Once an Addict Always an Addict?

Published February 6, 2014

Once an Addict Always an Addict?
"Can addiction be treated successfully? Yes. Addiction is a treatable disease. Discoveries in the science of addiction have led to advances in drug abuse treatment that help people stop abusing drugs and resume their productive lives.
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Heroin resurgence brings back forgotten drug
Heroin, suspected of killing actor Philip Seymour Hoffman this weekend, has for years been a forgotten drug, overtaken by abuse of prescription painkillers. Now it's back, and in a big way. Heroin-related deaths jumped 84 percent in New York City from …
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For addicts, there's help and hope
The death of Hoffman, 46, on Sunday has drawn attention to treatment of drug and alcohol addiction (the actor relapsed after rehab) and also to heroin's resurgence. Associated with renegades of jazz and literature in the '50s and … and young adults …
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Los Angeles Drug Rehab Center Responds to Recent Hoffman Loss
Southern California treatment center founder and Director, Stuart Birnbaum, reaffirmed his commitment to fighting the disease of addiction following Sunday's sudden death of Hollywood's beloved Philip Seymour Hoffman. His message, founded on the …
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