News (Media Awareness Project) - US: Teen Heroin Use Continues To Rise |
| Title: | US: Teen Heroin Use Continues To Rise |
| Published On: | 1998-12-08 |
| Source: | USA Today (US) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-06 18:29:55 |
TEEN HEROIN USE CONTINUES TO RISE
Heroin use has risen rapidly in recent years among U.S. teens, with
middle-class youngsters snorting the drug in the mistaken belief that it's
less addictive than shooting up, experts said. The proportion of American
12th-graders who had used heroin doubled between 1990 and 1996, from 0.9%
to 1.8%, according to a study in the December issue of Pediatrics. The
average price of heroin has dropped by two-thirds, while purity has risen 40%.
Heroin use has risen rapidly in recent years among U.S. teens, with
middle-class youngsters snorting the drug in the mistaken belief that it's
less addictive than shooting up, experts said. The proportion of American
12th-graders who had used heroin doubled between 1990 and 1996, from 0.9%
to 1.8%, according to a study in the December issue of Pediatrics. The
average price of heroin has dropped by two-thirds, while purity has risen 40%.
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