Recap 2

Heroin is an opioid pain killer.  While weed and cocaine are mentally addictive, heroin is physically addictive and takes a while to get over.  It is physically hard to stop using heroin.  Because people are physically addicted, their bodies go through withdrawals.  These are periods of shaking, sweating profusely, seizures, diarrhea, upset stomachs, headaches, and vomiting.  A heroin addict’s body craves and desires the drug.  As they become dependent on the drug, the body will begin to shut down without it.  Also, not only is heroin extremely addictive, it is cheap and easy to get.  In 2013, two people died of an overdose every day, and they were sadly all under the age of 35.  Unfortunately, the problem is only getting worse.