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  • Experts: Heroin Is A Public Health Crisis0

    The untimely death of award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has led experts to sound the alarm on the rising heroin epidemic in America. As Scott Hesseltine, operations director at Hazelden Treatment Center in Minnesota, says, “We can’t overshadow the fact that there is a public health crisis that is raging across this country. Scenarios like this are playing out in families and communities with alarming regularity and increased frequency.”

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  • Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death Sheds Light on Heroin Addiction0

    The untimely death of award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has led experts to sound the alarm on the rising heroin epidemic in America. The number of people using heroin has doubled in the last five years alone, and an estimated 27,000 people have died from heroin use over the last decade. Users say they turn to the drug to help fight off depression, anger, and sadness, but the high only lasts a few hours. Dr. Greg Skipper says it’s possible to be a functioning heroin addict, so many families are left to cope with the harmful effects addiction has on their loved ones and their daily lives

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  • Thirteen-year-old author writes own success story0

    Jake Marcionette loves writing so much that he was able to publish his own book, and he’s only 13 years old! In Just Jake, Marcionette takes on a humorous tone to explain what it’s like to be a student in middle school in Ponte Vedra, Florida, sharing some of the challenges he’s faced and how he avoided becoming a victim of bullying.

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