adults to emergency rooms around the country. In 59% of the cases, doctors found no other …
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Study shows high number of "spice" users visited the ER
Filed under: drug abuse warning network
Dr. Ponce told ABC 4 a recent nationwide study from the DAWN Report (Drug Abuse Warning Network) shows in 2010, 11,406 people high on "spice" had to visit the emergency room. "Most of the use, most of the ER visits were 12 to 17 year old young men, …
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