CDC: Opioid Pain Relievers Bigger Overdose Threat Than Heroin, Cocaine Combined

CDC: Opioid pain relievers bigger overdose threat than heroin, cocaine combined
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Marijuana has long been the dominant “gateway” drug, the one that people who have never before used illicit drugs most often start with. That’s changing some, said Michael Botticelli, director of the state Bureau of Substance Abuse. Prescription pain relievers used for non-medical purposes are now about neck-and-neck for that top spot, he said. And that’s having real consequences in terms of the …
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