Philip Seymour Hoffman
Four people have been arrested in connection with
the death of Academy Award winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who
was found dead last week of a heroin overdose at age 46. A friend discovered
Hoffman's lifeless body in the actor's Greenwich Village, NY
apartment, with a heroin needle still stuck in his arm. Hoffman
starred in the gay themed films "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and
"Capote."
Hoffman, a father of three, is alleged to have
bought 70 bags of heroin from drug dealer Robert Vineberg, who made
his first appearance in court yesterday for his arraignment.
Security video of the star withdrawing cash from an ATM machine to
pay for the drugs led police to Vineberg and three others.
Robert Vineberg
Hoffman is one of many Hollywood stars who have
overdosed on drugs, in an industry that promotes the use of illegal
narcotics. One is made to feel like a punk or wimp if one does not
indulge in the abundant supply of drugs regularly found at industry
events and it is one of the very things killing people off in
tinseltown. One is made to feel uncool, but there is nothing cool
about overdosing and dying, missing many years of your life and that
of your children.
The medical and science communities must do more to
help drug addicts, as the chemical change in their
brains creates overwhelming compulsions many are struggling to cope
with. Science can safely help drug addicts beat their addictions.
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