The Heroin User's Handbook (Paperback)

~ Francis, Ph.D. Moraes (Author) "The intent of this book is to educate the reader about all aspects of the use of heroin and to dispel the major myths by..." (more)
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Product Details

• Paperback: 187 pages
• Publisher: Loompanics Unlimited (July 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559502169
• ISBN-13: 978-1559502160
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #671,960 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As Impartial as is Possible, July 4, 2003

By A Customer

This user's guide is a well researched impartial look at all the aspects of heroin use and its intersection with areas of real life. The author displays great erudition in the areas of history, addiction, and chemistry. And knowledge of heroin use and law enforcement is informed by real world knowledge.

He basically says this is Heroin, good and bad, and its up to you to decide how you want to live your life. Ultimately everyone has basic ideas about freedom, reality, law, and life that color their opinion. But I believe this author strains to be as impartial as a person can. He certainly succeeds in taking all of the glamour out of heroin.

Also he shows how basic prejudices we associate with drugs, and heroin in particular, are colored by the times and society we live in. For this reason, the book is an excellent all around look at drug use, society and reality in general.

I also recommend the author's other book, "The Little Book of Heroin" which has much of the same information.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As Impartial as is Possible, July 4, 2003

By A Customer

This user's guide is a well researched impartial look at all the aspects of heroin use and its intersection with areas of real life. The author displays great erudition in the areas of history, addiction, and chemistry. And knowledge of heroin use and law enforcement is informed by real world knowledge.

He basically says this is Heroin, good and bad, and its up to you to decide how you want to live your life. Ultimately everyone has basic ideas about freedom, reality, law, and life that color their opinion. But I believe this author strains to be as impartial as a person can. He certainly succeeds in taking all of the glamour out of heroin.

Also he shows how basic prejudices we associate with drugs, and heroin in particular, are colored by the times and society we live in. For this reason, the book is an excellent all around look at drug use, society and reality in general.

I also recommend the author's other book, "The Little Book of Heroin" which has much of the same information.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The perfect guide for the functioning heroin addict, June 14, 2007

By	Bachelier "Husband, Father, Catholic, Finance... (Ile de France) - See all my reviews

Far too often disinformation couched in florid rhetoric intended to advance a moral preference couched as a universal ethic pollutes solid medical advice.

Francis Moreas "Heroin: A Users Handbook" defeats myths and details real medical and chemical information and advice, often with a near clinical narrative tone.

The straightforward tone is what is most welcome: neither alarmist, flinching from reality, nor governmentese, Moreas offers the Strait Dope in an informed journalistic style that never descends to a Gonzo-Hippie or Libertarian screed. This is exactly the kind of book you want for answers.

On the legal side....while Moreas offers an excellent overview with welcome detail, my assessment is to remain more cautious in assuming this work covers all on the intersection of heroin use and the legal and regulatory system where the reader is located. While the Federal schedule of narcotics is well-known and easily reviewed, each state in the U.S.A. has sovereignty and distinctions in how they classify and treat various chemicals. The international legal dimensions of heroin use are far too complex for this slender volume.