I am based out of India and I read a news article of a woman being arrested for smuggling drugs. What caught my eye was 12Kg Heroin being worth 78 Cr.
This implies 1 Kg is 6.5 Lakh and 1 gram is Rs 6,500. This still felt costly.
A few more articles on the net, and here's the deal.
Drugs i.e., tablets are given in mg and heroin is called a opiod. It's a pain reliever and an average tablet is 80mg which makes 1 mg - Rs 6.5 and 80 mg -Rs 50. That's cheap for a tablet isn't it? In India it's still costly.
Let's get to the dollar world.
People have surgeries People have pain and are prescribed pills. Heroin falls in the similar category acting as a pain killer and is cheaper. That being said some take it for pain some to heal and some for pleasure. I am not advocating the usage of Heroin for any of this. I am trying to reason out the reason people move to Heroin.
The national average for painkillers tends to be anywhere from $60 to $100 a pill. Heroin is the cheaper option and to conclude on 3 short notes, here's the what Heroin does :
"To achieve the desired high, a person would have to crush the pill and either snort it or created a solution they could inject.Many of the pills are harder to crush now, and even when it’s added to water, it isn’t necessarily dissolvable to the point it would need to be for injection."
When smoked, the effects of heroin usually kick in within a few minutes.
The effects can last for around an hour.
Heroin will typically show up in a urine sample for 2 to 3 days.
Heroin on the brain can cause cravings and a strong drive to keep on using.
This is a Class A drug, which means it's illegal to have for yourself, give away or sell.
Source and References:
https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/heroin-addiction/how-much-is-heroin/
https://www.talktofrank.com/drug/heroin#duration
https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-illness-and-addiction-index/heroin
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