Brain Changes in an Addict Make It Hard to Resist Heroin and Similar Drugs

Brain changes in an addict make it hard to resist heroin and similar drugs
The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman this month has raised many questions about drug addiction, among them: What do drugs such as heroin do to the brain to make them so addictive? Can these chemical changes be undone? Over the past 20 years, …
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Paying drug addict's bills will not help
She has never been able to take care of herself, is addicted to methadone and I know uses other drugs. She and the father of baby No. 7 have again asked me for money, this time to help pay rent at her uncle's house. I have never been able to say no …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman alleged drug dealer was also friends with late
The jazz musician accused of selling heroin to Philip Seymour Hoffman has been linked to at least two other celebrity addicts who overdosed. Robert Vineberg was friends with legendary New York City artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, who OD'd on heroin in …
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