Investigative exclusive: Demand injects cheaper heroin into Kern Co.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — No longer a drug problem associated with the 1960s, heroin is quickly becoming a major problem for a new generation of users. More and more, young drug users are moving from gateway drugs like marijuana and pills to a more, cheaper, powerful alternative, like heroin.
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Big "H," "Black Tar" or "Smack" - whatever the name, the opium poppy-based drug is being produced in mass quantities in Mexico and smuggled across the border. With higher demand, the supply has increased and lowered the price of heroin by a fraction of the cost it was just a few years ago.
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Heroin certainly makes marijuana look much less "evil" now, doesn't it?!
 @SDM Comparing heroin to marijuana is like comparing apples to oranges. Do a little research before you post a stupid comment.
Stupid comment?  Really?  Take this into consideration ~ Fact: both marijuana and heroin ARE classified the same under "Schedule I" of controlled substances.  Marijuana is in the same category as LSD, heroin, and ecstasy; it's labeled as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use.  Apples to oranges you say?  No... not according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Â