Actor Philip Seymour Hoffmans death draws attention to a disturbing trend: The recent surge of heroin abuse in America. As the Los Angeles Times reports, more than 660,000 people in the U.S. used heroin in 2012 — nearly double the number from five years earlier. And users tend to be more affluent than before, living in the suburbs and rural areas rather than the inner city: ow.ly/tjG6F Our earlier documentary highlights the problem in Orange County, where some young prescription drug addicts are turning to heroin for a cheaper high. Watch it below on The I Files
Posted on: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 19:47:11 +0000
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