Heroin and other opioids : poppies' perilous children

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Title:

Heroin and other opioids : poppies' perilous children

Author:

Sanna, E. J.

ISBN:

9781422224335

9781422224526

9781422224243

9781422224434

Personal Author:

Sanna, E. J.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 25 cm.

Series:

Illicit and misused drugs

Illicit and misused drugs.

Contents:

What are opioids? -- The history of opioids -- Who uses opioids? -- The dangers of opioids -- The legal consequences of using opioids -- Treatment -- Glossary.

Abstract:

Explains the dangers of using heroin, also known as smack, h, junk, and skag; and focuses on what it is, the history of the drug, who uses it, the dangers of using opioids, the legal consequences, controversial issues, and possible treatment options.

Subject Term:

Heroin -- Juvenile literature.

Heroin abuse -- Juvenile literature.

Narcotics -- Juvenile literature.

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Heroin, opium, morphine, and codeine-the natural opioids. In Heroin and Other Opioids: Poppies' Perilous Children, you'll learn about these substances as well as newer derivatives, all of which can impact lives in serious and negative ways. Take a trip through the history of opium production and use, and its role in political history. Discover that opioids were popular patent medicines, the primary ingredients of such "Medicines" as Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Hamlin's Wizard Oil, and other "cures for what ails you." Heroin and opioids didn't just go away when their use was outlawed. Instead, they became part of a large illegal narcotics market. Legal derivatives were also produced and marketed as effective treatments for pain and other conditions. Book jacket.