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Vital Signs: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin Users — United States, 2002–2013



Interested in learning more? Join us for a Vital Signs Town Hall Teleconference onTuesday, July 14, at 2–3 pm (EDT).

• Heroin use has increased in the United States (as seen in these infographics), even among groups that had lower use rates in the past, according to this month’s Vital Signs.
• People who are addicted to prescription opioid painkillers are 40 times more likely to also be addicted to heroin.
• States play a key role in keeping at-risk people from starting heroin, and in expanding treatment and recovery for those already addicted.