re: Second student found dead in a dorm at Loyola (NO)

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personally know that have died from heroin in the last year, and the many many more people I know that have been in and out of treatment fighting that addiction.

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Well, I personally don't know FOUR people on heroin.

Sorry.

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Yeah, an epidemic.

LINK

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Five people died from heroin two years ago. That number went up to 35 deaths in 2013. So far this year, nine people have died from heroin but more cases are pending.

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can we get stats for 85-95?

I was in college from 2009-2013, smoked pot, snorted coke and partied balls. I liked having a good time.

Not once was heroine ever mentioned nor have I ever even seen it.

To say heroine is an epidemic among college students is just a ridiculous statement.

I also haven't done any kind of drug since college. Even when I did, I researched it thoroughly and knew what I was getting myself into. Even if I had died I wouldn't have wanted anyone to cry over it, it was my decision to be an idiot.

I will never feel bad for someone who OD's on drugs. Ever.

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Heroin is much more widely available in NO than it is in BR.

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And they go to the smart schools.

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Just because you don't know they're on heroin doesn't mean they aren't. There are some reasonably high functioning addicts out there.

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Now I'm going to be searching for the four super secret heroin addicts I associate with or are family/friends of mine.

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You didn't know what you were getting every time, even if you thought you did.

Do you actually believe you knew exactly what your coke was cut with? What was in every tab of Molly? How much fentanyl was is the heroin you never saw?

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well there is also the whole addictive personality or whatever the hell creates addiction issues in some people

everyone has vices and pleasures. some people aren't built to handle certain ones well

even the most straight edge person can run into a substance that causes issues. we all eat, and food addiction is a serious thing

i deal with it in my work (i do criminal defense) and it's real. i talk with my clients about their problems and they go into major details about it. i also grew up in an area that became saturated with pills and THAT was a major thing for a while

those TX pain mills being 30 minutes away made it very easy to get large quantities of "legal" opiates over here

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what makes heroin so addictive?

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it makes you feel great, for one

plus i believe we evolved to use opiates. i think our brains have specific opioid receptors. some doctors can correct me

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Why is it so prevalent now as compared to crack, coke, meth? I

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well opiates are very popular, mostly b/c they start as being legally prescribed quite often. this led to a rash of opioid abuse since the late 90s, which has led to many states making acquiring LEGAL opiates difficult.

also the US invading afghanistan and decreasing the power of the taliban, allowing warlords to have more power PLUS mexican drug cartels starting to grow poppy plants have led to a surge in supply, lowering the price of "street" opiates (namely heroin)

so you have a huge demand, with a limited supply of legal options, which means the price of black market options have skyrocketed, while there is a more powerful, available, and now cheap substitute (heroin)

You don't think cocaine is physically addictive?