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Heroin/Morphine

Heroin Fact Sheet

CSAT Advisory, April 2001, Vol. 1, Issue 1. OxyContin: Prescription Drug Abuse
2001 CSAT 8 pages 700 pieces per box This publication addresses the prescription pain medication Oxycontin. It contains a frequently-asked questions area, and specific treatment protocols.

CSAT Advisory, April 2001, Vol. 1, Issue 1. OxyContin: Prescription Drug Abuse
2001 CSAT 8 pages 700 pieces per box This publication addresses the prescription pain medication Oxycontin. It contains a frequently-asked questions area, and specific treatment protocols.

Heroin Treatment Admissions Increase: 1993-1999
This report is the primary source of national data on heroin abuse and treatment.

Heroin-Changes in How it is Used
This report by The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse concludes that while inhaling heroin was a new and growing problem among young adults in the mid to late 1990s, data suggests that users progress from inhalation to injection as the addiction takes hold.

Mind Over Matter: The Brain's Response to Opiates
1997 NIDA 300 Pieces to a Box Designed for use by middle school students, this series of brochures provides scientifically based information about how drugs act in the brain and body. The back of each brochure is a colorful poster.

Trends in Injection Drug Use Among Persons Entering Addiction Treatment --- New Jersey, 1992--1999