Painkiller Abusers Now Overdosing on Heroin
Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in America, killing 40 people each day, according to the Centers for Disease Control. In California, there is now a new facet to the crisis: young pill addicts who are turning to heroin, sometimes with fatal results. The trend is hitting hardest in wealthy enclaves around the state.
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