Not all of the news was good:the survey showed an increase in the percentage of peopleexperiencing a major depressive event. (Photo: Getty)

New figures on drug use suggest that the fight against opioid epidemic is beginning to deliverresults.

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health releasedby the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrationfound that the number of people who started using heroin last year was 50 percent lower than in2016.

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