CDC: Heroin-linked deaths jumped by 39 percent in one year

[Menerva Lindsen]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that 2,000 more people died from heroin-related deaths in 2013 than in 2012, as prescription painkillers became harder to obtain and led to a rise in cheaper, illicit street drugs.
Data released by the CDC on Monday shows that heroin-related deaths surged from 5,925 in 2012 to 8,257 in 2013 – an increase of 39 percent. Overall, deaths from drug overdoses increased to 43,982 from 41,340 during the same period. The rise has been attributed to changes in laws over prescription opioids, causing many painkiller users to look for other options.
"These troubling statistics illustrate a grim reality: that drug, and particularly opioid abuse, represents a growing public health crisis," Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement.
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that the number of people who had used heroin rose from 2012 to 2013.
One of the recent solutions to the rise in overdose deaths has been to have local police carry naloxone, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses. The World Health Organization estimated earlier this month that naloxone could save as many as 20,000 lives every year. States like New York and Maine have also increased the number of law enforcement agents tasked with drug enforcement while they have expanded naloxone access.
Advocate groups for community based programs, such as the Drug Policy Alliance, applaud the increased distribution of naloxone to police, but also hope community groups are included.

There are hundreds of photos on the web of US troops guarding poppy fields and opium farmers in Afghanistan. 'The U.S. military has allowed poppy cultivation to continue in order to appease farmers and government officials involved with the drug trade' UN: 'cultivation of poppy across the war-torn nation rose 36 per cent in 2013 and total opium production amounted to 5,500 tons, up by almost a half since 2012.' “This has never been witnessed before in the history of Afghanistan,” said Jean-Luc Lemahieu, the outgoing leader of the Afghanistan office of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

 

[Asclepias]

Kind of puts things in perspective doesnt it?

CDC - Chronic Disease - Tobacco - At A Glance

"Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. Each year, an estimated 443,000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, and another 8.6 million live with a serious illness caused by smoking. Despite these risks, approximately 46.6 million U.S. adults smoke cigarettes. Smokeless tobacco, cigars, and pipes also have deadly consequences, including lung, larynx, esophageal, and oral cancers."

 

[Sonny Clark]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that 2,000 more people died from heroin-related deaths in 2013 than in 2012, as prescription painkillers became harder to obtain and led to a rise in cheaper, illicit street drugs.
Data released by the CDC on Monday shows that heroin-related deaths surged from 5,925 in 2012 to 8,257 in 2013 – an increase of 39 percent. Overall, deaths from drug overdoses increased to 43,982 from 41,340 during the same period. The rise has been attributed to changes in laws over prescription opioids, causing many painkiller users to look for other options.
"These troubling statistics illustrate a grim reality: that drug, and particularly opioid abuse, represents a growing public health crisis," Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement.
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that the number of people who had used heroin rose from 2012 to 2013.
One of the recent solutions to the rise in overdose deaths has been to have local police carry naloxone, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses. The World Health Organization estimated earlier this month that naloxone could save as many as 20,000 lives every year. States like New York and Maine have also increased the number of law enforcement agents tasked with drug enforcement while they have expanded naloxone access.
Advocate groups for community based programs, such as the Drug Policy Alliance, applaud the increased distribution of naloxone to police, but also hope community groups are included.

There are hundreds of photos on the web of US troops guarding poppy fields and opium farmers in Afghanistan. 'The U.S. military has allowed poppy cultivation to continue in order to appease farmers and government officials involved with the drug trade' UN: 'cultivation of poppy across the war-torn nation rose 36 per cent in 2013 and total opium production amounted to 5,500 tons, up by almost a half since 2012.' “This has never been witnessed before in the history of Afghanistan,” said Jean-Luc Lemahieu, the outgoing leader of the Afghanistan office of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Thanks for sharing, much appreciated. I can certainly relate to pain, and the difficulty getting pain medicine. I have had severe pain in my upper back for three years due to arthritis in my upper spine and bad disc. I have seen several doctors, and have yet to get help. It is very difficult to get pain medicine. And, with the terrible pain I go through daily, I can understand those that look for drugs on the street. I don't doubt their numbers.

