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Prescription for addiction: OxyContin boom: Side effects
Bay State doctors are prescribing oxycodone painkillers at a record pace, alarming health officials as they roll out a $400,000 state ad blitz warning kids of the drug's deadly addictive threat,... (Sun, 15 Jan 2006 05:23:05 GMT)

Purdue Pharma faces lawsuits
As OxyContin addiction spreads, the drug's manufacturer has taken heat for claims it aggressively marketed the powerful painkiller to clinicians without disclosing its dangers. Purdue Pharma, the... (Sun, 15 Jan 2006 05:24:25 GMT)

Appeal hearing for nursing home is Jan. 23
MUSCATINE, Iowa — An appeal hearing on revoking the license for Muscatine’s Riverbend Nursing and Rehab Center is set for 9 a.m. Jan. 23 at the Lucas State Office Building in Des Moines. (Sun, 15 Jan 2006 06:18:56 GMT)

Carefree Turiaf gets a move on to the NBA
Ronny Turiaf's rehab from surgery, plus a stint with Yakama in the CBA, has led him back to the NBA. (Sun, 15 Jan 2006 08:14:03 GMT)

THE BOOK ON JAMES FREY
-- "There is truth, and that is all that matters." So goes the mantra - repeated every other page or so - in James Frey's best-selling, Oprah-touted memoir, "A Million Little Pieces," in which he portrays himself as a scum-of-the-earth, drug-dealing outlaw who finds redemption in a rehab clinic. (Sun, 15 Jan 2006 08:15:12 GMT)

Tribe launches meth campaign
ROCKY BOY, Mont. (AP) - Plagued by methamphetamine addiction, the Chippewa-Cree Indian Tribe has launched a campaign to curb the drug's spread across the tribe's Montana reservation and treat those who become hooked. (Sun, 15 Jan 2006 09:05:57 GMT)

Tribe takes up meth campaign
ROCKY BOY - Plagued by methamphetamine addiction, the Chippewa-Cree Indian Tribe has launched a campaign to curb the drug's spread across the tribe's Montana reservation and treat those who become hooked. (Sun, 15 Jan 2006 11:04:50 GMT)

What we're reading
MY FRIEND LEONARD By James Frey Riverhead Books, 357 pp., $17.47 Released in July, this sequel to ``A Million Little Pieces'' picks up right where the first book left off, with the protagonist out of rehab and trying to establish himself in the world. He receives some help from Leonard, a man he met while cleaning up. Emily O'Grady, manager at Tower Books in Mountain View, says, ``It's been (Sun, 15 Jan 2006 11:06:22 GMT)

State planning drug, alcohol rehab overhaul
The state is planning to overhaul its substance abuse treatment program and hopes to convince private insurance companies to better cover addicts. (Sun, 15 Jan 2006 13:45:30 GMT)

Some area drug treatment centers struggling to meet high demand
For at least one Maine drug treatment clinic, problems with capacity limitations, low funding and finding qualified employees are forcing users back onto the streets. (Sun, 15 Jan 2006 13:45:39 GMT)

P11-B rehab, upgrading on SLEX set to start
After a year-long delay, the P11 billion extension and widening project of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) is finally getting off the ground following the resolution of all issues under the Supplemental Toll Operations Agreement (STOWA). (Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:39:05 GMT)

NEWSWEEK: Author Mary Karr Says of James Frey's Memoir, 'I Think This Calls Into Question Every Aspect of This Guy -
Last week, when James Frey was grilled by Larry King about allegations he'd made up incidents in his best-selling drug-addiction memoir, "A Million Little Pieces," few felt sorry for him. (Sun, 15 Jan 2006 17:03:00 GMT)

The Trouble With Memoirs
An author is accused of making up key parts of his best-selling life story. Does truth really matter? (Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:01:02 GMT)

Rapper Eminem reties the knot with ex
US Rapper Eminem marched back down the aisle and remarried his ex-wife, Kim Mathers, People magazine reported. (Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:58:23 GMT)

Lewistown environmental rehab project concluding
LEWISTOWN - Environmental work is ending at Brewery Flats, a former railroad switching yard and refinery site converted to an urban wildlife park during the past 10 years. (Sun, 15 Jan 2006 23:31:58 GMT)

Purdue Pharma Faces Lawsuits
By LAURA CRIMALDI and JESSICA HESLAM As OxyContin addiction spreads, the drug's manufacturer has taken heat for claims it aggressively marketed the powerful painkiller to clinicians without disclosing its dangers. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:43:31 GMT)

PRESCRIPTION FOR ADDICTION; OxyContin Boom: Side Effects May Include Drug Habit, Crime
By LAURA CRIMALDI Bay State doctors are prescribing oxycodone painkillers at a record pace, alarming health officials as they roll out a $400,000 state ad blitz warning kids of the drug's deadly addictive threat, the Herald has learned. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:45:22 GMT)

