Friends of Heroin Addicts Talk (FOHAT) Part 3/9 Finding Out & Addiction

Friends of Heroin Addicts Talk (FOHAT) Part 3/9 Finding Out & Addiction – The purpose of this group, FOHAT, is to share experiences of addiction with others who may be vulnerable. It is open to both family and friends who feel they…

Heroin Use, Deaths On The Rise In Middle Class America

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According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, heroin use in America is up 75 percent between 2007 and 2011. Deaths and overdoses are also on the rise. Many heroin addicts start on prescription pain killers prescribed for …
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Mothers struggle to deal with their children's addiction

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One candidly discusses the drug addiction that ended her son's life; the other, whose children are recovering heroin addicts, still isn't comfortable doing so without a veil of anonymity. Cathie Gardner-Matthews lost her 30-year-old son, Daniel, on …
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