CDC: Heroin deaths double in much of US

NEW YORK (AP) -- A new government study found deaths from heroin overdose doubled in just two years in much of the United States.<br /> <br /> Overdose deaths from powerful painkillers continue to be much more common, but they declined slightly as the heroin deaths increased.<br /> <br /> The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the study Thursday.<br /> <br /> One of the study's authors said some opioid painkiller abusers may be switching to heroin.<br /> <br /> The study looked at drug overdose data from death certificates in 2012 and compared it to 2010. It's not a complete national picture, because only 28 states had the 2012 information available. The release of data for all the states is not expected for at least a few more months.

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