New center offers help for drug, 'process' addictions
A new addiction treatment center that's opened in Towson is hoping to help alleviate all kinds of addictions, including heroin, which has become a big problem in many parts of Maryland. Related. Loyola Univ. announces layoffs,… Troubled Baltimore …
Read more on WBAL Baltimore

'An Addict With Friends'
Lawyer Says Man Arrested in Hoffman Case Is an Addict, Not a Dealer FEB. 14, 2014 · Philip Seymour Hoffman in a photo he liked, with …. If drugs were a part of his evolution, they were not the center. For concert tours and a three-year residence in …
Read more on New York Times

Public attitudes and policy toward drug addiction shift
In this Jan. 22, 2014 file photo, Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick gestures during a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston. Patrick last week ordered an outright ban on prescribing and dispensing Zohydro until it is marketed in a form that is difficult …
Read more on MassLive.com

Proposed Tenn. law would prosecute drug–addicted pregnant women
The bills moving along in the legislature would allow a mother to be prosecuted for an assaultive offense or homicide if she takes an illegal drug while pregnant and the baby is addicted, harmed or dies because of the drug use. Manager or Recovery …
Read more on WATE-TV

Drug addiction and law reform
It is thought that the review will see first-time offenders who are found in possession of drugs for personal use not having their cases processed, as now, through the criminal courts but sent instead before a new non-judicial body. Justice Minister …
Read more on Times of Malta

Discussion on drug abuse in South Central Massachusetts scheduled for …
Since the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in early February, the national spotlight on heroin and opioid drug abuse has grown hotter. Locally, state and local officials are talking openly about addiction in communities where residents and law …
Read more on MassLive.com

Addiction News
For the latest addiction news, bookmark This Just In. From legal matters and celebrity troubles to addiction studies and recovery stories, this section features the hottest topics in alcohol and drug abuse news. We sort out the sometimes overwhelming …
Read more on TheFix.com

Sources For Prescription Drugs Often Come From Friends And Family
A new study from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that most people who abuse prescription painkillers get their fix from friends and family, while those who chronically abuse the addictive opioids most …
Read more on RedOrbit

Philip Seymour Hoffman's Story and Obamacare Coverage of Drug Addiction
These risks include a family history of addiction (drug, alcohol or tobacco), people with other mental conditions (including depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and even loneliness), social or peer pressures (friends with addiction or abuse behaviors …
Read more on Huffington Post (blog)

Philip Seymour Hoffman and Hollywood's drug addiction: Why did nobody care …
But a story about yet another actor going into rehab for drug addiction has become so commonplace that it's no longer deemed a big hard news story, even for a seemingly sober, intelligent, well-respected 46-year-old Oscar winner not known for a life on …
Read more on The Independent

Question by Travis: lyrics. wanna comment please?
Maybe Addiction Is A Part Of Human Nature

Laying on the ground
my white heart bleeds,
the black is everywhere,
I need another reason to breathe

I’m sick of pacing this dark room
Screaming outside is all I hear
I’d try to go to sleep,
but sleep brings back dreams I fear.

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel
that I can’t see
And I wonder if I’ll make it
before my heart’s last beat.
Give it that reason to beat, Lord.

Throw away the spoon and the lighter
I don’t need the heroin
But even when love is the drug
An addict comes back again.

Throw away the spoon and the lighter
I don’t need the heroin
But even when love is the drug
An addict comes back again.

Is it still frowned upon when love is the drug?
Is it still frowned upon when love is the drug?
Is it still frowned upon when love is the drug?
Is it still frowned upon when love is the drug?

I’m still addicted, I’m still addicted
I’m still addicted, I’m still addicted
I’m still addicted, I’m still addicted
I’m still addicted, I’m still addicted

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel
that I can’t see
And I wonder if I’ll make it
before my heart’s last beat.
Give it that reason to beat, Lord.

Throw away the spoon and the lighter
I don’t need the heroin
But even when love is the drug
An addict comes back again.

Best answer:

Answer by christie
Hey Travis – Nice choice of words….
Regarding my own issues while reading your lyrics, I could relate.

Everyone has their own “drug” and “addiction” – so I applaud your choice of words.

Not to be nit picky, I do question the following…

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel
that I can’t see
And I wonder if I’ll make it
before my heart’s last beat.
Give it that reason to beat, Lord.
———————————————————————
if you can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel then how do you know it’s there
And I question the line “and i wonder if i’ll make it”

i’m no expert, but my thoughts to re-word are…

They say there’s a light at the end of the tunnel
I can’t see it now
But know I’m gonna make it
before my hearts last beat.
Give it that reason to beat, Lord.

Throw away the spoon and the lighter
I don’t need the herion
When love is the drug
That’s all I’ve ever wanted.

New Treatment Options Available For Heroin Addiction
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Heroin addiction has been in the spotlight after the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, but heroin is not just a problem among the rich and famous — it's killing Minnesotans as well. Now, there are new treatment options that …
Read more on CBS Local

New faces of heroin addiction require our attention
To learn about the latest twist in the story of heroin addiction in America, you needn't read headlines about a Hollywood star's fatal overdose or his “tragic final days.” Just check your medicine cabinet. A clue might be found right there on the shelf …
Read more on Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog)

Metro Atlanta sees uptick in heroin addiction
Echols told Channel 2's Tom Regan that her sister Elizabeth, who attended Auburn University, began using heroin after developing an addiction to pain medication. A year later, she overdosed and fell into a coma. The family decided to end life support …
Read more on WSB Atlanta

Los Angeles Drug Rehab Center Responds to Recent Hoffman Loss
Southern California treatment center founder and Director, Stuart Birnbaum, reaffirmed his commitment to fighting the disease of addiction following Sunday's sudden death of Hollywood's beloved Philip Seymour Hoffman. His message, founded on the …
Read more on PR Web (press release)

Sacramento State debates prison reform
With a record 117,000 people filling up prisons in California, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is looking to answer the overcrowding issue with realignment, which is intended to send drug users to rehab and treatment instead of just …
Read more on StateHornet.com