Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Brings Attention to Drug Addiction

Published February 11, 2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman's death brings attention to drug addiction
And addiction is a medical disease, not a choice, writes Dr. Kim Dennis, a psychiatrist who's CEO and medical director of Timberline Knolls, a residential treatment center for girls and women in Chicago. “Saying that a person addicted to drugs can …
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Heroin Gains Popularity as Cheap Doses Flood the US
Philip Seymour Hoffman's death from an apparent heroin overdose has brought renewed attention to the drug's increasing popularity in the United States. Fueled by a boom in supply and a decline in cost, heroin use is up around the nation and spreading …
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Addiction: The Sacred Disease
We have discovered our new best friend — our drug of choice. In his psychiatry practice, Dr. Peck treated a number of alcoholics and addicts. Peck said that compulsive/addictive people, as a group, are more sensitive, more intelligent and more …
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