Why Is Heroin Abuse Rising While Other Drug Abuse Is Falling? – Forbes

Why Is Heroin Abuse Rising While Other Drug Abuse Is Falling? – Forbes

Why Is Heroin Abuse Rising While Other Drug Abuse Is Falling?
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At the same time, non-medical prescription opiate abuse has slowly decreased. According to the SAMHSA 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the number of new non-medical users of pain killers in 2012 was 1.9 million; in 2002 it was 2.2 million.
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Health Matters conference tackles mental health and drug abuse – The Desert Sun


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Health Matters conference tackles mental health and drug abuse
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A panel discusses prescription drug abuse during the Mental Health and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention panel during the 2014 Health Matters Conference held by the Clinton Foundation on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 at La Quinta Resort & Club.
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Plain talk about drug addiction – The Recorder

Plain talk about drug addiction
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Dr. Ruth Potee counts empty containers of Suboxone, a drug for people addicted to opiates, to make sure her patient is taking the drug properly. Potee gave a talk during a "Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education" presentation at Baystate

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