It's been a well known fact for years that we protect the opium crops in Afghanistan. When the story first came out, it was explain how that was a source of income for a huge percentage of the population in Afghanistan, and that we agreed not to destroy their crops so that they could support themselves. Later, it was revealed that the terrorists was funded to a significant degree by the opium. Go figure. In addition, most of the heroin on American streets originate from the opium crops in Afghanistan. Yet, we turn our backs to the source of the problem.

We have spent untold hundreds of $Millions on the war on drugs, yet protect the source. That should tell you something about our government. We allow it to grow, protect it, allow it to be shipped out of country, allow it to enter the U.S., then arrest those caught with it, and send them to prison. It cost over $32,000.00 a year to house prisoners. So, figure the cost of the war on drugs, the cost for each prisoner in our system, and the court cost, and we're paying a lot of money in order to allow Afghans to support themselves. In addition, we're sending Afghan weapons, foreign aid ( cash ), and training their army. What are we getting out of the deal? How many U.S. soldiers have died in Afghanistan? How many soldiers have been wounded, disabled, and are now collecting taxpayers' dollars from our government. Added together, we're spending an astronomical amount of money concerning Afghanistan. Is it worth it? The benefits to us is? Think about it.

 

[Katzndogz]

It is a small loss. After all these are drug addicts and nothing but a public burden. The more that die the fewer committing crimes.

 

[Menerva Lindsen]

It is a small loss. After all these are drug addicts and nothing but a public burden. The more that die the fewer committing crimes.

Are you serious, buddy? You suppose drug-inducted deaths are not dangerous for the American society.
Cause of death (Data from 2012 unless otherwise noted)Number All Causes 2,543,279 Major Cardiovascular Diseases [MCD] 782,985 Cerebrovascular Diseases [subset of MCD] 128,546 Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease [subset of MCD] 29,115 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 582,623 Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 143,489 Accidents (Unintentional Injuries) [Total] 127,792 Motor Vehicle Accidents [subset of Total Accidents] 36,415 Alzheimer's Disease 83,637 Diabetes Mellitus 73,932 Influenza and Pneumonia 50,636 Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis 45,622 Drug-Induced Deaths1 43,819 Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 40,600 Septicemia 35,842 Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 34,979 Injury by Firearms 33,563 Alcohol-Induced Deaths 27,762 Parkinson's Disease 23,818 Pneumonitis Due to Solids and Liquids 17,897 Homicide 16,688 Viral hepatitis 8,062 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 7,216 All Illicit Drugs Combined (2000)2 17,0002
Just for example, You can compare the figures 43,819 and 33,563 (firearms)
Drug-related deaths have more than doubled since the early 1980s. There are more deaths, illness, and disabilities from substance abuse than from any other preventable health condition. Today, one in four deaths is attributable to alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use.

 

[Katzndogz]

It is a small loss. After all these are drug addicts and nothing but a public burden. The more that die the fewer committing crimes.

Are you serious, buddy? You suppose drug-inducted deaths are not dangerous for the American society.
Cause of death (Data from 2012 unless otherwise noted)Number All Causes 2,543,279 Major Cardiovascular Diseases [MCD] 782,985 Cerebrovascular Diseases [subset of MCD] 128,546 Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease [subset of MCD] 29,115 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 582,623 Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 143,489 Accidents (Unintentional Injuries) [Total] 127,792 Motor Vehicle Accidents [subset of Total Accidents] 36,415 Alzheimer's Disease 83,637 Diabetes Mellitus 73,932 Influenza and Pneumonia 50,636 Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis 45,622 Drug-Induced Deaths1 43,819 Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 40,600 Septicemia 35,842 Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 34,979 Injury by Firearms 33,563 Alcohol-Induced Deaths 27,762 Parkinson's Disease 23,818 Pneumonitis Due to Solids and Liquids 17,897 Homicide 16,688 Viral hepatitis 8,062 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 7,216 All Illicit Drugs Combined (2000)2 17,0002
Just for example, You can compare the figures 43,819 and 33,563 (firearms)
Drug-related deaths have more than doubled since the early 1980s. There are more deaths, illness, and disabilities from substance abuse than from any other preventable health condition. Today, one in four deaths is attributable to alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use.

