Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death Brings Attention to Drug Addiction

Philip Seymour Hoffman's death brings attention to drug addiction
“Saying that a person addicted to drugs can 'just stop' is like telling a diabetic they can simply toss out that insulin and be fine,” Dennis says in her blog. Hoffman “died because he was an addict on a day of the week with a y in it,” screenwriter …
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Brain changes in an addict make it hard to resist heroin and similar drugs
Drug addicts seek larger and larger hits to achieve an ever-diminishing pleasure experience, and they have trouble feeling satisfaction from the things that healthy people enjoy. Behavioral conditioning also plays a role. Once your brain becomes …
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