While heroin may be cheaper than beer, this inexpensive high ultimately has a very large price tag.
Everyone is looking for ways to save these days. Clipping coupons, packing your lunch, buying in bulk, watching the sales and checking out local consignments stores are all great ways to stretch a dollar. This new trend toward thriftiness is having some negative effects, though, when it comes to drug use.
Those in search of a cheap “high” are bypassing alcohol and other legal substances for street drugs that are selling at bargain prices.
A Cheap Heroin High
A single dose of heroin can be cheaper than a six-pack of beer and provide a much more intense high, a fact that isn’t lost on young people eager to experiment. Of course, unlike beer, heroin doesn’t come with a label listing the ingredients and there’s no FDA oversight so you’re never quite sure what you’re getting. Purity can range widely and that fluctuation alone can be deadly. For teens and twentysomethings who think they’re invincible, warnings don’t do much to scare them away.
At a time when so many areas of the economy have slowed to a crawl, the Mexican heroin market is a booming industry. Combine that with the stress over job loss and dwindling retirement accounts and you have another group eager for a cheap escape. Those going through financial hardships may feel like they have little left to lose and so they’re willing to take more risks with their health – and their lives.
Not that “legal” drugs like alcohol and prescription meds aren’t dangerous, but street drugs and their unpredictability add a whole new element of danger. Those looking to simply escape from their problems for a few hours may get much more than they bargained for.
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