Drug addicts are dangerous to anyone with whom they come in contact. Many of them have lost the ability to care for themselves. They go from fix to fix.

 

[The VOR]

It is a small loss. After all these are drug addicts and nothing but a public burden. The more that die the fewer committing crimes.

And you are nothing but a gutless little coward hiding behind the anonymity of the internet. You little punk ass bitch.

 

[Donald Polish]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that 2,000 more people died from heroin-related deaths in 2013 than in 2012, as prescription painkillers became harder to obtain and led to a rise in cheaper, illicit street drugs.
Data released by the CDC on Monday shows that heroin-related deaths surged from 5,925 in 2012 to 8,257 in 2013 – an increase of 39 percent. Overall, deaths from drug overdoses increased to 43,982 from 41,340 during the same period. The rise has been attributed to changes in laws over prescription opioids, causing many painkiller users to look for other options.
"These troubling statistics illustrate a grim reality: that drug, and particularly opioid abuse, represents a growing public health crisis," Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement.
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that the number of people who had used heroin rose from 2012 to 2013.
One of the recent solutions to the rise in overdose deaths has been to have local police carry naloxone, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses. The World Health Organization estimated earlier this month that naloxone could save as many as 20,000 lives every year. States like New York and Maine have also increased the number of law enforcement agents tasked with drug enforcement while they have expanded naloxone access.
Advocate groups for community based programs, such as the Drug Policy Alliance, applaud the increased distribution of naloxone to police, but also hope community groups are included.

There are hundreds of photos on the web of US troops guarding poppy fields and opium farmers in Afghanistan. 'The U.S. military has allowed poppy cultivation to continue in order to appease farmers and government officials involved with the drug trade' UN: 'cultivation of poppy across the war-torn nation rose 36 per cent in 2013 and total opium production amounted to 5,500 tons, up by almost a half since 2012.' “This has never been witnessed before in the history of Afghanistan,” said Jean-Luc Lemahieu, the outgoing leader of the Afghanistan office of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

How Heroin Flows Over the Border and Into Suburbia
Why do Americans like heroin? We have so many other attractions in the country. Enjoy them. Moreover marijuanna will be legalized soon.

 

[Katzndogz]

It is a small loss. After all these are drug addicts and nothing but a public burden. The more that die the fewer committing crimes.

And you are nothing but a gutless little coward hiding behind the anonymity of the internet. You little punk ass bitch.

A personal attack is the best way to refute facts. Ask anyone on the internetm

Unless you are a heroin addict. Then it becomes understandable.

 

[Katzndogz]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that 2,000 more people died from heroin-related deaths in 2013 than in 2012, as prescription painkillers became harder to obtain and led to a rise in cheaper, illicit street drugs.
Data released by the CDC on Monday shows that heroin-related deaths surged from 5,925 in 2012 to 8,257 in 2013 – an increase of 39 percent. Overall, deaths from drug overdoses increased to 43,982 from 41,340 during the same period. The rise has been attributed to changes in laws over prescription opioids, causing many painkiller users to look for other options.
"These troubling statistics illustrate a grim reality: that drug, and particularly opioid abuse, represents a growing public health crisis," Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement.
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that the number of people who had used heroin rose from 2012 to 2013.
One of the recent solutions to the rise in overdose deaths has been to have local police carry naloxone, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses. The World Health Organization estimated earlier this month that naloxone could save as many as 20,000 lives every year. States like New York and Maine have also increased the number of law enforcement agents tasked with drug enforcement while they have expanded naloxone access.
Advocate groups for community based programs, such as the Drug Policy Alliance, applaud the increased distribution of naloxone to police, but also hope community groups are included.

