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Baby Duck said at 11:02 AM 02-23-2004:
Ahhh, efficiency in drug-making! Wouldn't Ford be proud? |
 | josh [email] said at 11:11 AM 02-23-2004:
Yeah, I guess it WAS about two years ago that the interim government we established in Afghanistan re-instated their national heroin trade. |
Brandonr said at 11:12 AM 02-23-2004:
That's cheaper than pot.
Tell Greg to prepare the insulin kit, Linus. We've got some IV drug use to catch up on. |
 | kara [email] said at 11:15 AM 02-23-2004:
Cocaine is the new Red Bull over here in Baltimore. |
 | milky [email] said at 11:38 AM 02-23-2004:
Too true. I went to NOLA and got an eyeful.
Baton Rouge is having big ups on coke, oddly. |
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| kara [email] said at 1:13 PM 02-23-2004:
I'm surprised there hasnt been news coverage of the new resurgence. Maybe I should write an undercover story. |
Sim said at 12:28 PM 02-23-2004:
Hmmm... I wouldn't slam it, but for $4 I might snort it. They say heroin feels the way pot should; one sweet, long, sunny Sunday afternoon. And then you play jazz like Chet Baker. |
Baby Duck said at 1:46 PM 02-23-2004:
If that Sunday afternoon is constant masturbating if you're a guy or constant housecleaning if you're a gal, then sure. |
 | ed [email] said at 5:25 PM 02-23-2004:
Doesn't *every* Sunday afternoon consist of constant masturbation? Or is that just me?
/I keed, I keed.
Mostly. |
daniel said at 4:24 PM 02-23-2004:
i assure you that they are not selling bags of heroin in my neighborhood for $4.00 |
daniel said at 4:29 PM 02-23-2004:
i guess if npr reports it, it must be true. umm... anyway, from the npr web site:
In the '70s, a bag of heroin -- enough to get a user high once -- cost $30 and was about 28-percent pure. Today, it's 80 percent to 90 percent pure, which makes it powerfully addictive, and it sells for $4 a bag -- cheaper than a six-pack of beer.
Credit: © Andrew Brookes/Corbis
Feb. 23, 2004 -- Cheap and very pure heroin is creating a growing addiction crisis across America. Heroin -- much of it from Colombia -- is replacing crack cocaine as the drug of choice, particularly among the young. In Massachusetts, for example, more than 4 percent of high school boys report having used heroin.
Today's epidemic is different than the one that infected many urban communities in the 1970s. Heroin is pure enough to snort these days, and younger people are getting into it. In the Boston area, the number of 18 and 19 year olds seeking emergency-room treatment related to heroin use doubled between 2000 and 2002. In a special five-part series, Morning Edition looks at the growing heroin epidemic.
A New Generation of Users: In the 1970s, the average heroin user was 28 to 30 years old and an urban dweller. Today, the average addict is a white, middle-class teenager. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports on the new generation of users -- and the more addictive drug they're hooked on.
Fighting Back: Last year, the state of Massachusetts saw some 36,000 admissions into heroin treatment programs. In Boston, things have gotten so bad that a group of everyday people decided to take matters into their own hands by forming the South Boston Family Resource Center. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.
From Patient to Addict: Many addicts trace their problem back to work-related injuries. They got hooked on painkillers they received from their doctors, and turned to heroin when they couldn't get those prescriptions renewed. Susan Chisholm reports.
Life with Methadone: North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann profiles two friends in northern New York who drive long distances to receive methadone treatment. Because methadone clinics are rare, especially in rural areas, many recovering heroin addicts are forced to commute hours each day just to get their medicine.
Treatment Options: NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on a new treatment for heroin addiction. Unlike the traditional approach of painful detox, the regimen uses prescription drugs and can be obtained in participating doctors' offices. Health officials are hoping the therapy will be particularly useful for young users, before their addiction causes bigger problems.
Today's epidemic is different than the one that infected many urban communities in the 1970s. Heroin is pure enough to snort these days, and younger people are getting into it. In the Boston area, the number of 18 and 19 year olds seeking emergency-room treatment related to heroin use doubled between 2000 and 2002. In a special five-part series, Morning Edition looks at the growing heroin epidemic. |
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| josh [email] said at 10:43 AM 02-24-2004:
Thanks for pasting all of that in instead of just linking to it. |
daniel said at 10:59 AM 02-24-2004:
sorry, my mind is slipping. |
Sim said at 10:27 AM 02-24-2004:
I'm listening to one of the NPR installments right now. Wow, these kids sound reeeeally young.
I remember trying to smoke banana peels when I was 13, but heroin? Jeez. |
 | kiche [email] said at 10:39 AM 02-24-2004:
it's good to see that by taxing alcohol, and raising the drinking age to 21 we have relegated the use of alcohol to an all time low in america. | |
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