Heroin

by Cothran, Helen

• ISBN13: 9780737704747
• ISBN10: 0737704748
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

Summary

Brief essays examine the impact of heroin upon society, including young people's renewed interest in the drug, addiction, needle-exchange programs, methadone treatment, and the ethics of supplying addicts with the drug.

Table of Contents

Introduction	5	(3)
The Lucrative International Heroin Trade	8	(6)
James Emery
Rockers, Models and the New Allure of Heroin	14	(6)
Karen Schoemer
Teen Heroin Abuse Is a Serious Problem	20	(6)
Eileen Moon
The Press Exaggerate the Heroin Abuse Problem	26	(3)
Jack Shafer
The Tragedy of Heroin Addiction	29	(5)
Curtis P. McMaster
Parents of Heroin Addicts Undergo Emotional Distress	34	(4)
Jane Adams
Treatment for Heroin Addiction	38	(3)
Join Together
Needle-Exchange Programs for Heroin Users Save Lives	41	(6)
Jon Fuller
Needle-Exchange Programs Encourage Heroin Abuse	47	(13)
Joe Loconte
Methadone Treatment Is a Practical Solution to Heroin Addiction	60	(3)
Stephen Chapman
Methadone Treatment Programs Create More Heroin Addicts	63	(3)
Theodore Dalrymple
Heroin Addicts Should Have Supervised Access to Heroin	66	(4)
Ethan Nadelmann
Supplying Addicts with Heroin Is Unethical	70	(3)
Robert Maginnis
Organizations to Contact	73	(3)
Bibliography	76	(2)
Index	78