Puerto Rico's Deadly Crisis
Puerto Rico's Deadly Crisis
Today, the island has one of the highest HIV/AIDS infection rates in the U.S. and more than 50 percent of all newly reported cases come from intravenous drug use. Overwhelmed and chronically underfunded, the existing framework of health programs …
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Hidden Heroin Epidemic Gains Tragic New Face
The number of heroin users in the U.S. nearly doubled in five years, to 669,000 in 2012 from 373,000 in 2007, according to statistics from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The number who abused or grew dependent on heroin …
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