Drug Abuse

Chester County releases heroin overdose stats
“One clear trend from these statistics is that prescription drug abuse is a gateway to a heroin overdose,” Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said in a statement. “People start by using prescription drugs like oxycodone, then switch to heroin …
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Federal drug policies do little to end abuse
While the nation focuses on ways to prevent overdoses, and the emotional foundations of drug use, these statistics raise bigger questions about how America treats and legislates drug use. Alcohol is a drug and is legal, yet there are almost 90,000 …
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