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Iran’s drug addiction is confronted and tackled by news media in a documentary. Including interviews with former addicts and life stories.

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The illegal drug trade is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of those substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws.

A UN report said the global drug trade generated an estimated US$321.6 billion in 2003. With a world GDP of US$36 trillion in the same year, the illegal drug trade may be estimated as slightly less than 1% (0.893%) of total global commerce. Consumption of illegal drugs is widespread globally.

Opium (poppy tears, lachryma papaveris) is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Opium contains up to 12% morphine, an alkaloid, which is frequently processed chemically to produce heroin for the illegal drug trade. The latex also includes codeine and non-narcotic alkaloids such as papaverine, thebaine and noscapine. The traditional method of obtaining the latex is to scratch (“score”) the immature seed pods (fruits) by hand; the latex leaks out and dries to a sticky yellowish residue that is later scraped off the fruit. The modern method is to harvest and process mature plants by machine. “Meconium” historically referred to related, weaker preparations made from other parts of the poppy or different species of poppies.

The production of opium itself has not changed since ancient times. Through selective breeding of the Papaver somniferum plant, the content of the phenanthrene alkaloids morphine, codeine, and to a lesser extent thebaine, has been greatly increased. In modern times, much of the thebaine, which often serves as the raw material for the synthesis for hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and other semi-synthetic opiates, originates from extracting Papaver orientale or Papaver bracteatum.

Opium for illegal use is often converted into heroin, which is less bulky, making it easier to smuggle, and which multiplies its potency to approximately twice that of morphine. Heroin can be taken by intravenous injection, intranasally, or smoked (vaporized) and inhaled.

In the twentieth century, as the use of opium was eclipsed by morphine and heroin, its role in literature became more limited and often focused on issues related to its prohibition. In The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, Wang Lung, the protagonist, gets his troublesome uncle and aunt addicted to opium in order to keep them out of his hair. William S. Burroughs autobiographically describes the use of opium and its derivatives. His associate, Jack Black’s, memoir You Can’t Win, chronicles one man’s experience both as an onlooker in the opium dens of San Francisco, and later as a “hop fiend” himself. The book and subsequent movie, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, may allude to opium at one point in the story, when Dorothy and her friends are drawn into a field of poppies, in which they fall asleep. Opium is also repeatedly mentioned in the novel, The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer. The plot revolves partly around the poppy flower and opium drug. In George R.R. Martin’s novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, a drink referred to in the books as “milk of the poppy” is often used to relieve pain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium

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Drug Addiction — Another powerful testimony from our friends at Biblica. For more, please visit: http://www.allaboutlifechallenges.org/drug-addiction.htm

Drug Addiction – A Description.
Drug addiction is the obsessive dependence on a legal or illegal drug. Drugs can include prescription medications, illegal drugs, and alcohol. While an addict may use more than one drug, he usually has a drug of choice — his strongest addiction to break.

An addict can be dependent emotionally, psychologically, and/or physically, depending on the drugs used. His intense cravings drive him to resort to any means of obtaining the drug. Satisfying his cravings becomes the addicts utmost priority — even at the cost of losing all that was once important: job, home, friends, and family.

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Drug Addiction — Another powerful testimony from our friends at Biblica. For more, please visit: http://www.allaboutlifechallenges.org/drug-addiction.htm

Drug Addiction – A Description.
Drug addiction is the obsessive dependence on a legal or illegal drug. Drugs can include prescription medications, illegal drugs, and alcohol. While an addict may use more than one drug, he usually has a drug of choice — his strongest addiction to break.

An addict can be dependent emotionally, psychologically, and/or physically, depending on the drugs used. His intense cravings drive him to resort to any means of obtaining the drug. Satisfying his cravings becomes the addicts utmost priority — even at the cost of losing all that was once important: job, home, friends, and family.

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teenagers addiction of drugs,alcohol and other dangerous substances

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http://drugrehabus.org Is where Drug Addiction can be ended once and for all. It is useless to just stop using. If you don’t do more than that, you can expect a relapse sooner or later.
In this video graduates tell of their experiences doing the program.

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Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler has lived the quintessential hard-rockin’ life. He claims to have smoked, snorted or shot up more than $20 million worth of drugs over the decades, and he’s been through eight rehabilitation facilities. Watch as he opens up to Oprah about his long struggle to overcome addiction. Find out why he’s surprised he’s still alive and which decisions he’s ashamed of.

For more info visit http://www.oprah.com/OprahsNextChapter

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Prescription Drug Abuse / PSA Video. From the public domain. Most people take medicines only for the reasons their doctors prescribe them. But an estimated 20 percent of people in the United States have used prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons. This is prescription drug abuse. It is a serious and growing problem. Abusing some prescription drugs can lead to addiction. You can develop an addiction to:

Narcotic painkillers
Sedatives and tranquilizers
Stimulants
Experts don’t know exactly why this type of drug abuse is increasing. The availability of drugs is probably one reason. Doctors are prescribing more drugs for more health problems than ever before. Online pharmacies make it easy to get prescription drugs without a prescription, even for youngsters.

Some people experiment with prescription drugs because they think they will help them have more fun, lose weight, fit in, and even study more effectively. Prescription drugs can be easier to get than street drugs: Family members or friends could have a prescription. But prescription drugs are also sometimes sold on the street like other illegal drugs. A 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed that among all youths aged 12 to 17, 6% had tried prescription drugs for recreational use in the last month.

Why? Some people think that prescription drugs are safer and less addictive than street drugs. After all, these are drugs that moms, dads, and even kid brothers and sisters use. To Angie, taking her brother’s ADHD medicine felt like a good way to keep her appetite in check. She’d heard how bad diet pills can be, and she wrongly thought that the ADHD drugs would be safer.

But prescription drugs are only safe for the individuals who actually have prescriptions for them. That’s because a doctor has examined these people and prescribed the right dose of medication for a specific medical condition. The doctor has also told them exactly how they should take the medicine, including things to avoid while taking the drug — such as drinking alcohol, smoking, or taking other medications. They also are aware of potentially dangerous side effects and can monitor patients closely for these.

Other people who try prescription drugs are like Todd. They think they’re not doing anything illegal because these drugs are prescribed by doctors. But taking drugs without a prescription — or sharing a prescription drug with friends — is actually breaking the law.

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http://drugrehabus.org In this video we go into what drugs do to a person’s goals and purposes and if anything can be done about it. Are they recoverable? Is it repairable?

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Since he’s 10, I’d prefer to avoid heavy sexual themes. Just trying to help him understand how dangerous drugs are and how addiction can happen to any kid. Thanks!

Sitting a child in front of a movie to scare them into not doing something is never a good choice, usually the hint of prohibition provokes a rebellion stage in later life, if you want your son to be sensible when it comes to drugs, sex and things like this, then you should talk about these things and show complete openness in a balanced way. The personal approach from a parent also shows the child that you are not feared of discussing topics like this, encouraging the person to be open to talking about things with you if there is a problem in future. Putting fear into somebody often has adverse effects to what the parents want so try to be as honest and informative as you can be, without showing a particular dislike for something, they can subconsciously recognise this as a weakness and use it against you in later life. Happy parenting!