Animated diagrams illustrate how heroin affects brain functioning and induces addiction.

Opioids and mental health.

Overview of signs of addiction, living with a user, safer injecting, overdose, hepatitis, withdrawal/treatment, effects, women's issues, message board, chat room, pen pals, remembrance page, stories, books, and useful contacts.

Offers information about the effects of this drug, and consequences of abuse.

HeroinTimes covers the heroin lifestyle from heroin detox to the world wide treatment referral network and recovery.

Research report, fact sheet, articles, a series for younger teeneagers, and other publications from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

This site deals with efforts to prevent HIV infection among injecting drug users in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union through the philosophy of harm reduction.

Yang's Therapy is a heroin detoxification program

Designed for healthcare professionals worldwide. We offer medical, legal, and policy information on opiate dependency and treatment.

General information on Opiates and abuse.