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Republican Candidates Opening Up About Family Struggles With Addiction

by Colin Campbell A viral video of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) railing against how society treats drug addiction has generated newfound interest in how presidential candidates have dealt with the issue. In Christie’s case, he described a very successful law-school friend who became addicted to pain-killers and having to go to his funeral.

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As Prescription Opioid Use Decreases, Heroin Use Increases in US

Cicero TJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015;doi:10.1056/NEJMc1505541. From 2008 to 2014, prescription opioid use decreased while concurrent heroin use increased, with significant regional differences in the U.S., according to recent findings. “From 2010 through 2013, there was a notable downturn in abuse of prescription opioids and a coincident increase in abuse of heroin

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