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Heroin Has Not Gone Away – Anti-Drug Educational Video – 03


 

Heroin Has Not Gone Away – Anti-Drug Educational Video – 03 – Heroin Part 3 public domain video. Heroin: The Next Generation. Viewers will learn about the different types of heroin being peddled on the streets of America, how heroin affects the users and hear first person accounts about heroin use from former users. Find out how the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office broke a major heroin trafficking ring that was selling the drug to young people in the affluent suburb of Scottsdale, Arizona. What goes around comes around — and Heroin is back! But the face of yesterday’s junkie is not the face of the junkie of today. More young people than ever before are shooting it, snorting it — even smoking it. And they’re getting more bang for their buck when buying their heroin on the streets today. One reason: The purity of this drug is the highest at the street level than it’s ever been — that means users don’t have to use needles to inject the drug into their veins. The new ability to snort or smoke heroin is enticing more young people than ever before to give it a try. Back in the 60s and 70s, heroin users primarily injected the drug into their bloodstream. The next generation of heroin users do not have to use needles to get high on heroin. Smoking it or snorting it is more appealing to younger and first-time users by eliminating the fear of needles and syringe-associated diseases such as HIV, AIDS and hepatitis — not to mention the stigma associated with the stereotypical “junkie” who “shoots up” the drug. Another reason heroin use is on

 

Jacob Isaiah Goff, Arizona Man, Arrested After Allegedly Shoplifting Goods

Filed under: Arizona Drug Use

Chad William Forber. Chad William Forber, 41, has been charged with possession of methamphetamine, resisting or obstructing a peace officer and possession of drug paraphernalia, stemming from an incident where he was found naked in public covered in …
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Molecular medicine institute to put genomics research into clinical practice today

Filed under: Arizona Drug Use

At a new molecular medicine institute in Phoenix, these doctors will have real-time access to drug therapies that could help arrest cancer and other life-threatening diseases in children. This is the first … The team includes leading physician …
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KEYC – Mankato News, Weather, Sports -Fla. brothers plead not guilty in

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The other winner in last week's record $ 577.5 million Powerball jackpot has been claimed but has not revealed his or her identity, the Arizona Lottery said Friday. … The Supreme Court will take a close look at payments from brand-name drug makers to …
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