The number of heroin addicts has climbed at an alarming rate since 2008, data from a new study suggests.
Stanford University School of Medicine researchers who worked on the study say their findings represent a shift as prescription opioid addicts turn to illicit drugs because they are cheaper and more accessible.
Their report showed that while the hospital discharge rate for people hooked on prescription opioids has decreased since 2010, that for heroin overdose discharges increased annually about 30 percent.
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