Dealth from heroin overdose inccrease in U.S.A

Deaths from heroin overdoses doubled from 2010 to 2012, U.S. federal health officials reported Thursday.
The new report included data from 28 states that account for 56 percent of the U.S. population.

 This big increase in heroin-related deaths is directly tied to the epidemic of narcotic painkiller abuse, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This big increase in heroin-related deaths is directly tied to the epidemic of narcotic painkiller abuse, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Most people addicted to prescription painkillers don't move on to heroin, according to Paulozzi. However, about three out of four new heroin users began by using narcotic painkillers, he added.
"A fraction of these people are using heroin in addition to narcotic painkillers, depending on price and availability, or have gone over entirely to heroin," Paulozzi said.
In many parts of the country, heroin is easier to get and cheaper than narcotic painkillers, he noted.
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