Paper about the growing abuse of heroin in today's society Need to use more sources.         Drugs have been around for hundreds of years. Indians were known to have used Opium and other drugs for medical and various other purposes. During the 7th Century A.D. in China a drug emerged called Opium. Opium, the dry juice from immature seed pods of the opium poppy plant, is a narcotic drug that is very powerful in the …showed first 75 words of 1397 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1397 total…an illegal drug. Anybody can become hooked on drugs. Today the percentage of teenagers using drugs keeps rising just as it was in the sixties. Chances are in the future there will be another strong anti-drug campaign just like the one in the 80's which will reduce the amount of drug abuse for future generations. When today's teenagers become parents what will the attitude on drugs be? Will it be more accepting or less accepting?