Reported Heroin Use, Use Disorder, and Injection Among Adults in the United States, 2002-2018
Beth Han, Nora D. Volkow, Wilson M. Compton, Elinore F. McCance‐Katz
Abstract
This study uses National Surveys on Drug Use and Health data to characterize trends in heroin use, heroin use disorder, and heroin injection overall and by age, race, and geographic region.
Topics & Concepts
HeroinMedicineHeroin dependenceRace (biology)PsychiatryInjection drug useDemographyDrugDrug injectionBotanyBiologySociologyOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis