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Heroin and Prescription Opioids: Understanding the Progression

Most people who misuse prescription opioids never use heroin, but nearly all heroin use begins with prescription opioids. Here is how that progression happens, why fentanyl has raised the stakes, and what treatment for opioid use disorder actually looks like.

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Bobby Boykin, MS, LASAC, CRS

This article has been clinically reviewed by our Executive Director, Bobby Boykin, a Licensed Associate Substance Abuse Counselor (LASAC) and Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) at Guiding Road.

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