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Aaron Sorkin: Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death Saved 10 Lives – TIME

Aaron Sorkin: Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death Saved 10 Lives – TIME


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Aaron Sorkin: Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Saved 10 Lives
TIME
Aaron Sorkin: Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Saved 10 Lives. The creator of 'The West Wing' and the renowned actor shared a struggle with drug addiction. Sorkin remembers a performer who dominated the real estate upon which his characters walked.
Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Sheds Light on Heroin AddictionABC News
Addiction expert surprised more celebrities haven't died from heroinFox News
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Heroin Addiction – Google News

Doc: My state in addiction stranglehold – CNN


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Doc: My state in addiction stranglehold
CNN
Heroin addiction is a metastatic cultural cancer. Crime, disease, suffering and death follow in its wake. Heroin takes you down a darker road than even prescription opiate addiction. The death of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman on Sunday 

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Chicago: A National Hub for Human Trafficking

Chicago: A National Hub for Human Trafficking
Graph shows trend in arrest data for johns and pimps during National Day of Johns Arrests from 2011-2013. Source: Demandabolition.org. When Marelyn Garcia met the man who would become her boyfriend, little did she know he would become the trigger to …
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Report says marijuana use high among young in NH
Other states in the top ten for young adult marijuana use include other northern New England states as well as Colorado and Washington, the first two states to legalize recreational use of the drug. ….. Can we all guess which drug is left out of …
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Detox Center Opens in Toms River, as Six More People Die From Heroin Overdose … – Asbury Park Press

Detox center opens in Toms River, as six more people die from heroin overdose … – Asbury Park Press

Detox center opens in Toms River, as six more people die from heroin overdose
Asbury Park Press
The daily rate for the detox center is $ 1,700, however, scholarships are available on a case-by-case basis, according to Moriarty. So far this year, there have been six heroin-related deaths in Ocean County, according to Al Della Fave, a spokesman for

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Heroin Detox – Google News

Kentucky lawmakers discuss their proposed solutions for heroin epidemic … – WCPO


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Kentucky lawmakers discuss their proposed solutions for heroin epidemic
WCPO
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.

Heroin Addiction Is Up, People Are Dying: Why Is a Drug That Could Cure It

Heroin addiction is up, people are dying: Why is a drug that could cure it
People stay on methadone for months if not years, and it can cost anywhere between $ 5-400 a week. The other issue is that it's labeled a Schedule I drug and a hallucinogenic, … The benefits of Ibogaine plant as a drug that fights opiate addiction was …
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Aaron Sorkin: Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Saved 10 Lives
Some will eventually recover after a very long period of withdrawal and re-adjustment, but many long term opiate addicts will sustain permanent damage to the limbic system, and never be able to produce adequate amount again. There is even new … But …
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New Methadone Treatment Worries Vancouver Users

New methadone treatment worries Vancouver users
The B.C. government says Methadose, which will come strictly in liquid form, will provide a safer, more consistent treatment for patients seeking withdrawal from drugs such as heroin. “While the current methadone formula needs to be compounded, this …
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Methadone Formula Raises Overdose Concerns In BC
Methadose—the name of the new drug— is being pitched as a "safer, more consistent treatment" for drug users to help withdrawal from substances such as heroin, morphine and oxycodone, the provincial government said in a news release. It has been …
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Heroin Antidote Exists but Not Widely Available

Heroin antidote exists but not widely available
Philip Seymour Hoffman's death brings more attention to heroin overdoses as states consider expanding access to the antidote naloxone. The young New York woman had just gotten home from rehab but couldn't wait to shoot up again. Her parents, who lived in an affluent neighborhood of Long Island's Suffolk County, found her in the shower when they heard the water running too long.        
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Heroin Use on the Rise, Loyola Toxicologist Says
In the wake of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman's death, Loyola University Health System toxicologist Christina Hantsch, MD, FACEP, FACMT, is available to talk about the rise she has seen in heroin overdoses in recent years.
Heroin Withdrawal – Yahoo News Search Results