There are hundreds of photos on the web of US troops guarding poppy fields and opium farmers in Afghanistan. 'The U.S. military has allowed poppy cultivation to continue in order to appease farmers and government officials involved with the drug trade' UN: 'cultivation of poppy across the war-torn nation rose 36 per cent in 2013 and total opium production amounted to 5,500 tons, up by almost a half since 2012.' “This has never been witnessed before in the history of Afghanistan,” said Jean-Luc Lemahieu, the outgoing leader of the Afghanistan office of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

How Heroin Flows Over the Border and Into Suburbia
Why do Americans like heroin? We have so many other attractions in the country. Enjoy them. Moreover marijuanna will be legalized soon.

Marijuana is the appetizer.

 

[waltky]

Walgreen's to sell naloxone OTC...

Walgreens to sell heroin overdose antidote naloxone without prescription
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Walgreens on Tuesday launched a strategy to combat prescription drug abuse by allowing the sale of heroin overdose antidote naloxone available without a prescription. Walgreens' move comes amid a federal effort announced last week by President Barack Obama when he proposed $1.1 billion in funding to combat the abuse of prescription opioids and heroin amid a nationwide addiction crisis.

Walgreens has launched a strategy to combat prescription drug abuse by allowing the sale of heroin overdose antidote naloxone available without a prescription. The Illinois-based company will begin its effort by introducing medication disposal kiosks in more than 500 company drug stores across 39 states and Washington, D.C., primarily in 24-hour locations. Walgreens hopes the move will make the disposal of drugs safer, easier and more convenient, which could reduce the misuse of medications and the rise in overdose deaths. Opioid antidote drug naloxone, administered by injection or nasal spray, can reverse the effects of heroin or other opioid drugs during an overdose. Walgreens made naloxone avaiable without prescription last week in New York and will introduce the program to Indiana and Ohio later this month.

Once the program is complete, Walgreens hopes to make naloxone available without prescription in more than 5,800 Walgreens stores out of its nearly 8,200. The company said it will work with drug regulators in states where a prescription is required in hopes to implement the program. "Walgreens pharmacists play an important role in counseling patients on the safe use of their medications, and now we are leading the way in retail pharmacy's fight against prescription drug abuse," Richard Ashworth, Walgreens president of pharmacy and retail operations, said in a statement. "We understand the challenges our communities face, and we stand ready to help our patients and customers lead healthier lives. When the stakes are this high, the solutions must be comprehensive."

Walgreens' move comes amid a federal effort announced last week by President Barack Obama, proposing $1.1 billion in funding to combat the abuse of prescription opioids and heroin amid a nationwide addiction crisis.
RELATEDObama proposes $1.1 billion to fight heroin, opioid abuse Opioids, a class of drugs including prescription pain medicine and heroin, caused 28,648 deaths in 2014, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics indicate. The agency also found a increase in heroin-related deaths and in deaths involving synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl.

"Providing safe and convenient disposal options for prescription drugs and expanding access to the lifesaving overdose-reversal drug naloxone are critical parts of our national strategy to stop the prescription drug and heroin overdose epidemic, along with effective enforcement, prevention and treatment," National Drug Control Policy Director Michael Botticelli said in a statement. Earlier this month, CVS said it was expanding its sale of Narcan, another heroin overdose antidote, to Ohio. CVS already sells Narcan at a cost from $40 to $50 in 15 states and aims to sell it to 20 more, including Ohio, in 2016. CVS sells Narcan without a prescription in states where it is legal to do so.

Walgreens to sell heroin overdose antidote naloxone without prescription

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Hospital mortality drops with lower patient-to-nurse ratio
Feb. 10, 2016 - Registered nurses responsible for six or fewer patients at a time showed a 20 percent decrease in hospital mortality rates

Hospitals with more registered nurses and doctors per bed can reduce patient death by as much as 20 percent, researchers in England found in a study of clinics there. Having more nurses and doctors overall is not enough, as researchers at the University of Southampton found having more unregistered nurses increased the death rate at hospitals. The researchers focused on cost-cutting measures -- either reducing overall staff, or hiring unregistered healthcare support workers to reduce workload -- as at fault for some part of current mortality rates.

