Drug Abuse

Heroin deaths on the rise in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Some states, including Arizona, are reporting a rise in heroin use as many addicts shift from more costly and harder-to-get prescription opiates to this cheaper alternative. A look at what's happening in Arizona: THE PROBLEM: Arizona has seen the number of heroin overdose deaths rise by more than 90 percent in the past decade. The deaths coincided with a rise in abuse of … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

‘We’re all paying:’ Heroin spreads misery in US
On a beautiful Sunday last October, Detective Dan Douglas stood in a Minnesota home and looked down at a lifeless 20-year-old — a needle mark in his arm, a syringe in his pocket. It didn't take long for Douglas to realize that the man, fresh out of treatment, was his second heroin overdose that day. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results