"Cheese" is a Street Drug Marketed to Kids that Contains Heroin & Acetaminophen

Cheese is the slang name for a drug gaining popularity in America. It is a mix of heroin, cough medicine, and other unknown ingredients. Tylenol PM is often used in the mix to create cheese, notes the New York Daily News.

Cheese costs only about $2 a dose so it is easy for kids to obtain. This dangerous drug is causing deaths all over the USA.

Cheese has 8% Heroin & Acetaminophen

Cheese contains about 8 percent heroin, and is snorted. Cheese is highly addictive, notes the Daily Mail. Withdrawal symptoms often start to appear as quickly as 6 hours after the last dose of cheese was used. Thus kids are using multiple doses throughout the day for a continual high.

Also, the acetaminophen in cheese can cause death by overdose. Tylenol PM is a drug intended for adults and only in the doses recommended by the manufacturer. Mixing Tylenol PM into street drugs like cheese is too often deadly for the kids who take cheese.

Drug dealers package the drug cheese in bags with logos that appeal to kids. They care only about money and not about the kids who may die from using cheese.

Symptoms of Heroin Use

Cheese causes drowsiness in users. So parents and teachers should be observant and look into the cause of any kid who is nodding off frequently even though they got enough rest. Other signs of heroin use include eye pupils that are smaller than normal, nausea, and a flushed color to the skin, notes the Drug Enforcement Agency.

There are numerous symptoms of cheese addiction, notes the Dallas County Health and Human Services in Texas. The symptoms include unusual changes to personality, aggressive behavior, looking anxious and disorientation.

View a Picture of the Drug Cheese

The drug cheese has a pale orange look and a crumbly texture. To see a picture of the drug go HERE:

Information about Preventing Drug Abuse

The Drug Enforcement Administration reports that "kids who learn a lot about the risks of drugs from parents are up to 50 percent less likely to use drugs." To get some tips about how to talk to kids about the dangers of drugs go HERE.

To learn more about how to prevent drug abuse go to the website of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration HERE.

Sources:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1319865/Cheese-Heroin-cold-medicine-drug-20-school-childrens-deaths-NY.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/10/12/2010-10-12_this_will_kill_you_cheap_deadly_drug_mix_cheese_is_aimed_at_kids.html?r=news

http://www.justice.gov/dea/index.htm

http://www.irvingisd.net/ppage/dangersofcheese.htm#attachment