Prescription abuse skyrocketing, leading to more heroin addicts, experts say – Contra Costa Times

Prescription abuse skyrocketing, leading to more heroin addicts, experts say – Contra Costa Times

Prescription abuse skyrocketing, leading to more heroin addicts, experts say
Contra Costa Times
SAN FRANCISCO — Prescription drug abuse in the Bay Area and nationwide is a growing problem, outpacing illegal drugs and creating a new generation of heroin addicts, law enforcement, public health officials and substance abuse specialists said during

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San Francisco drug users bring harm reduction to the streets – KALW

San Francisco drug users bring harm reduction to the streets
KALW
For example, there are methadone clinics and substance abuse recovery programs. One of the programs that came with the most controversy is needle exchange, which came to San Francisco back in 1992. Needle exchanges typically involve city health …

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NC report tackles prescription drug abuse – San Francisco Chronicle

NC report tackles prescription drug abuse
San Francisco Chronicle
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina should require medical providers to get routine training about prescription drug abuse and should improve monitoring of how controlled substances are dispensed, legislative researchers recommended Wednesday in a …

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