Chief Lansdowne's fatally flawed fix for drug abuse

Chief Lansdowne's fatally flawed fix for drug abuse
The drug-overdose death last weekend of the marvelously talented actor Philip Seymour Hoffman highlighted the fact that heroin abuse has increased dramatically in recent years across the nation. A report released this week by county officials … Read more on U-T San Diego

Addiction, Once Again In The News, Affects Us All
But while today we mourn the tragic death of the gifted actor Philip Seymour Hoffman — someone who lived in the public eye — every day someone, somewhere mourns a loved one lost to addiction. It affects us all. It should only take a moment to think … Read more on WBUR

Heroin reaching into the suburbs
"Heroin is no longer an urban problem, and we're seeing that validated from multiple sources," said Jennifer Faringer, director of the DePaul National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence for the Rochester area. Front lines. For validation, one … Read more on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle