Chapter 11:  Heroin and the Narcotics
Sociology 110

1. Heroin is derived from _______ which is derived from _______.
2. Where does the heroin in the United States come from?  Be sure to include several sources.
3. What are the main characteristics of heroin?  List four.
4 .  What makes heroin and other narcotics so dangerous?
5 .  How popular is heroin among high school students compared to other illegal drugs?  In 2005, what percent of high school senior surveyed said that they had ever tried heroin?
6 .  According to Drug Use Forecasting (DUF) and ADAM what are the three more or less distinct eras of heroin/drug use?
7 .  What was the average purity of street heroin purchased in 1981?  What was the average purity of street heroin in 2000?  The streets are awash with __________, ________ _______.
8 .  In the 1990s was heroin use increasing, decreasing, or staying the same for eighth, tenth, and twelfth graders?
9 .  Does every one enjoy heroin the first time they take it?  What proportion of future addicts felt euphoria the first time they took it?  Among nonaddicts, what is the comparable figure? 
10.  A heroin user tells you she wants to go "straight."  What does this mean?
11.  What is "chipping" or "chippying?" How do controlled users differ from compulsive users?
12. What percentage of heroin addicts does the CDC estimate are infected with HIV?
13.  What percentage of all AIDS cases in women in the United States is from injecting drugs?
14.  What is the impact of needle exchange programs on the rate of infection of disease?
15 .  What subcultural factors influence heroin addicts when they try to stop?