Spike in Heroin Use Can Be Traced to Prescription Pads – Capital Notes

Spike In Heroin Use Can Be Traced To Prescription Pads – Capital Notes


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Spike In Heroin Use Can Be Traced To Prescription Pads
Capital Notes
Kolodny says the statistics are stark. Areas with the highest rates of opioid or heroin addiction are often wealthier areas, where people have more access to medical care. With medical care comes access to doctors — doctors who could write prescriptions.
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Drugs drive Kingman crime statistics in 2013 – Kingman Daily Miner


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