This is heroin

The growth of a "drug culture" has been so powerful that it is now part of everyday news in the Western World. Whether it is a drug seizure by police forces, the tragic death of a teenager experimenting for the first time in a club, or, the damning drink-driving statistics seen each Christmas, we see the images, but do we understand the reality?In this powerful and illuminating news series, we commission a team of journalists to analyze and comment on the major substances that are seen by society as addictive and ultimately bad for our health. We discuss their histories, how they spread in our society, what health concerns they bring up, and what people actually think of them.Packed with technical information, quotes from experts and users, illustrations to show the effect they have on the body, as well as the symptoms and consequences. Addiction will portray the true picture, meeting the huge demand for information from parents, anxious to know the dangers to their child's health, and authorities who,want a reality check on the drug situation in their societies.