Why Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Is So Scary for Reformed Addicts

Published February 9, 2014

Why Philip Seymour Hoffman's death is so scary for reformed addicts
(We do know that relapse rates for drug and alcohol addiction are comparable to people's inability to control other chronic illnesses, such as type 2 diabetes, asthma, and hypertension.) The challenges are as basic as agreeing on a definition for long …
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Breaking the cycle: Heroin's deadly grip on addicts
The growing epidemic of addiction to opioids — a class of drugs that includes heroin and prescription painkillers — has been well-documented by the medical community. But as stories of celebrity deaths like Philip Seymour Hoffman and Corey Monteith …
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