As the world mourns the loss of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in a suspected heroin overdose, officials are taking a closer look at the deadly drug.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) R. GIL KERLIKOWSKE, UNITED STATES DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Well certainly the loss of somebody famous and especially to a drug like heroin really brings a lot of attention, but we've been tracking this resurgence, or upsurge, for quite a while."<br/> <br />That's Gil Kerlikowske, the U.S. director of National Drug Control Policy.<br/> <br />He says officials are seeing a sharp increase in the drug's use.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) R. GIL KERLIKOWSKE, DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY, SAYING:<br/> <br />"It's a very different heroin problem than something we've experienced in the past."<br/> <br />Hoffman was found Sunday with a syringe in his arm and about 50 small bags of heroin in his Manhattan apartment.<br/> <br />According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, deaths by heroin overdose have increas
