Prescription Drug Abuse Down, Heroin Abuse Up

Published November 7, 2012

Prescription Drug Abuse Down, Heroin Abuse Up

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows that the number of adults nationwide who abuse prescription drugs is down 14% from 2010 to 2011. Some health officials say it might be because expensive pills have some users looking for a …
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Voting Day: A Chance to End the Madness

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

What the 2010 World Drug Report makes clear is that the use of traditional, addictive plant-based drugs — cocaine and heroin — is declining. The production of opium has declined by 23 percent since 2008. Cocaine use has dropped sharply in America, …
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