BIOLOGY

BIOLOGY PROJECT

Write a 3-page, Double spaced essay on “HEROIN”. Provide images/graphs relevant to each section (and their sources). List your References and number them at the end. Include In-Text Citations in brackets and their respective number from the References List [1]

· How do illegal drugs usage affect

a) Society (National level - US) and

b) The community (Local level - Texas, Harris County or Houston Tx – choose any)

· Include the following aspects for both National and Local levels:

· Percentage of usage/addiction, death rate, legality, spending

· How these illegal drugs get to the US and to the local community?

· In the US populations, what age groups, ethnicity, social class are more prone to drug usage/dependency?

· What are the risk factors that lead to drug usage/addiction for these different groups?

· Describe the following aspects for Heroin:

How these drug affects the individual:

· Health effects – symptoms (short-term, long-term, death rate, damage on any organ(s), etc)

· Brain/Body Biochemistry – Active compounds, Target cells, Receptors involved, pathways activated, cellular effects/outcomes, etc

· Possible and alternative solutions/treatments, support groups, and resources for the individuals affected and awareness in the community, etc.