Prescription Drug Abuse Spikes Heroin Use

Prescription Drug Abuse Spikes Heroin Use
Experts say an epidemic of prescription drug abuse in Arizona is fueling a spike in heroin use. “The gateway to heroin use is through prescription pain pills containing oxycodone and hydrocodone,” said Dr. David Greenberg, a Scottsdale-based … drug abuse washington d.c. – Bing News

Most states put forth little effort to stop prescription drug abuse
this the latest from a new report Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH). According to the new report prescription drug over dose deaths had doubled in 29 states since 1999. These deaths are now … drug abuse washington d.c. – Bing News

D.C. tops nation in drug, alcohol abuse
Wise said. Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman, a psychiatry professor at George Washington University, said stress from those high-pressure careers and poverty can both lead to drug abuse — and D.C. has large populations that fall into those groups. In D.C., many … drug abuse washington d.c. – Bing News