Not all of the news was good: the survey showed an increase in the percentage of people experiencing a major depressive event. (Photo: Getty)
New figures on drug use suggest that the fight against opioid epidemic is beginning to deliver results.
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found that the number of people who started using heroin last year was 50 percent lower than in 2016.
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