The following tips may be helpful to you in getting your test results: 1  Give it time. 2  Let your doctor know who, what, when, where, and how. 3  Make an appointment. 4  Make it clear that you want to know the results â even if everythingâs OK. 5  Keep records.
What most people don't realize is that the majority of long-term, hard-core drug addicts are dying in their 40s and 50s. The latest studies show that the life expectancy of a drug addict is 15 to 20 years after they start being a drug addict. So what we see is a replenishment of the population, a new crop of addicts. There are no 90-year-old heroin addicts. Most of those we were recording 20 years ago have died.
Trends in Heroin Use: Age. Description: Describes recent trends in heroin use by age. In 2005, the average age for first-time use of heroin was 22 years old among individuals ages 12 to 49. The number of first-time heroin users and the age at which they initiate heroin use has remained stable since 2002 (SAMHSA, 2006).The manner in which females and males initiate heroin use tends to differ.he number of first-time heroin users and the age at which they initiate heroin use has remained stable since 2002 (SAMHSA, 2006). The manner in which females and males initiate heroin use tends to differ.