"When determining the safety of nurse staffing on hospital wards, the level of registered nurse staffing is crucial -- hospitals with higher levels of healthcare support workers have higher mortality rates," said Jane Ball, a research fellow at the Karolinska Institutet, in a press release. "Patients should not be asked to pay the price of receiving care from a less skilled and less educated member of staff, just to make up for the failure of the system to ensure enough registered nurses. Staffing decisions need to be made on the basis of patient safety, not on the basis of finance. Current policies geared towards substituting [these] workers for registered nurses should be reviewed."

While an increase in registered doctors and nurses can help lower mortality rates at hospitals, higher numbers of unregistered nurses can make mortality rates worse.​

For the study, published in the British Medical Journal, researchers reviewed administrative data from 137 acute care trusts in the United Kingdom's National Health Service, as well as surveys of 2,917 registered nurses at 31 of the trusts, which includes 46 hospitals and 401 wards. The researchers found death rates were 20 percent lower when nurses are responsible for six or fewer patients, as compared to nurses responsible for 10 or more patients. On surgical wards, deaths rates were 17 percent lower with the lower nurse to patient ratio. These rates remained relatively stable when researchers factored in age, medical conditions, and other factors during patients' previous 12 months of care.

The researchers caution the study does not show a cause-and-effect scenario, but indicates more careful staffing of facilities with an eye on training rather than funding could help reduce mortality rates at hospitals. "This does not, in itself, provide a robust basis to identify safe staffing thresholds but given the overall strength of evidence for an association, we are showing that, in England, the registered nursing workforce is clearly associated with patient safety," said Peter Griffiths, a professor at the University of Southampton. "We found no evidence that having more support workers is associated with reduced death rates in hospital. Some of our findings suggest the opposite. A policy of replacing registered nurses with support staff may threaten patient safety."

Hospital mortality drops with lower patient-to-nurse ratio

 

[Wilbur Right]

It is a small loss. After all these are drug addicts and nothing but a public burden. The more that die the fewer committing crimes.

personal attack is the best way to refute facts. Ask anyone on the internet

Look at it this way asshole. A personal attack (which you deserved) on the Net is much better than the asswhipping you would get in person. Right asshole?

 

[Correll]

Sealing the southern border would help. Deporting dealers would help.

 

[gipper]

Sealing the southern border would help. Deporting dealers would help.

Not going to happen..well at least if the establishment has it's way. Big government very much likes a drugged populace.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Sealing the southern border would help. Deporting dealers would help.

Not going to happen..well at least if the establishment has it's way. Big government very much likes a drugged populace.

Yep....
They can more easily screw the population if they're all spaced out on drugs.

 

[JimBowie1958]

It is a small loss. After all these are drug addicts and nothing but a public burden. The more that die the fewer committing crimes.

Are you serious, buddy? You suppose drug-inducted deaths are not dangerous for the American society.
Cause of death (Data from 2012 unless otherwise noted)Number All Causes 2,543,279 Major Cardiovascular Diseases [MCD] 782,985 Cerebrovascular Diseases [subset of MCD] 128,546 Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease [subset of MCD] 29,115 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 582,623 Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 143,489 Accidents (Unintentional Injuries) [Total] 127,792 Motor Vehicle Accidents [subset of Total Accidents] 36,415 Alzheimer's Disease 83,637 Diabetes Mellitus 73,932 Influenza and Pneumonia 50,636 Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis 45,622 Drug-Induced Deaths1 43,819 Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 40,600 Septicemia 35,842 Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 34,979 Injury by Firearms 33,563 Alcohol-Induced Deaths 27,762 Parkinson's Disease 23,818 Pneumonitis Due to Solids and Liquids 17,897 Homicide 16,688 Viral hepatitis 8,062 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 7,216 All Illicit Drugs Combined (2000)2 17,0002
Just for example, You can compare the figures 43,819 and 33,563 (firearms)
Drug-related deaths have more than doubled since the early 1980s. There are more deaths, illness, and disabilities from substance abuse than from any other preventable health condition. Today, one in four deaths is attributable to alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use.

But we guard the sources, allow doctors to over medicate their patients with Opioid pain killers seven times more addictive than street heroin.

