Youth Addiction Trend Shifting from Painkillers to Heroin  When
prescription meds aren’t enough or can’t be found, many young
users are turning to heroin to get a higher high.  Brentwood, CA
6/08/2012 03:48 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)  Not everyone who
becomes dependent on or addicted to prescription painkillers
will graduate to illegal drugs, but MSNBC recently reported that
while prescription addiction continues at epidemic proportions
in the US, the nationwide crackdown on prescription painkillers
may be creating another dangerous situation. Individuals who
never thought they’d even consider turning to street drugs are
using heroin.  It may seem like a stretch, but think about it:
Most heroin addicts didn’t start out using heroin. The drug is
usually chosen after other substances no longer provide enough
of a high or those other drugs have lowered inhibitions enough
that it’s harder to say no, even to something so obviously
dangerous. So it may start with oxycodone or Percocet, but what
happens when those drug