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What Philip Seymour Hoffman's Sponsor Could Have Done for Him

What Philip Seymour Hoffman's Sponsor Could Have Done for Him
Follow @TIMEHealth. A haunting writeup in The New York Times Thursday detailed how actor Philip Seymour Hoffman spent his last days after relapsing back into heroin addiction and leaving the home he shared with his partner, Mimi O'Donnell, and their …
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With Hoffman's Death, A Look At Heroin Use
He adds though, that experienced users seek out the fentanyl-laced heroin precisely because it's so potent — it provides the strongest high for the money. Deeney says Hoffman's death is … DEENEY: So a lot of users who used to get prescription drugs …
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Kentucky lawmakers discuss their proposed solutions for heroin epidemic
Transitions detox unit, at a cost of $ 119.06 a day, has 11 beds and treated 542 patients in 2012 – up from 371 in 2009. Transition's Droege House of Dayton, Ky., at a cost of $ 61.81 a day, has 44 beds and treated 270 patients in 2012 – up from 170 in 2009.
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