Changing Trends in Injection Drug Use (IMAGE)

University of Southern California

Changing Trends in Injection Drug Use

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USC researchers found that injection drug users from younger generations are more likely than older users to have tried heroin or opiates as their first drug. People who abuse opioids are believed to slide more quickly into injection drug abuse than other drug users, so researchers believe that without intervention, today's opioid epidemic will lead to growing injection drug abuse among the young.

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