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Philip Seymour Hoffman Opened Up About Drugs Long Before Death – Variety

Philip Seymour Hoffman Opened Up About Drugs Long Before Death – Variety


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Philip Seymour Hoffman Opened Up About Drugs Long Before Death
Variety
The news of Philip Seymour Hoffman's death at 46 of an apparent drug overdose shocked Hollywood on Sunday, but his struggle with drugs started more than two decades ago. Last May, Hoffman completed a 10-day detox for drug abuse, which included 
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Macklemore Fronts Prescription Drug Abuse Campaign – Look To The Stars

Macklemore Fronts Prescription Drug Abuse Campaign
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Programs like our Half of Us initiative with mtvU help support and educate students surrounding the realities of prescription drug abuse,” said John MacPhee, Executive Director of The Jed Foundation. In an exclusive mtvU interview, Macklemore states, 

Why You Don't Grow Out of Heroin

Why you don't grow out of heroin
He went 23 years without using, but heroin still killed him. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Philip Seymour Hoffman: Actor Struggled With Drug and Alcohol Addiction Throughout Life
Philip Seymour Hoffman, the Oscar-winning actor has been found dead in his home in New York, after a suspected drug overdose. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

 


 

Biggest Problem for Youth in Nepal: Drug Addiction – This video clip is the product of a Participatory Video (PV) session, where two college students in Kathmandu were taught videography and video editing skill…

 

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Struggle With Drugs Before His Tragic Death – Hollywood Life

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Struggle With Drugs Before His Tragic Death – Hollywood Life


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Philip Seymour Hoffman's Struggle With Drugs Before His Tragic Death
Hollywood Life
Philip Seymour Hoffman lost his life to an apparent drug overdose on Feb. 2. He was just 46 years old. Unfortunately, the Oscar-winning actor was no stranger to struggling with drug addiction, and it was something he fought for more than half of his life.
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Twin Cities Drug Abuse Expert Reacts to Hoffman’s Death – CBS Local

Twin Cities Drug Abuse Expert Reacts To Hoffman’s Death – CBS Local


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Twin Cities Drug Abuse Expert Reacts To Hoffman's Death
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The news of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman's untimely death sent a shock wave through social media Sunday — and re-opened the dialogue of drug abuse and addiction. Carol Falkowski is a drug and substance abuse professional 
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Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead with needle in arm: copsNew York Post
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Has Anyone Ever Undergone “Rapid Detox”?

Question by ShrimpStew: Has Anyone Ever Undergone “Rapid Detox”?
Please advise if this treatment was beneficial to you or not and why…Thank you.
Thanks Jared. My spouse has not been successful yet at tapering down from Suboxone. He has been on the so called “Suboxone” treatment and is desperate to be free of the trap.

Best answer:

Answer by Jared
I have never undergone this treatment, but have assisted in the administration and know quite a bit about it.

Personally I think it is unwise to go through and moreover is misleading.

Especially regarding Opiates.

A Rapid Detox is the administration of a “Narcon” type agent to cause opiates to unbind from receptors and thus be flushed from your system.. while your are made somewhat oblivious to the process.

Welfare Drug-Screening Bill OK'd by Indiana House

Welfare drug-screening bill OK'd by Indiana House
A contentious bill to screen welfare recipients for drug abuse and limit residents to buy only 'nutritional' foods with food stamps is moving forward. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Overdose deaths down dramatically in Whitley County
Fewer people are dying from drug overdoses in Whitley County than in year's past, but drug abuse still remains a persistent problem in Whitley County. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Program helps Montana nurses battling prescription drug abuse
HELENA – Prescription drug abuse in Montana affects all walks of life, including medical professionals. But more and more nurses are getting help through the Montana Nurses Assistance Program. Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results