Heroin Makes a Comeback This Time, Small Towns are Increasingly - TopicsExpress



          

Heroin Makes a Comeback This Time, Small Towns are Increasingly Beset by Addiction, Drug-Related Crimes The Wall Street Journal - August 8, 2013 Heroin use in the U.S. is soaring, especially in rural areas, amid ample supply and a shift away from costlier prescription narcotics that are becoming tougher to acquire. The number of people who say they have used heroin in the past year jumped 53.5% to 620,000 between 2002 to 2011, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. There were 3,094 overdose deaths in 2010, a 55% increase from 2000, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. online.wsj/article/SB10001424127887323997004578640531575133750.html
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 02:16:30 +0000

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