Drug Abuse Trends

2015 Drug Threat Assessment Affirms Need to Address Painkiller Diversion, Heroin Use

Joan Flynn
November 6, 2015 at 06:32:00 ET
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More than half of the 46,000 U.S. overdose deaths in 2013 were caused by prescription painkillers and heroin, according to the latest national report. The 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA) also found that drug overdose deaths are the leading cause of injury death in the U.S., ahead of motor vehicle deaths and firearms. Although recent data show the abuse of controlled p... Read More