As Painkillers Become Harder to Get, Heroin Death Rate More Than Doubles for …

As painkillers become harder to get, heroin death rate more than doubles for …
Prescription-drug addicts have already become accustomed to the drug abuse subculture, he said, and many of their friends are already using heroin, which is potent and less expensive, and stops withdrawal symptoms when the oxycodone runs out. Read more on SILive.com

David Pietz Prosecutors Point to Failed Lie-Detector Test
… that is what probably happened, a drug deal gone bad," Sauter told the court. Toxicology results show Nicole had only small amounts of prescription drugs in her body and no signs of recent abuse, according to testimony. Copyright 2013 ABC News … Read more on WPRO

The terrifying, flesh-eating drug krokodil has reportedly surfaced in the US
The scare could be an early warning sign that krokodil has hit the American market, but there's not much evidence that the US is about to descend into krokodil addiction. Four suspected cases does not an epidemic make, and a search of the online drug … Read more on The Verge

Signs of Drug Abuse In Teenagers – British Sign Language