By: Alan Johnson
Call it "boy" or "dog food," but heroin is a growing problem in central Ohio and throughout the state, a new report says.
The Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network, which compiles information from eight regions in the state, assesses the type of drugs and quantities available statewide. The report distributed by the Ohio Department of Drug and Alcohol Addiction Services covers June 2010 through January 2011.
In all eight regions, including Columbus, the study says there is "an increased availability of heroin." Black tar heroin is the most common form of the drug in central Ohio, although a brown powder version is available in other parts of the state.
More troubling is who is using the powerful and addictive drug.
Continue Reading: dispatch.com
Call it "boy" or "dog food," but heroin is a growing problem in central Ohio and throughout the state, a new report says.
The Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network, which compiles information from eight regions in the state, assesses the type of drugs and quantities available statewide. The report distributed by the Ohio Department of Drug and Alcohol Addiction Services covers June 2010 through January 2011.
In all eight regions, including Columbus, the study says there is "an increased availability of heroin." Black tar heroin is the most common form of the drug in central Ohio, although a brown powder version is available in other parts of the state.
More troubling is who is using the powerful and addictive drug.
Continue Reading: dispatch.com
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