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Philip Seymour Hoffman, Heroin and the Secret Club of Addiction – Dallas Observer (Blog)

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Heroin and the Secret Club of Addiction – Dallas Observer (blog)


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Philip Seymour Hoffman, Heroin and the Secret Club of Addiction
Dallas Observer (blog)
A year and a half ago, I helped someone I loved go through a home heroin detox. I do not recommend ever doing this on your own: Untrained people should not be in charge of monitoring someone close to them while they withdraw. When you are emotionally 
Tragic Death of Philip Seymour Hoffman Offers a Teachable Moment about DigitalJournal.com
50 Bags of Heroin Found in Philip Seymour Hoffman's ApartmentNorwich Bulletin
Philip Seymour Hoffman Had 5 Empty And 65 Full Bags of HeroinABC News
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Heroin Detox – Google News

Flanagan heads panel probing treatment of heroin addiction – Worcester Telegram

Hoffman Withdrew $1200 From ATM the Night Before He Was Found Dead: Sources

Hoffman withdrew 00 from ATM the night before he was found dead: sources
Police are now trying to find out if there is surveillance video showing actor Philip Seymour Hoffman withdrawing money from an ATM on the day before his death. By Richard Esposito, NBC News. Philip Seymour Hoffman … Village apartment after an …
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Belchertown woman to head out on fourth mercy mission to aid Syrian refugees
She also hears horrific stories, which she posts to her blog, ginanickjordan.blogspot.com . One mother told of how her children … While in captivity her baby had been fed heroin-laced formula and was going through withdrawal. One of her sons had …
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New Faces of Heroin Addiction Require Our Attention – Las Vegas Review-Journal (Blog)

New faces of heroin addiction require our attention – Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog)

New faces of heroin addiction require our attention
Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog)
To learn about the latest twist in the story of heroin addiction in America, you needn't read headlines about a Hollywood star's fatal overdose or his “tragic final days.” Just check your medicine cabinet. A clue might be found right there on the shelf
Guest column: Swiss model helps curb heroin addictionFlorida Today
Heroin scourge cuts across cultural and economic barriersABQ Journal
Expand use of heroin antidoteScranton Times-Tribune
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Heroin Addiction – Google News

Celebrities and Heroin Addiction: How It Happens – ABC News

Methadone Project Hope for Drug Addicts

Methadone project hope for drug addicts
Methadone is a synthetic opioid that helps treat heroin dependence by controlling withdrawal symptoms. It's administered once daily in structured settings — and people who are seeking to reduce dependence on street heroin may be highly motivated to …
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Deaths from heroin in New London, Norwich doubled in 2013
The number of people who died from heroin overdoses in New London and Norwich doubled last year, a jolting statistic that local hospital and substance abuse treatment officials attribute to what appears to be a rise in heroin use. At least 20 combined …
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A Safe, Secret Place to Talk, to Cry

A safe, secret place to talk, to cry
Or they could say their children were taking a year off to find themselves — again, rehab. At rehabilitation … Mom and Dad would learn words like “pharming,” which is the act of ingesting an assortment of opiate pills, anti-anxiety meds, and even …
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‘Alarming’ Rise Seen in Drug-Addicted Infants – the Union Leader

‘Alarming’ rise seen in drug-addicted infants – The Union Leader

'Alarming' rise seen in drug-addicted infants
The Union Leader
"The vast majority of these babies are withdrawing from methadone or suboxone or buprenorphine – drugs used to treat opioid addiction," said Edwards. "But there are other drugs that babies suffer withdrawal from, like street heroin, or nonprescribed 

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Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

The Lure of Heroin: Painfully Addictive and Difficult to Quit (Op-Ed) – LiveScience.com


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The Lure of Heroin: Painfully Addictive and Difficult to Quit (Op-Ed)
LiveScience.com
Recently I received an e-mail from my mother with a link to the harrowing tale of a 16-year-old Northern Virginia girl who overdosed on heroin and died, and whose companions had dumped her body. …. But once withdrawal began, I was shooting up again.

Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

R.I. expands access to naloxone, a lifesaver in opiate overdoses – The Providence Journal