Like many other states throughout the nation, Colorado has been hard-hit by the ongoing opioid epidemic. Prescription painkillers are one part of the problem, but many Colorado residents are also...
Many parts of the United States are in the midst of an opioid crisis, including Colorado. Opioid drugs like heroin caused 543 overdose deaths in 2018 alone; two years later in 2020, that...
Heroin is a dangerous opioid drug that is involved in about one-third of opioid overdose deaths. Because heroin is an addictive, deadly and illegal substance, it’s common for people to wonder about...
Heroin is a Schedule I opioid that’s contributing to the drug epidemic affecting people in Colorado and across the U.S. For people who haven’t struggled with heroin, it can be challenging to...
Heroin abuse and addiction is a growing concern in the United States. In 2019 alone, 745,000 Americans used heroin, and more than 14,000 died of a heroin overdose, over seven times as many as in...
How long heroin stays in your system is different for each person and depends on several factors, like how often and how much heroin is used. Heroin is a highly...