Prescription painkillers seen as a gateway to heroin
Weâve all read about marijuana being a âgateway drugâ to more dangerously addictive drugs, such as cocaine and crack, or methamphetamine, or narcotics like heroin and morphine. The new âgateway drugâ, especially to heroin, is the prescription narcotic OxyContin, and its active opioid ingredient, oxycodone.In cities, towns and even rural areas all across America, heroin addiction is a growing problem. one-time high from an 80 milligram oxycodone pill for an experienced user would run roughly $80. Heroin, on the other hand, sells in many areas for around $100 a gram. Depending on a userâs tolerance level (long-time users need more per dose) a gram can deliver up to 20 doses, or highs.