Assignment:
Write a 3-page, Double spaced essay on "HEROIN". Provide images/graphs relevant to each section (and their sources). List your References and number them at the end. Include In-Text Citations in brackets and their respective number from the References List [1]
• How do illegal drugs usage affect
a) Society (National level - US) and
b) The community (Local level - Texas, Harris County or Houston Tx - choose any)
• Include the following aspects for both National and Local levels:
- Percentage of usage/addiction, death rate, legality, spending
- How these illegal drugs get to the US and to the local community?
- In the US populations, what age groups, ethnicity, social class are more prone to drug usage/dependency?
- What are the risk factors that lead to drug usage/addiction for these different groups?
• Describe the following aspects forHeroin:
How these drug affects the individual:
- Health effects - symptoms (short-term, long-term, death rate,damage on any organ(s), etc)
- Brain/Body Biochemistry - Active compounds, Target cells, Receptors involved, pathways activated, cellular effects/outcomes, etc
• Possible and alternative solutions/treatments, support groups, and resources for the individuals affected and awareness in the community, etc.