(WASHINGTON) — A top federal drug enforcement official says the heroin addiction epidemic in the United States is the worst he’s ever seen.
More deaths occur every year from overdoses than gunshot wounds or car accidents.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Deputy Administrator Jack Riley says “Heroin can be found on virtually every corner of our country and places I’ve never see it before.”
Younger users are turning to the powerful drug because it can be snorted or smoked.
The DEA says that as the cost of prescription drugs have gone up, the price for heroin has gone down as more and more people look for a powerful high.
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