Police: Prescription Drug Addictions Cause St. Louis’ Heroin Rise Adan Posted on February 25, 2016 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with health Detective says four-of-five people who are addicted to heroin admitted they first used prescription painkillers. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email