Drug Abuse

Report: Heroin epidemic in South Florida
A newly issued report sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse has determined that a heroin epidemic is underway in South Florida. “The key issue identified in 2013 is the outbreak of a heroin epidemic in South Florida and particularly in …
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Editorial | Drug addiction is national, not personal, failure
The chronic nature of drug addiction is exemplified by Hoffman's case — the actor had reportedly been clean for 23 years before relapsing and checking himself into a drug rehab facility last year. Indeed, the National Institute on Drug Abuse reports …
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