Cheese heroin - yes I said "cheese"
The fight to keep people off drugs, especially kids, is a continual one. While there are many critics of the “drug war”, specifically the supply reduction and law enforcement side of things, the most effective way to do so has been through education and prevention programs. This also has to be an evolutionary process, as the kinds of drugs and varieties seem to change.
As one of the deadliest drugs known to man, heroin also has many forms. From “black tar” heroin, which is a dark, stickier substance than brown or white powder heroin, to a newer form called “cheese”.
The latter has been surfacing in parts of Texas and seems to be aimed directly at young people, both for its name and its reduced potency. Cheese is a mixture of heroin and over-the-counter cold medication like Tylenol PM, and another recent death of a 15 year-old Texas boy has been reported with this type of heroin as the cause.
The substance has even been turning up in elementary schools and has been called a “starter heroin”, which is relatively inexpensive for kids to be able to afford it. As many as 75 cases of the drug on school campuses have been reported in the last year.
What do you think the biggest drug threat in our kids schools are today? Marijuana and alcohol are still the frontrunners, but new drug mixtures like this continue to pop up and then of course there is the surge in prescription drug abuse. Where should be efforts be focused the most, and does the responsibility lay with the parents or the schools, or both?
Article by Eric Mitchell
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As one of the deadliest drugs known to man, heroin also has many forms. From “black tar” heroin, which is a dark, stickier substance than brown or white powder heroin, to a newer form called “cheese”.
The latter has been surfacing in parts of Texas and seems to be aimed directly at young people, both for its name and its reduced potency. Cheese is a mixture of heroin and over-the-counter cold medication like Tylenol PM, and another recent death of a 15 year-old Texas boy has been reported with this type of heroin as the cause.
The substance has even been turning up in elementary schools and has been called a “starter heroin”, which is relatively inexpensive for kids to be able to afford it. As many as 75 cases of the drug on school campuses have been reported in the last year.
What do you think the biggest drug threat in our kids schools are today? Marijuana and alcohol are still the frontrunners, but new drug mixtures like this continue to pop up and then of course there is the surge in prescription drug abuse. Where should be efforts be focused the most, and does the responsibility lay with the parents or the schools, or both?
Article by Eric Mitchell
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