War Against Prescription Drug Abuse May Have Fueled Heroin Use

War against prescription drug abuse may have fueled heroin use
Some in the field of drug addiction are saying the U.S. government’s fight against prescription drug abuse may be causing the rise in heroin use. The crack down on pill mills, and making prescription narcotics harder to access is fueling the switch to …
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Target prescription drug abuse to curb heroin nightmare (Editorial)
No one can dispute the far-reaching effects of prescription drug abuse and its lethal path to heroin addiction. Overdose deaths are being reported at an alarming rate, and law enforcement officials are challenged with stopping the scourge.
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Prescription drug abuse task force to continue under de Blasio
"I want to thank Mayor Bill de Blasio for continuing the Mayor's Task Force on Prescription Painkiller Abuse and I look forward to working with Elizabeth Glazer, the newly named Director of the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, as we tackle this …
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