The more I hear about heroin addiction in the Iran and Afghanistan regions, the more I speak about heroin and opium in high schools and community groups in the US. We’ve seen an increase in addiction here in California, and, heroin is one of the biggest “gainers”.
Here is a video that shows some surprising numbers in Iran, but a few pages further you’ll see a video from Afghanistan about opium that will break your heart.
Heroin is making a comeback. There are several reasons for this and no one knows for sure. Probably it has a lot to do with the tremendous amounts of opium being harvested and exported form Afghanistan. Afghanistan is, however, not the only source. From south of the American border in Mexico and Central America and in South America, Opium poppies are being cultivated and a less refined form of heroin called Black Tar, is being sent into the US and other markets.
I was surprised to have someone in a parent group ask me if “Huffing” was still a problem in their school, especially since it was a Jr. High school.
Huffing is the intentional inhalation of breathable chemicals for the purpose of achieving a high. This is also called inhalant abuse, and has produced a long history of damages, ruined lives and deaths. It is almost always more prevalent in middle schools, grades 6-8.
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