Heroin Use and Overdose Deaths Rising in the U.S.
The identification number of hoi polloi doing heroin in the U.S. has reached ‘ epidemic ’ story , according to aCenters for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC ) report . Use of the drug increase by 63 % and heroin - related overdose deaths well-nigh quadrupled from 2002 to 2013 . The acclivity in use has been seen in nearly every demographic group , the CDC notes . In fussy , the report found that heroin use has doubled among women and non - Hispanic white hoi polloi ....