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February 5th, 2014
09:21 PM ET

Hoffman's overdose highlights Hollywood's growing addiction to Heroin

Last May, Hoffman checked himself into a detox center for a heroin addiction and like so many other stars, including Robert Downey Jr., Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen, he did it in the privacy of a drug treatment facility.

But what really happens inside these cozy and expensive clinics? And why is it that they've become so popular?

CNN's David Mattingly has the story OutFront.
Filed under: Drugs • Heroin • News • Philip Seymour Hoffman
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