Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Increased Drug Abuse: The Impact on the Nation's Emergency Rooms: Hearing Before the Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, May 26, 1993
On April 23, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services of the Department of Health and Human Services issued an annual report detailing the statistical evidence of hospital emergency room visits caused by the use of illegal drugs.
The report cited an alarming increase in the use of emergency rooms by heavy and long-term drug users. Of particular concern is the incredible increase in emergency room visits caused by the use of heroin.
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