Heroin & Other Opiates

This informative series empowers teenagers to make responsible decisions by providing them with honest and realistic information and an accessible scientific foundation upon which to base them. Students get an in-depth look at the most prominent drugs and teen health issues of the day, as well as an understanding of the history of the drugs that currently populate the nation's landscape. Cutting-edge graphics and animations illustrate the immediate physiological effects of abuse, and a sharp mix of expert interviews and first-person testimonies shed light on the long-term psychological effects, as well as the social and legal consequences of drug use.

Opiates are among the most potent painkillers know to medicine, but when they are misused, the consequences can be illness, addiction and death. In "Heroin & Other Opiate," students learn how highly effective pain relievers such as morphine and codeine work in the brain and body, while getting an in-depth look at the dangers of one of the most widely used illegal drugs in the world: heroin. Tolerance, physical dependence and the horrors of addiction are discussed along with the harsh facts about withdrawal and the long-term effects of opiate use.