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Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death Sheds Light on Heroin Addiction – ABC News

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death Sheds Light on Heroin Addiction – ABC News

Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Sheds Light on Heroin Addiction
ABC News
Next, tonight, heroin addiction in America. A stark number. The number of people using heroin here has doubled in five years. 700,000 people needing help tonight. And everyone who loved Philip Seymour… See More. Next, tonight, heroin addiction in 
Hoffman found with 50 bags of heroin, addiction meds: sourcesNBCNews.com (blog)
Analyzing Philip Seymour Hoffman's Heroin AddictionU.S. News & World Report
Philip Seymour Hoffman's death spotlights dangers of heroin addictionCBS News
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Heroin Addiction – Google News

Philip Seymour Hoffman Dies Amid Major Comeback of Heroin in the US

Philip Seymour Hoffman dies amid major comeback of heroin in the US
In 2011-12, about 10% of the people going into the drug abuse clinics were getting treatment for heroin abuse; that has risen to 20% to 25% of those clinics' patients over the last year, he said. “We're seeing patterns of heroin abuse increasing across …
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Heroin use on the rise
It's been four months since Julia gave in to the urge to use heroin, which she said makes "all of (her) problems go away" – but only for a while. "Once you try, you can't stop," said the 18-year-old New Jersey native, who currently lives with a family …
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Drug Treatment Advocates Lobby for Additional Funding – Schenectady Gazette

Drug treatment advocates lobby for additional funding – Schenectady Gazette

Drug treatment advocates lobby for additional funding
Schenectady Gazette
“You can buy a bag of heroin for less than what it costs for a pack of cigarettes,” Executive Director John Coppola said during a news conference in Albany on Tuesday. “We are asking our state Legislature and the governor to pass a budget that includes 

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Heroin Detox – Google News

Senate Bill Aims to Expand Drug-Abuse Treatment

Senate bill aims to expand drug-abuse treatment
A little-publicized bill now in the state Senate's insurance committee would drastically expand treatment options for heroin and opioid pill addicts — and potentially reshape the landscape of drug rehabilitation in New York, experts say. … "With …
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EDITORIAL: Heroin crisis demands a better treatment system
Heroin use has shot up in small cities in the Midwest and rural areas such as upstate New York. There are no big cities in … Back home, they find the same triggers that got them addicted in the first place, and detox alone doesn't give them the tools …
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Filming the Truth About Addiction

Filming the truth about addiction
Inside the folder are the release forms for the drug addicts and police officers, lawyers and mental health professionals Tarplin and Robertson are interviewing for their documentary on the opiate epidemic on Cape Cod, "What Happened Here: The Untold …
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Coming About
I found a doctor that would prescribe me Suboxone, which prevents the brain from accepting opiates and quells opiate withdrawal symptoms. Suboxone has even lengthier … It's much easier to swim downstream than it is to try to swim upstream. Today, I …
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Heroin Use, Deaths Declining in the Santa Clarita Valley, Detectives Say – Santa Clarita Valley Signal

Heroin use, deaths declining in the Santa Clarita Valley, detectives say – Santa Clarita Valley Signal

Heroin use, deaths declining in the Santa Clarita Valley, detectives say
Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Fewer people in the Santa Clarita Valley are using heroin compared to the alarming numbers witnessed two years ago, local narcotics detectives said this week. “We're finding fewer new entrants when it comes to heroin usage,” said Investigator Bob 

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Heroin Addiction – Google News

million sought for drug addiction treatment programs – The Saratogian


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$ 15 million sought for drug addiction treatment programs
The Saratogian
ALBANY >> New York's growing heroin problem is being fueled by the state's crackdown on abuse of prescription pain medication, drug abuse experts said Tuesday, calling on legislators to provide $ 15 million for treatment programs. One of experts who 
Activists, Lawmakers Call For $ 15M To Curb Opioid AbuseWAMC

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