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Discuss the nature and extent of heroin addiction and acquisitive crime in the UK.


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Discuss the nature and extent of heroin addiction and acquisitive crime in the UK.

... Discuss the nature and extent of heroin addiction and acquisitive crime in the UK. This essays will be examining the nature and extent of heroin addiction and acquisitive crime in the UK, by looking at the various theories proposed to explain the link made between heroin addiction and acquisitive crime and by examining the extent and the effect the two problems have on the UK. Firstly it would be appropriate to briefly out line what heroin is and the effect it has on users. Heroin is a semi synthetic, psychoactive opiate derived from the drug morphine. It belongs to a group of drugs known as depressants along with alcohol and barbiturates among others. The effect of heroin intake could be described as a feeling of intense euphoria. Once a 'high' is experienced the user continues with a desire to consume more of the drug. Being a depressant, heroin unlike most illegal

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