A new CDC report indicates that heroin is back in a big way, with overdose deaths nearly quadrupling between 2002 and 2013. In fact, the White House recently held a summit on the issue and is introducing a number of measures to reduce heroin addiction and overdose rates across the country. And now the CDC has announced a $20 million effort to fight overdoses in the U.S.
The Hill: “The grants to 16 states come as part of a new program aimed at helping states fight a growing epidemic. The funds will go to measures such as developing electronic databases to track drugs dispensed in the state and to educating providers about good prescribing practices for pain medication.”
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