注射海洛因可能造成愛滋病、肝炎以及其他由針頭傳染所引起的疾病。這些疾病會傳給性伴侶以及新生兒。海洛因也是毒品濫用致死最常見的三種藥物之一。暴力和犯罪都與它的使用有關。
海洛因
海洛因吸食的方式通常是注射、鼻吸或煙抽。 海洛因非常容易上癮。海洛因會快速進入大腦，使人的思考及反應變遲鈍，損害他們做決定的能力，並且造成記不住事物的現象。
短期影響：
長期影響：
靜脈血管結痂萎縮、血管受到細菌感染、心臟瓣膜、膿腫和其他軟性組織受到感染、引起肝病或腎病。也可能引起肺部併發症。共用針頭或體液接觸可能導致肝炎、愛滋病和其他出血性病毒的疾病。
參考資料
- European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 2007 Annual Report
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- Results from the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Fact Sheet.
- AlcoholScreening.org
- Office of National Drug Control Policy
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- Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, 3 October 2004
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- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- UN Office of Drugs and Crime World Drug Report 2008
- European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction Statistical Bulletin 2008
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- “CDC Survey: As Many Teens Smoke Marijuana as Cigarettes, Cigarette Use Dropping Faster,” 5 June 2008
