Tag: Heroin
New York Senate Combating Heroin and Opioid Epidemic
Heroin use has more than doubled among young adults since 2006. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 90% of heroin...
American Heroin: Medicine, Crisis, Epidemic – Part 2: Needles in the...
From heroin’s origins to the pathways it takes to enter the country and the effect it has on cities and states around the...
American Heroin: Medicine, Crisis, Epidemic – Part 1: A Nation in...
Opiate use is deeply rooted in American history, with waves of addiction rolling over the vast North American landscape over the last two centuries....
Heroin Death Rates Increasing for Middle-Aged White Americans
In this age of advanced medicine and health consciousness, death rates are falling in the United States. Every age group, racial group and ethnic...