Rate of Heroin Overdose Deaths Nearly Quadruples

Between 2002 to 2013, the rate of heroin overdose deaths nearly quadrupled from 0.7 to 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people. While heroin use has risen across nearly all demographic groups, it’s soared the most among women, whites, and 18- to 25-year-olds; observers attribute the increase to easy access to opioid painkillers that first hook users who don’t thi…