Ponson Has New Look for Fresh Start
Sidney Ponson has a new look to go with his fresh start: a full head of hair. The right-hander, who signed a free-agent deal with the St. Louis Cardinals last month, showed up at the team's Winter Warmup on Sunday with dark brown, curly locks. In the past he shaved his head. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 02:36:17 GMT)

Conaway Quits Reality Show For Rehab
Former GREASE star JEFF CONAWAY has been forced to quit US reality TV show CELEBRITY FIT CLUB to seek rehab help for a drug problem that became appar (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 03:03:48 GMT)

Recovery A Constant Challenge For Barry
Late one night in 1996, suspicious that Marion Barry was using drugs again, boxing promoter Rock Newman sat him down and told him that he should resign as D.C. mayor and focus on beating his addiction. Newman said Barry cried in his arms. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 04:27:05 GMT)

Moss is her own party pooper
KATE MOSS, who turns 32 today, planned to throw herself a birthday bash to surpass all birthday bashes this year, but had to re-think the idea after her recent stint in rehab. London's Daily... (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 05:26:54 GMT)

Gazette opinion: Alternatives rehab center will meet need
As the country once again celebrates the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, it is useful for us to re-examine the civil rights leader's philosophy. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 08:10:33 GMT)

AFTER TRIPLE BYPASS, MOUNDS VIEW MAN KEEPS EXERCISING, SOCIALIZING...
AFTER TRIPLE BYPASS, MOUNDS VIEW MAN KEEPS EXERCISING, SOCIALIZING By Rhoda Fukushima Gerald Skelly, of Mounds View, has been going to cardiac rehab at Unity Hospital since 1991, when his doctor recommended a program of healthful eating and exercise for angina. Skelly, an 81-year-old retired teacher/administrator for St. Paul public schools, tries to work out most days. But in 2004, he suffered a (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:02:08 GMT)

Maradona to act in biopic revealing his darker side
Washington: Argentine soccer superstar, Diego Maradona, who is as well known for his “Hand of God” incident during the soccer World Cup, as for his subsequent life-threatening drug addiction, has reportedly agreed to act in a biopic that will show his darker side. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:14:37 GMT)

Fury over rehab centre go-ahead
Residents in a seaside town are furious that plans to create a drug rehabilitation centre have been given the go-ahead. Sedgemoor District Council's Development Control Committee voted in favour of the centre in Berrow Road, Burnham, despite 72 letters of objection and a petition. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:12:46 GMT)

Wood losing battle against bottle
The Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood could slip back into alcoholism despite hopes his recent stint in rehab had stamped out his addiction. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:25:05 GMT)

Phoenix Im Not Sure If Im An Alcoholic
JOAQUIN PHOENIX doesn't see himself as an alcoholic - despite admitting himself into rehab after filming WALK THE LINE was completed. The 31-year-o (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:17:58 GMT)

WakeMed extends rehab accreditation three more years
WakeMed has extended the accreditation of its brain injury and spinal cord rehabilitation programs for three more years, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities said Monday. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:26:12 GMT)

The Things They Say 1040
"That made me an attention-addicted person. If you ever hear about a rehab clinic for attention-dependant people, let me know, please." Columbian sin (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:04:32 GMT)

Jesse Kornbluth: James Frey: His Real Victims Aren't Readers --- They're Addicts
I am old enough to have lost friends to drugs and alcohol addiction. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:21:15 GMT)

'Idol 2' finalist Julia DeMato agrees to drug rehab, community service
"American Idol" contestant Julia DeMato has reportedly cut a deal in Danbury, Conn., to get drug and alcohol charges pending against her erased. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:18:19 GMT)

Rehab for tribals was recipe for trouble
In Kalinga Nagar, where 12 tribals were killed in police firing early this month, it's not difficult to trace the reasons for unrest. The gap between the state government's promises and reality is huge. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:04:05 GMT)

Emmett Williams hangs his head and paintings in salute to late, great users
This is not an art review. Emmett Williams is not seeking that kind of confrontation here. "Heroin: A Drug Addiction," his latest exhibition, seeks instead something beyond aesthetic appraisal: some kind of social truth - a truth found at the deadly and oft-visited intersection of youth, talent, and hard drugs. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:12:58 GMT)

Inside Dateline: How Carrick is doing
Carrick Forbes checks in with Dateline on how her recovery is going. Her dad, has a few words on 'A Million Little Pieces' and truths about addiction and recovery. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:17:55 GMT)

Jeff Conaway Quits Reality Show for Rehab
Former Grease star Jeff Conaway has been forced to quit reality TV show Celebrity Fit Club to seek rehab help for a drug problem that became apparent on the program. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:18:49 GMT)

Rolen's rehab on the mind of Cardinal fans
EAST PEORIA - The hot corner was a hot topic Sunday as the St. Louis Cardinals Caravan rolled into the Par-A-Dice Hotel. (Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:05:33 GMT)

