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Danny Trejo has been sober for over 50 years, a staggering length of time in a person’s recovery journey. The famed actor—known for a plethora of hit movies and TV shows including Machete, Con Air, Desperado, Spy Kids, Sons of Anarchy, Breaking Bad, and more—is the most recent guest of American Addiction Centers’ (AAC) Addiction […]

It would be so much easier if life was black and white. Good and bad. Hot and cold. Clear and vivid sides. However, there is so much gray area in the middle that it bleeds into the opposing sides, blurring the bridge between perceptions of right and wrong choices. Helping an individual addicted to drugs […]

Black tar heroin is a specific variety of heroin. It is much different in appearance than the common powder form of the drug, which if usually either white or brown in color. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), black tar heroin comes in the form of a dark, sticky substance.1 Distinguishing between […]

While most people are aware that there is a problem with heroin abuse and addiction in the US, some people still don’t know what heroin actually is and why it is such a problem. As a result, many myths and misunderstandings have built up around the origin of the drug, what it does in the […]

How Does Heroin Addiction Develop? Individuals smoke, snort, sniff, or inject heroin, which enters the brain, converts to morphine, and binds to the opioid receptors.2,3 As heroin use continues, the neurons in the brain adapt to the heroin exposure, diminishing the drug’s sensitivity and making it harder for the individual to to function normally without […]

While an opioid epidemic is poisoning communities and neighborhoods across the country in staggering numbers, it’s easy to forget how damaging such drugs can be to just one person. Heroin has long been at the center of America’s drug woes, and its short-term and long-term mental health effects on users explain how and why the […]

Heroin is an opiate derived from the opium poppy, but it is a synthetic substance. Although heroin was once a prescription painkiller, the drug was outlawed in the early 20th century because it was extremely addictive. To this day, heroin is a Schedule I drug, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Controlled […]

In 2020, more than 900,000 people aged 12 or older reported heroin use within the past 12 months. Additionally, that same year, 691,000 individuals aged 12 or older had a heroin use disorder, the clinical term for heroin addiction.3 Furthermore, from 2019-2020, more than 13,000 individuals died from heroin-involved overdose.4 While heroin use poses dangers […]

Symptoms of Heroin Use Tolerance is a main physical symptom of heroin and other drug abuse. Over time, the individual will need to use more heroin in order to achieve the desired high. When heroin use stops, or is significantly reduced, the individual will go into withdrawal. Opiate withdrawal can present severe symptoms, such as […]

Heroin, a powerful opioid similar to morphine, has a long history in the U.S., and is currently a Schedule I drug on the nation’s list of controlled substances. This means that it is completely illegal, and there are no medical uses for it. Because of these factors, there is a very long list of slang […]