Study: Half as many people are trying heroin, but marijuana use grows

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By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health NewsSep 18, 2018, 1:00 pm329 pts
Some good news from the front lines of the heroin crisis: Half as many people tried heroin for the first time in 2017 as in 2016. That’s according to data released last week from the government’s annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health. “This is what we were hoping for,” said Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz,…

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