New policies to reduce opioid prescribing not likely to have caused increase in heroin use

A new scientific review suggests that federal and state policies aimed at curbing inappropriate prescribing of opioids have not directly led to the recent increases in heroin use across the nation. Researchers conducting an analysis of the relationship between prescription opioid and heroin abuse...
Source: NIDA News - Category: Addiction Tags: Heroin, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Prevention Research, Researchers, Treatment Research Source Type: news