Heroin: The Most Dangerous Drug

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Lastly, AIDS is aconsequence of
sharing dirty needles, as is hepatitis and tetanus, which could also be
prevented through legalization and availability of sterile equipment. One
of the reasons heroin is considered both a very dangerous drug and perhaps
the hardest drug is the fact that the line between efective dose and the
lethal dose is so thin. An addict can have his or her fill and then the
next injection can kill them. It is strange, though, that heroin's affects
on the body are not all that severe. Heroin is actually relatively non-
toxic. If care is taken, a person can remain an addict for dozens of
years without any medical complications. Narcotics are pretty safe for the
body. None of the prgans are damaged with use, even by a lifetime of
addiction. There are no major malfunctions of the body, tissue damage, no
physical detioration directly traceable to the use of any narcotis. Aside
from the danger of overdosing, and the diseases aquired through the ...

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