Spike in Heroin Use Can Be Traced to Prescription Pads

Spike In Heroin Use Can Be Traced To Prescription Pads
Kolodny says the statistics are stark. Areas with the highest rates of opioid or heroin addiction are often wealthier areas, where people have more access to medical care. With medical care comes access to doctors — doctors who could write prescriptions.
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Dan Harris Drug Abuse: ABC News Anchor Is Latest To Admit To Problem With …
He said he suffered an on-air panic attack in 2004 while he was reading the news on “Good Morning America” — Harris stopped using drugs and turned to meditation after being turned onto the practice while covering faith for ABC News. His new book …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman's death points to broader opioid drug epidemic
Prescription opioids are killing Americans at more than five times the rate that heroin is, according to the most recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These drugs are sold under such familiar brand names as OxyContin …
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Interview with Eli Purchase, Green Party Candidate, Western Arctic, NWT – April 30, 2011 – On April 30, 2011 I interviewed Eli Purchase the NWT Green Party Candidate for the Western Arctic riding (aka. the Northwest Territories). I asked Mr. Purcha…