Guest Column: Addiction recovery work benefits all of us
Mainstream Homes for Men is a member of AARCH, the Association of Addiction Recovery Care Homes of New York State, which is recognized by the state Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, or OASAS. For the past six years I have been … Read more on Riverhead News Review

Ready access, low cost, pill-like high: Heroin's rise and fatal draw
"Heroin is pummeling the Northeast, leaving addiction, overdoses and fear in its wake," said James Hunt of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Office. A 2012 survey by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration … Read more on CNN

Philip Seymour Hoffman and the truth about curing addiction
Although the details are not yet clear, what is established is that Hoffman had been a heroin addict and had relapsed despite having been abstinent for many years. Once people stop using, the tolerance that they develop during the period of drug … Read more on The Guardian

Sources: Nearly 50 envelopes of suspected heroin in Hoffman's apartment
Prescription drugs, including the blood-pressure medication clonidine hydrochloride; the addiction-treatment drug buprenorphine; Vyvanse, a drug used to treat attention-deficit (hyperactivity) disorder; hydroxyzine, which can be used to treat anxiety … Read more on CNN

Types of Opioids Drugs That Are Abused