Emerging Drug Trends

Last Updated: Friday, December 22, 2017

Stay on top of all the recent trends in drug use and drug overdose.

	New Report: Rx Abuse Down, but ‘Vaping’ Popular Among Teens A recent survey on teen drug use revealed that while painkiller use is down, “vaping” (the use of e-cigarettes) is popular among teens. Read more.
	New Opioid Mixture ‘Gray Death’ Causing Overdoses in Several States The opioid – which looks like a concrete mix – is a highly potent combination of heroin, fentanyl, cafentanil, and U-47700. Read more.
	Among College Students, First Time Marijuana Use is Going Up Students who never used marijuana in high school are more likely to start if they go to college. Read more.
	Heroin Use Skyrocketed in a Decade Heroin use in the U.S. more than quadrupled during the last decade according to a study from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Read more.
	How Opioid (Painkiller) Abuse Can Lead to Heroin Use In just a five year span, between 2010 and 2015, heroin overdose deaths quadrupled. Read more.