Heroin in Pennsylvania


We are seeing a continual rise of heroin use in the Keystone state.  The following links provide a background as to how prevalent this drug has become in our state.







Heroin Overdoses in Pennsylvania in 2015







Heroin Addiction statistics in Pennsylvania






Heroin in Pennsylvania section formative assessment (post your response to these questions below): 

Part A:  After reading the PennLive article compare the death rates in Lancaster County in 1990 to 2012.  What are they?
Part B:  Click on the Interactive map at the bottom of the PennLive link and determine how many deaths took place in the State of Pennsylvania during the year of 2013.
Part C:  What is the rate of overdoses that take place in the state of Pennsylvania/100,000 people annually?







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