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King of Cool – New York Times

King of Cool – New York Times

King of Cool
New York Times
He wrote all of his books under the influence of drugs — principally heroin, alcohol, marijuana and methadone. Miles's book is emphatically not, however, the familiar story of a gifted writer's substance-soaked decline, probably for the simple reason

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It’s a race to the liquor shop door to achieve our pitiful pinnacle – Sydney Morning Herald

It's a race to the liquor shop door to achieve our pitiful pinnacle
Sydney Morning Herald
budget-conscious alcoholics sit in their cars and wait for the doors to open – it's more pitiful than a Comic-Con crowd outside a Stargate: Atlantis event, more pitiful than Apple-geeks camping overnight for a new iPhone, more pitiful than a

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Outpatient Opioid Addiction Treatment Is More Available

Outpatient opioid addiction treatment is more available
There is now more hope to tackle the "scourge" of heroin/opiate addiction that Jennifer Weiss relate …
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Vt.'s heroin addiction aftermath: Babies on opiates, Part 1
When babies are born to moms hooked on heroin– are they addicted too? While some may call these newborns Vermont's tiniest addicts, doctors tell me with proper treatment they will not become addicted. But the road to recovery can be challenging for them and their moms.
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What Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Sponsor Could Have Done for Him
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 three children. Though he was surrounded by people as the end drew near, the Times piece describes how Hoffman was ultimately “a man who died alone”—which is sadly not …
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Trying to 'save' the Poor Doesn't Actually Help

Trying to 'save' the poor doesn't actually help
I had met Eric and Sonya two years earlier, when their home was an abandoned building in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, New York City's poorest area. She was a former "soccer mom" who started using heroin … When another addict, Shelly, was …
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Hoffman's Death Spotlights U.S. Heroin Epidemic

Hoffman's death spotlights U.S. heroin epidemic
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES – The shocking death of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman from a suspected drug overdose has spotlighted a growing epidemic of heroin use across the United States, officials warn. Hoffman, a 46-year-old … No one can be …
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Ex-users help heroin addicts out of death spiral
CHC is treating more than 400 patients, many of whom make daily trips to the center for medication. The recovery from heroin addiction is long-term, said Rebecca Mason, CHC's director of outpatient services. Some patients have been on methadone for …
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Babies Born Addicted Growing Problem Across Western Pennsylvania – Tribune-Review

Babies born addicted growing problem across Western Pennsylvania – Tribune-Review

Babies born addicted growing problem across Western Pennsylvania
Tribune-Review
Nicole Ehredt of East Liberty was in methadone treatment when she delivered three of her four children, struggling to break a drug habit that started when she was 12. The youngest suffered tremors from addiction when he was born underweight two years 

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An unseen side of heroin crisis – Chicago Tribune


Washington Post (blog)

An unseen side of heroin crisis
Chicago Tribune
Although the recent death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has put heroin addiction back into the spotlight, he said, the people who should take notice — white suburban parents — probably won't because they don't view the drug as something that will
100 Americans die of drug overdoses each day. How do we stop that?Washington Post (blog)
What Philip Seymour Hoffman's Sponsor Could Have Done for HimTIME (blog)
Hoffman's heroinNew York Post
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Police Warn Drug Users After Theft of Highly Potent Methadone – Vancouver Sun

Police warn drug users after theft of highly potent methadone – Vancouver Sun

Police warn drug users after theft of highly potent methadone
Vancouver Sun
The methadone was snatched during an early-morning break-in at a Rexall Drug Store at Fraser Street and East 50th Avenue, said VPD Sergeant Randy Fincham in a news release. The thieves appeared to have smashed the glass in the front door to enter 

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Toddler Dies after Methadone Overdose, Mother Arrested – KUTV 2News


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Toddler Dies after Methadone Overdose, Mother Arrested
KUTV 2News
Joel Millard, Executive Director of the drug treatment center Project Reality in Salt Lake, said methadone is used to help recovering drug addicts get through very painful withdrawal symptoms. Most people go to the methadone clinic to get their daily dose.
Utah toddler dies after mom gives him liquid methadone she'd stored in New York Daily News
Toddler dies due to methadone overdoseUPI.com (blog)
Mother Kills Baby After Accidentally Serving MethadoneOpposing Views
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