Prescription Opioid Abuse: A Gateway to Heroin and Overdose

Opioid-involved overdoses in the United States have dramatically increased in the last 15 years, largely due to a rise in prescription opioid (PO) use. Emerging evidence suggests the increase is linked to unintentional PO misuse that easily turns into addiction.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Addiction Behavioral Economics Psychiatry heroin opioids Source Type: news