Heroin, the highly addictive drug made from opium poppies, has been used as a recreational drug since ancient times. Users are attracted to it for its euphoric effects. Yet, even casual users risk addiction - a hard habit to break because of the physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms. ""Heroin"" examines the history of the drug and how it's made and trafficked, as well as why users find it so difficult to shake their sometimes deadly addiction.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Junior Drug Awareness .

There are 112 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2008 by Chelsea House Publishers .