The Heroin Crisis

by H John Cashin

Overview

Over the past decade, use of the illicit drug heroin has been rising steadily in the United States. Heroin overdose deaths have also spiked, increasing by more than 50 percent between 2007 and 2016, according to the most recently available data from the Drug Enforcement Administration. Heroin use was once relatively rare in the United States, but drug cartels from Latin America have been steadily shipping large quantities into the country. The demand for heroin has also been fueled because it is a cheaper alternative to prescription opioid painkillers that provides a similar "high." This book examines the facts about the ongoing heroin crisis. It provides information about the drug cartels and their role in supplying this deadly drug, how heroin is distributed in American communities large and small, and the dangerous effects of the drug on its users.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781422238257
Publisher:	National Highlights Inc.
Publication date:	01/28/2017
Series:	Opioids and Opiates Series: The Silent Epidemic , #5
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 7.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

1 A Growing Crisis 7

2 A Short History of Heroin 15

3 The Pill Problem 27

4 Drug Cartels and Heroin 35

5 What Can Be Done? 49

Series Glossary of Key Terms 58

Further Reading 59

Internet Resources 60

Index 62

Photo Credits/About the Author 64