Phillips, Heroin-Introduction

Users warned about bad heroin after spate of deaths Getty Images/ Independent.co.uk          There has been an article written on August 17th of 2021 by the Independent News UK which states that there has been a surge of fatal overdoses in England, which is urging public health officials to warn drug users of the substance related deaths. The article titled, " Users warned about bad heroin after spate of deaths" , touches on the issue of how the highly addictive drug may have a possible link between a spate of fatal overdoses and being mixed with a "potent and dangerous synthetic opioid" (Taylor, 2021). Within the article, there is the mention that 46 poisonings have resulted in 16 deaths including reports in South London, the South East, South West, and East of England (Taylor, 2021). While the health officials of England also known as Public Health England (PHE) are continuing to investigate the link of heroin and a possible synthetic opioid, they have been wa...

                                                                        Heroin which is a commonly known within the United States is an opioid drug made from morphine. Morphine is a natural substance taken from the seed pod of the various opium poppy plants that are grown in Mexico Southeast and Southwest Asia, and Colombia (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2021). When the topic of heroin is mentioned within the media, there is typically a negative story surrounding the drug due to its high use within individuals. Heroin can be a white or brown powder (example above), or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2021). Heroin can be a highly addictive drug when one comes into contact with it and unfortunately, it can lead to serious consequences both physicall...