In-Depth Look Into the Life and Mind of a Heroin Addict
In-Depth Look into the Life and Mind of a Heroin Addict – Hazelden editor Sid Farrar, discusses the recent author he recruited to publish his unique story of living the double-life as a heroin addict on the streets …
Assemblyman, county officials told Heroin users need support
Leading the public comment was Scott Stokes, a former heroin addict in long-term recovery who cleaned up in the 1980s. He now manages a “harm-reduction” needle-exchange program, trying to minimize the spread of diseases like HIV and Hepatitis C …
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First step to addiction recovery has to come from addict
Just as crack cocaine nearly took away a generation decades ago, heroin is threatening another generation. Drug abuse can take over the lives of people, but they don't have to live like that. September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery …
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VA's Opiate Overload Feeds Veterans' Addictions, Overdose Deaths
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the agency charged with helping veterans recover from war instead masks their pain with potent drugs, feeding addictions and contributing to a fatal overdose rate among VA patients that is nearly double the national …
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