Pubdate: Sun, 07 Aug 2016 Source: New York Times (NY) Copyright: 2016 The New York Times Company Contact: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/lettertoeditor.html Website: http://www.nytimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/298 Author: Frank Justin Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n517/a07.html TREATING HEROIN ADDICTS Naloxone saves lives after a heroin overdose, but does it also encourage addiction? To the Editor: Your article profiles a 44-year-old woman who has been revived seven times using the lifesaving drug Narcan. At what point does her own personal responsibility make her accountable for her own life? Our society and our health care system need to recognize that we can't solve everyone's problems all the time. FRANK JUSTIN Providence, R.I. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom