Fatal heroin overdoses rose 35% to 5,927, while deaths involving chemically similar prescription painkillers such as OxyContin and Vicodin dropped 5% to 16,007, for an overall increase, according to figures released by the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The statistics reflect, at least in part, the switch among addicts from prescription painkillers to heroin, which is cheaper and can be easier to get. latimes/local/lanow/la-me-ln-drug-deaths-20141015-story.html
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:50:08 +0000
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