Young Painkiller Addicts Switch to Heroin, and Overdose Rates Rise

Published September 15, 2012

Young painkiller addicts switch to heroin, and overdose rates rise
Filed under: painkiller abuse

This kind of initiation into prescription painkiller abuse is common. According to government surveys, more than 70 percent of first-time abusers obtain pills from friends or relatives for free. But by the time Taylor's father died of cancer two years …
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Swollen Members' Madchild riffs on the drug addiction that nearly killed him
Filed under: painkiller abuse

Shane Bunting spoke with Vancouver Sun Driving reporter Andrew McCredie for the feature Big Wheels, in which local celebrities test drive their dream vehicles. During the drive, which will be featured in The Vancouver Sun Aug. 31, Bunting also shared …
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