Worries that a government program will lead young people to try heroin are somewhat less than a decade ago, however.

Which sections of the community are most likely to try heroin or become regular users?

He has tried heroin, but risen swiftly above it.

But 1.8 percent of students surveyed in 2005 said they had tried heroin at least once, triple the number in 2001.

"I had a bunch of friends invite me to try heroin," he said.

A friend suggested they try heroin, to relieve the pain they felt.

I also lived with a young woman who tried heroin just to see what it was like.

And 2.1 percent of the seniors said they had tried heroin, compared with 1.8 percent last year.

"Trying heroin was the biggest mistake in my life," she said.

There has even been a chat group for people "thinking of trying heroin."