Lawmakers warn of growing heroin problem
Legislators and professionals who treat alcoholics and drug addicts convened on Tuesday, March 4 in Albany to participate in the Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers advocacy day in an attempt to highlight the need for increased … Read more on Legislative Gazette

Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use
The likelihood that many prescription-drug abusers will switch to heroin because it is much cheaper is widely accepted among addiction treatment professionals and law enforcement officials. Justice Department officials reject any direct linkage between … Read more on Chicago Tribune (blog)

Prescription-drug battle fuels rise in heroin use in US The Drug War
The likelihood that many prescription-drug abusers will switch to heroin because it is much cheaper is widely accepted among addiction treatment professionals and law enforcement officials. Justice Department officials reject any direct linkage between … Read more on Tico Times

Pa. medical professionals address prescription drug abuse 'crisis'
HARRISBURG — Describing prescription drug abuse as a growing “crisis” in Pennsylvania, members of the state medical community announced the formation of a multi-specialty physician panel to address the problem. … a professor within the Department of … Read more on The Reporter