Anywhere from 40 percent to 70 percent of heroin users say they started with prescription opioid pain relievers.
Price and accessibility are likely culprits in that switch, but there could be more to the picture.
Oregon State University and HealthInsight Oregon are collaborating on a study that will explore whether well-meaning restrictions on opioid prescriptions have produced unintended consequences.
Read more about opioid use in Oregon
“There’s been, in the last couple of years, a…
Anywhere from 40 percent to 70 percent of heroin users say they started with prescription opioid pain relievers.
Price and accessibility are likely culprits in that switch, but there could be more to the picture.
Oregon State University and HealthInsight Oregon are collaborating on a study that will explore whether well-meaning restrictions on opioid prescriptions have produced unintended consequences.
Read more about opioid use in Oregon
“There’s been, in the last couple of years, a…