In the 1800's European powers promoted drug use in China, particularly opium, in order to pacify and control China. When the Chinese tried to stop it, the Europeans fought the Opium Wars to force China to allow them to continue their psychological and genocidal war on the Chinese.

AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING TO US!

 

[ZackB]

I don't care, other than approving of the genetic cleansing of a weakness trait. Fuck 'em.

 

[Katzndogz]

It is a small loss. After all these are drug addicts and nothing but a public burden. The more that die the fewer committing crimes.

Are you serious, buddy? You suppose drug-inducted deaths are not dangerous for the American society.
Cause of death (Data from 2012 unless otherwise noted)Number All Causes 2,543,279 Major Cardiovascular Diseases [MCD] 782,985 Cerebrovascular Diseases [subset of MCD] 128,546 Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease [subset of MCD] 29,115 Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 582,623 Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 143,489 Accidents (Unintentional Injuries) [Total] 127,792 Motor Vehicle Accidents [subset of Total Accidents] 36,415 Alzheimer's Disease 83,637 Diabetes Mellitus 73,932 Influenza and Pneumonia 50,636 Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis 45,622 Drug-Induced Deaths1 43,819 Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 40,600 Septicemia 35,842 Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 34,979 Injury by Firearms 33,563 Alcohol-Induced Deaths 27,762 Parkinson's Disease 23,818 Pneumonitis Due to Solids and Liquids 17,897 Homicide 16,688 Viral hepatitis 8,062 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 7,216 All Illicit Drugs Combined (2000)2 17,0002
Just for example, You can compare the figures 43,819 and 33,563 (firearms)
Drug-related deaths have more than doubled since the early 1980s. There are more deaths, illness, and disabilities from substance abuse than from any other preventable health condition. Today, one in four deaths is attributable to alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use.

But we guard the sources, allow doctors to over medicate their patients with Opioid pain killers seven times more addictive than street heroin.

In the 1800's European powers promoted drug use in China, particularly opium, in order to pacify and control China. When the Chinese tried to stop it, the Europeans fought the Opium Wars to force China to allow them to continue their psychological and genocidal war on the Chinese.

AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING TO US!

Then what we need is tort reform. Put an end to the lawsuits against doctors who refuse to overmedicate.

 

[2aguy]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that 2,000 more people died from heroin-related deaths in 2013 than in 2012, as prescription painkillers became harder to obtain and led to a rise in cheaper, illicit street drugs.
Data released by the CDC on Monday shows that heroin-related deaths surged from 5,925 in 2012 to 8,257 in 2013 – an increase of 39 percent. Overall, deaths from drug overdoses increased to 43,982 from 41,340 during the same period. The rise has been attributed to changes in laws over prescription opioids, causing many painkiller users to look for other options.
"These troubling statistics illustrate a grim reality: that drug, and particularly opioid abuse, represents a growing public health crisis," Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement.
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that the number of people who had used heroin rose from 2012 to 2013.
One of the recent solutions to the rise in overdose deaths has been to have local police carry naloxone, a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses. The World Health Organization estimated earlier this month that naloxone could save as many as 20,000 lives every year. States like New York and Maine have also increased the number of law enforcement agents tasked with drug enforcement while they have expanded naloxone access.
Advocate groups for community based programs, such as the Drug Policy Alliance, applaud the increased distribution of naloxone to police, but also hope community groups are included.

There are hundreds of photos on the web of US troops guarding poppy fields and opium farmers in Afghanistan. 'The U.S. military has allowed poppy cultivation to continue in order to appease farmers and government officials involved with the drug trade' UN: 'cultivation of poppy across the war-torn nation rose 36 per cent in 2013 and total opium production amounted to 5,500 tons, up by almost a half since 2012.' “This has never been witnessed before in the history of Afghanistan,” said Jean-Luc Lemahieu, the outgoing leader of the Afghanistan office of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

This is not possible....heroin use is against the law in the United States....their research is incorrect.

 

[ClosedCaption]

They thought locking them up and throwing away the key was the answer....if black.

Then white boys, like with most drug, started to go hard...then its time for compassion because locking up white people CANT be an answer! Could it?

New Hampshire has a huge problem so I hear