Young Adults See Sharpest Increase In Heroin-Related ER Visits In California
Heroin offers a cheaper high for those who can't afford prescription drugs.
The Mercury News:
Heroin Use Fuels Surge Of ER Visits Among California Millennials
California’s millennials continue to flood hospital emergency departments because of heroin, a trend that has increased steadily statewide over the past five years, according to the latest figures. The state data released last week show that in the first three months of 2016, 412 adults age 20 to 29 went to emergency departments due to heroin. That’s double the number for the same time period in 2012. Overall, emergency department visits among heroin users of all ages increased, but the sharpest was among the state’s young adults. About 1,500 emergency department visits by California’s millennials poisoned by heroin were logged in 2015 compared with fewer than 1,000 in 2012. (Abram, 2/6)