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AlterNet / By Meghan Ralston

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"Abuse-Deterrent" OxyContin Leads to Heroin Use -- So How Do We Curb the Pill Epidemic?

The New England Journal of Medicine recently released research showing that the recent introduction of the reformulated version of OxyContin is linked to increases in heroin use.

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Meghan Ralston is the harm reduction coordinator for the Drug Policy Alliance .

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