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Heroin thrives among the Young, the Hip, and the Privileged
by Jacqueline Marino
"Heroin was like a god taking me in the arms and making everything in my body all right, better than all right. And for one time in my life I got what I deserve. Now you start to thinking you deserve it every day. Sometimes twice a day."
Not only is there more heroin in Memphis, but the heroin has reached a dangerous level of purity.
"I was good at keeping my addiction down until the new heroin came along," says one recovering heroin addict at the Memphis Mental Health Institute. "Before the tar [a potent form of injectable heroin], it took $500-$600 worth. With the tar, it only takes $200 or so, it's so pure."
The purer the heroin, the less of it a user needs to get high. In the last few months, police have confiscated heroin that is 70 to 75 percent pure, compared to the 4 to 5 percent confiscated 10 years ago. The threat of overdosing increases with the purity. Also, dealers can "step on" heroin more times by mixing it with various substances, such as baking soda and vitamin B12, in order to maximize their profits.
"The heroin now makes the stuff I used look like over-the-counter aspirin," says Herman Holmes, an addiction counselor at Charter Lakeside Behavioral Health System and former heroin addict. On the average, about 10 to 25 percent of patients in the 30-bed facility admit they're being treated for heroin. Holmes suspects as many as 20 percent more may use heroin, but say they're addicted to Dilaudid or another narcotic to escape the "heroin stigma."
For $20, a user can buy a hit of powdered heroin that can be snorted or injected into a vein. A gram goes for $200-$300. The powdered form allows users to bypass the needle, as well as the threat of being infected with HIV or hepatitis through intravenous drug use. But after becoming addicted, users almost always resort to shooting up. The introduction of heroin directly into a vein ("mainlining") provides an instantaneous rush.

Heroin laid its foundation in American culture in the 1940s and early '50s jazz scene. A slew of jazz players, including bebop king Charlie Parker, became well-known heroin junkies as the drug saturated urban black communities. When Parker died at age 34, the coroner guessed he was in his fifties.
"Dope is everywhere in rock-and-roll and there's nothing wrong with that," 
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