The troubling increase of heroin abuse represents a dire public health problem across the country . What was once primarily affecting certain groups has now broadened to touch individuals from all socioeconomic levels. This deadly trend is fueled by a combination of easy access and greater strength of the opioid, leading to deaths at an unprecedent

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