Opiate addiction plagues U.S., but there is hope
U.S. heroin and prescription drug use is an epidemic that is spinning out of control. According to a report published by Reuters, there were more than 43,000 deaths in 2013, of which more than half involved either a prescription painkiller or heroin. That number has continued to rise each year. How do we, the U.S. population or even the healthcare community, allow this trend to continue? What is not publicized enough is the direct connection between prescription opiates and heroin.…