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United Press International; Wednesday, October 22, 1997 - 7:26 PM EDT
The study concludes that the drug's popularity is rising among young and Hispanic users, and former users who have been lured back by the low price and high grade of heroin now available.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy's "National Trends in Drug Abuse" that tracks regional uses of heroin, marijuana, cocaine and emerging drugs like methamphetamine.
The report shows that most young heroin users are from inner city areas and may be using heroin because they feel it is more manageable than crack cocaine. Most California users are injecting rather than inhaling heroin, even in areas where high-purity heroin is available.
Drug treatment providers in the Southwest say almost 90 percent of their clients inject the drug and almost half also use marijuana.
Most of those seeking treatment for heroin addiction are over 30 years old, more than half are white and 73 percent are males. The study also concludes that more than 80 percent of those in drug rehabilitation programs in the Southwest have had prior treatment.
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