Addicts in Health Professions Flock to Get Peers' Help

Published June 28, 2013

Addicts in health professions flock to get peers' help
"I had so much overwhelming shame about my secrets," said a 51-year-old Denver-area nurse who was once named Florida's Nursing Student of the Year but fell into abusing alcohol and cocaine. Following a three-year recovery program with Peer … Read more on Denver Post

'Catching Fire' star Philip Seymour Hoffman was in rehab last week for heroin …
After suffering from drug abuse over two decades ago, the actor started again with prescription pills last year which then escalated to a bout of snorting cocaine for several days. It was at that point he realized that rehab was needed immediately. All … Read more on Hypable