Does Calling Heroin Addiction a Brain Disease Help Avoid Tragedies Like Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death?

Does Calling Heroin Addiction A Brain Disease Help Avoid Tragedies Like Philip Seymour Hoffman's Death?
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In a recent Time essay, David Sheff says Philip Seymour Hoffman was not responsible for the decisions that led to his death because he suffered from "a brain disease that's often progressive"—i.e., drug addiction: It wasn't Hoffman's fault that he relapsed. It was the fault of a disease that often includes relapse as a symptom and the fault of the ineffective treatment he received. You might …
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Atiyeh settles with Bethlehem over treatment center plans
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Agreement allows developer to move forward with residential addiction center on 12 t h Avenue. Developer Abe Atiyeh and Bethlehem officials have reached an agreement that allows him to move forward with plans for a residential drug and alcohol treatment center in a former thread mill on 12 t h Avenue.        
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