The Rise of Heroin Use in the U.S.

Discoverypointretrea16 Nov, 2022Health

The U.S. is in the midst of a heroin and opioid epidemic. More than 70,000 people have lost their lives since 1999 from heroin use alone. When you factor in deaths involving other opioids, that figure jumps to 700,000 lost lives. Heroin and opioid abuse are very much entwined?and in the U.S., that?s always been the case. About half the people who are suffering from heroin addiction are also addicted to one or more opioid painkillers such as oxycodone or fentanyl.