ABC News investigates America’s heroin problem in special edition of 20/20
Heroin killed 10,574 Americans in 2014, while prescription painkiller abuse led to an additional 18,893 deaths the same year, according to the National Center on Health Statistics.
In Colorado, 125 people died from overdoses during the same year. Click here to find out how Colorado’s overdose rate compares to other states.
In a special edition of 20/20, ABC News Anchor David Muir reports on the growing epidemic.
Watch Breaking Point: Heroin in America tonight at 9 p.m. on KRDO NewsChannel 13.
