The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Drugs
Heroin
The Street Narcotic
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Author(s) :
Editor(s) :
Solomon H. Snyder
Pages :
151
Pub Date :
1986,1992
Edition(s) at Erowid :
1988(hb,f/nai),1992(hb,f/nai)
Publisher :
Chelsea House Publishers
ISBN :
0877547696
FROM THE EROWID REVIEW #
- Review by Erowid, 2002 May 22
The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Drugs series is generally well-balanced and informational. While Heroin: The Street Narcotic follows with those traits, it is also an exception, in that it contains a number of relatively prominent errors. It looks like the updated version (1992) may have tried to fix errors introduced in the original version, but in some cases just further confused . . . (more)
BACK COVER #
Once associated primarily with junkies, this street drug has become exceedingly popular among young, affluent urban professionals and college students. Although less than 2% of high school seniors say they haev tried heroin, more than 31% report that it is an easy drug to obtain. Heroin poses many risks and dangers to users and today poses the additional threat of contracting AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) from contaminated hypodermic needles used to administer it. This objective study considers all aspects of heroin addiction, including its impact on society and the people who use the drug.