The link between prescription drug use and heroin use is receiving more attention

In the wake of the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman from a suspected heroin overdose, more attention is being paid both nationally and in Colorado to the link between prescription drug use and heroin.  The relationship between the two issues is discussed in the following articles:

From NPR:  Spike In Heroin Use Can Be Traced To Prescription Pads

From The Daily Camera:  Reaching out: Heroin use, and drug overdoses, on the rise