'An Epidemic of Heroin': Hoffman Is a New Face of Growing Problem
'An epidemic of heroin': Hoffman is a new face of growing problem
“Up here in the Cleveland area, we are going through an epidemic of heroin,” Dr. Jason Jerry, a psychiatrist and addiction medicine expert at the Cleveland Clinic's Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center, told NBC News. … Traci Green, an assistant …
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How Philip Seymour Hoffman Could Have Been Saved
In an article I wrote for TIME.com about the mental-health provisions in the Affordable Care Act, I noted that 90% of those who enter addiction-treatment programs in the U.S. don't receive evidence-based treatment. We don't … This is an absolute …
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What Drug Relapse Has To Do With Accidental Overdose Risk
“She was such an awesome girl,” says John, a 30-year old recovering alcoholic who remembers Jennifer for her big personality and love of adventure. John is four years sober himself and met Jennifer when they had the same amount of sober time. “It was …
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