Rising Opiate and Heroin Bbuse Among Young Adults a Public Health Epidemic

Rising opiate and heroin bbuse among young adults a public health epidemic

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

According to the task force, the number of New Jersey residents ages 18-25 admitted to treatment centers for heroin or opiate addiction between 2010 and 2011 increased by 12 percent. And there's no reason to believe, Greenagel says, that this number …
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Two journeys back from heroin addiction

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When their sources of prescription drugs run dry, experts say some people feed the addiction by turning to heroin because it's relatively cheap and plentiful. Officials say … The day he made and kept that promise to himself, his “clean date,” was …
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US cost warning over drugs to treat "normal" ageing

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Among these insured individuals, the use of drugs to treat the physical impact associated with normal ageing was up 18.5% from 2006 to 2011, and costs increased nearly 46%, says the research, which has been presented at the annual meeting of the …
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