CORY MONTEITH ‘Glee’ Tried to Save Actor From Drug Addiction

Published February 2, 2014

CORY MONTEITH ‘Glee’ Tried to Save Actor from Drug Addiction – The cast of “Glee” — along with several producers — knew Cory Monteith was battling a heroin addiction earlier this year and were the catalyst in his decis…

Heroin laced with painkiller Fentanyl takes toll in Pennsylvania

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Today, at age 19, he has overdosed twice in the past week alone — not on prescription pills, but heroin. A friend's death from a heroin overdose scared Andrew back into rehab. "It really made me feel not invincible anymore," said Andrew, who did not …
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Ohio lawmakers might enable more clean needle exchanges

Filed under: heroin rehab

“And your drug of choice?” asked Schlegel, a chemical-dependency counselor at the Portsmouth City Health Department. “Heroin,” answered the man, who goes by the initials JM. After a few more questions, he turned over the bloody, dull points to Schlegel …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Found Dead in Manhattan Apartment

Filed under: heroin rehab

Last summer, Hoffman checked himself into rehab after becoming addicted to heroin. After a number of memorable supporting appearances in movies throughout the '90s like Boogie Nights and The Talented Mr. Ripley, Hoffman earned the Academy Award …
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