Heroin effects more than the stereotypical impoverished, urban narcotic user. It’s no longer seen as the hard-core street drug it was in the 1960s. In fact, there has been a dramatic shift in heroin users in the past 50 years. Today, studies are showing that heroin use is reaching epidemic proportions and is more commonly affecting suburban, middle class youth. In the 1960s, people who abused heroin reported that it was the first drug they abused. Today, 75% of people who began abusing heroin report first abusing prescription painkillers. (JAMA Psychiatry)
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This is the question I hear a lot and I often wonder if it the focus on the war on drugs is being fought from the wrong end. Our children are at risk and the problem is getting worse and I see more kids turning to drugs to escape.
http://nwmonarch.com/war-drugs-focused-wrong-end/
Thanks for the post.. Ed
Thanks for reading and commenting, Ed. And thanks for the link to the interesting article. You make a good point. Drug abuse among youth is increasing and at alarming rates. And we are dealing with a part of the population that is vulnerable and comes with specific challenges in regards to treatment.
Thanks for sharing!
Dr. D.