Helping a heroin addict | Tony’s story of his son’s heroin addiction – My Treatment My Choice

Helping a heroin addict | Tony’s story of his son’s heroin addiction – My Treatment My Choice – Damien became heroin dependent aged 21, an addiction which ultimately ended with his death. Hear Damien’s father Tony tell his story and reflect on his feeli…

Solutions To Heroin Addiction To Be Explored At Vermont Law Symposium
They will discuss whether drug courts, replacement therapy, and support groups are enough, and tackle a controversial question: Should doctors be allowed to prescribe heroin to treat heroin addiction? One of the featured speakers, Arnold Trebach, J.D … Read more on The Vermont Standard

'You're playing with a loaded gun:' NC heroin use on the rise
Rocky Mount, N.C. — Heroin addiction is on the rise across the nation and in North Carolina, according to law enforcement and health experts, who say the recent death of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is a reminder that the drug knows no … Read more on WRAL.com

Readers discuss heroin addiction, mental illness and Kris Kristofferson
Thanks for the article “I am part of the new scourge of suburban heroin addicts” [Feb. 11]. I only hope that some young people will read it and maybe allow it to strike a chord in them! As a therapist working with people who use drugs, I wanted to say … Read more on Washington Post