Economic and Social Costs of Heroin Use and How it Affects Two Economies

It is simply common knowledge to state that millions of individuals are easily drawn to a horrible lifestyle of drug addiction, especially heroin. It is estimated that there are approximately one million individuals in the United States who are addicted to heroin as well as one to two percent of the population in Australia. Unfortunately, people turn to this illicit drug without actually realizing all of the negative impact it may have on such economy. …

…a lot higher than the expenditures in Australia because of the size of the population of heroin users. It is really unfortunate that people not only found in the United States and Australia, but all over the world have to turn to something so devastating like heroin to support their bad habits. Why take part in that when in the long run it will eventually cause self-destruction and contribute terribly to an already corrupt economy?