Heroin Heroin's popularity continues to rise in many areas of the country. Most heroin users are older, long-term drug abusers, but sources report that more teenagers, young adults, middle and working class people, and suburban residents are using heroin.
Purity is high everywhere except the South.
Prices for heroin are variable, but in general, they remain low. Heroin s high purity and low price has driven new demand and drawn some former addicts back into use. Last winter, many treatment providers reported a fairly even split between clients who inhaled and clients who injected heroin. This may show that inhalation is a transition phase that switches to injection after a few years of use. Distributors of South American cocaine are offering or even pressuring lower level dealers to sell South American heroin.