We all have our pleasures. The things that drive us, that makes us feel good, but overindulging in these fallible and off petty pleasures only seem to result in heartbreak and sorrow at the end of the day. Tragically, acclaimed actor Philip Seymour Hoffman knew this too well, and the world lost a talent as a result, at the age of 46 in February 2.

Back in an interview with CBS’ 60 minutes in 2006, Hoffman expressed the vitality of getting free from substance abuse, revealing that he got sober through rehab at the age of 22. Yet, he took time to note that if he was “beautiful, famous and rich” at 19, that he’d be dead from the abuse.

Following the interview, Hoffman was clean for six more years, but one moment In 2012 changed the course of his life. According to the Guardian Liberty Voice (guardianlv.com), at a party concluding the filming of The Master, Hoffman accepted a drink for the first time in 23 years. The drink however did not end up being in isolation.

Soon, Hoffman was on prescription painkillers and heroin, the latter of which he flocked to. Recent reports in the wake of his death, including one from the Telegraph, have stated that Hoffman had not just an addiction, but a very severe one. This involved injecting twice the amount of heroin that a typical addict would use per day.

Eventually, this lead to the dreary February 2 morning, where Hoffman would be found dead on the floor of his apartment with a needle in his arm.

Now, the face of heroin addiction is a beloved actor who paid the consequences. Things need yo change; not only because Hoffman Is gone, but because clearly, the systems set up to prevent similar happenings are not effective.

Although a solution may not be clear at the moment, it’s time to start churning the gears. People are struggling. Lives are at stake here. We can’t lose another, no matter who it is.