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Therapeutic schools may help teens with heroin addictions
By Staff Writer
 According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), heroin is an opiate that is abused by injecting, snorting or smoking it. Although less than 2 percent of teens abuse this substance, those that do can see negative consequences. Heroin can lead to addiction, abscesses, liver and kidney disease, pulmonary complications and infections of the heart lining, the NIDA states. Additionally, street heroin that contains toxic additives can also clog vessels that lead to the lungs, brain, liver and kidneys. This can cause permanent damage to these organs. The use of this drug can also lead to legal trouble, as an Arizona teen recently discovered. This 16-year-old boy was allegedly caught trying to smuggle heroin into Mexico, Fox News reports. Authorities state that he was carrying over $27,000 worth of the illegal substance in his shoes while trying to cross the border. According to the news outlet, the teen was arrested and sent to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office for further investigation. Teens who are worried that their heroin addiction will lead to negative consequences, such as poor health and an arrest, may want to consider enrolling in therapeutic schools.
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