Philip Seymour Hoffman death comes amid rise in heroin abuse, trafficking

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Dr. Marvin Seppala, the chief medical officer at the Hazelden drug addiction treatment centers, said heroin and other opioids lend themselves to overdose and death because they directly act on the parts of the brain that control breathing. Erin Mulvey …
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Help available to addicts seeking recovery, though space sometimes limited in …

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Kyle W. Amidon, who was found dead Saturday on the Smith College campus, was in and out of drug treatment centers but could not find an open residential program, according to his longtime companion. Officials at drug treatment programs said while their …
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Experts warned about rise in youth drug use in Stanislaus County

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Those who treat addiction say the use of the illicit drug appears to be growing dramatically, especially among youth, approaching methamphetamine as the drug of choice for addicts in the county – one of the most notorious meth regions in the United …
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Heroin use on the rise in Charleston? Drug trending more with younger users

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Mike, who spoke to The Post and Courier on the condition that his last name not be used, said his addiction drove him to rob people and break into homes to get money to support his three-bag-a-day habit. The pull of the drug was so strong that … "For …
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