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Heroin Overdoses Double in Two Years

Alarming

As deaths from prescription opioid pills decline.

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In just two years, deaths from heroin overdoses doubled in the U.S., according to a new report (PDF) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In a survey of 28 states, the agency found the death rate increased from 1.0

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