Obesity drug may not be best option
If losing weight and getting in shape is a resolution you made a few weeks ago on New Year’s Eve, then a new miracle drug that could hit the market as early as next month might catch your eye. (Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:12:05 GMT)

Franklin seeks grant to rehab affordable housing: Hopes to forestall need for continued building
FRANKLIN -- The town is planning to start a housing rehabilitation program for low- and moderate-income residents, in the hope of holding onto affordable places to live. (Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:27:05 GMT)

Long rehab road awaits Vandy’s Hahnfeldt, Jennings
Vanderbilt running back Jeff Jennings and kicker/punter Bryant Hahnfeldt underwent knee surgery on Dec. 14 and have begun the process of rehabilitation. (Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:38:17 GMT)

smoke-filled self-image
Nobody wants to quit smoking, according to Richard Clayton, a drug addiction expert who created a stop-smoking program with a fellow University of Kentucky professor. (Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:08:35 GMT)

Fear of arrest, addiction hinders pain management
Patients with debilitating pain from chronic illness, accidents, surgery or advanced cancer have long had problems getting adequate medication to control their pain and make life worth living. (Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:48:45 GMT)

Loss of Project Does Not Compute
Man knocks at the door, steps inside, hat literally in hand, ready with his sob story. He's just out of rehab, clean since September, and things are finally starting to go his way. He's looking for work, and what he really needs to get going is a computer, any old one will do. (Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:53:25 GMT)

Need a pick-me-up?
Kate Moss is out of rehab and back at work. What's the best advice for those getting back on track? (Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:43:39 GMT)

American Diabetes Association(R) Brings National Hyperbaric Rehab Center on as 2006 Sponsor
SALT LAKE CITY----Jan. 17, 2006--National Hyperbaric Rehab Centers announced today that the company has signed an agreement with the American Diabetes Association as a major sponsor in Utah for 2006. (Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:02:00 GMT)

Students' rehab project turning 'vacant' into 'home'
It has taken 15 months of hard work, but a dilapidated Over-the-Rhine apartment building is beginning to look like someone's future home, thanks to a group of Moeller students and some volunteer help. (Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:23:53 GMT)

TSTC employees to help with '06 Rehab auction
Employees of TSTC will volunteer at the upcoming 36th annual Rehab 2006 telethon to benefit the West Texas Rehabilitation Center. Forty TSTC employees, and possibly more as the event gets closer, have volunteered to operate the phones on Thursday, Jan. 19, for the special Jan. 21 benefit. (Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:18:58 GMT)

Drug court to celebrate second year
The public is invited to join Saline County Adult Drug Court officials and participants to celebrate the program's second birthday on Monday at the courthouse. (Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:53:49 GMT)

Union Bank, KC get $500,000 for home rehab
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines has given Union Bank and the city of Kansas City a $500,000 grant to rehabilitate 112 owner-occupied homes. (Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:41:01 GMT)

Anti-social rehab centre success
Centres to tackle anti-social behaviour are helping to improve education and parenting, a report says. (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 01:56:25 GMT)

Small worker-run brothels proposed to deter exploitation of prostitutes
'Rehab' penalty could replace fine. (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 02:44:53 GMT)

Small worker-run brothels proposed to deter exploitation of prostitutes
Society: 'Rehab' penalty could replace soliciting fine · Plan for red light toleration zones dropped (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 03:04:45 GMT)

Eradicate the oldest oppression
It is the oldest oppression, not the oldest profession as often claimed by those who believe prostitution is too hard to eradicate. In what other "job" are drug addiction, homelessness, rape and murder seen as occupational hazards? (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 03:07:36 GMT)

Middle school rehab bids due Thursday
HAMDEN — Exactly what finally will be approved for the cleanup of the Newhall neighborhood is an open question, but redevelopment of the soon-to-be-vacant Hamden Middle School will be one step closer by Thursday. (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:25:08 GMT)

SAMUEL L JACKSON: MY DRUG WAR
HOLLYWOOD star Samuel L Jackson has spoken of his desperate battle to beat a 23-year addiction to crack cocaine. Jackson, 57, told US TV chat show queen Oprah Winfrey how he finally kicked the habit in 1990 just two weeks before playing a druggie in Jungle Fever, the movie that made his name. (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:43:05 GMT)

Small worker-run brothels proposed to deter exploitation of prostitutes
'Rehab' penalty could replace soliciting fine. (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:49:34 GMT)

01/18/06 Calendar
ADDICTION HELP — 6:30-7:30 p.m., Yakima Evangelical Church, 7901 W. Nob Hill Blvd. Fellowship and recovery for alcohol, drug, gambling or sex addictions. Call Keith Lamb, 965-5216 or 307-5204. (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:40:03 GMT)

Miniature horse used in rehab therapy
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. - He strolled the hospital corridor Tuesday afternoon, shoes clicking on the linoleum floor. As he walked toward the rehabilitation unit, patients did a double take and reached down to stroke his back. (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:28:48 GMT)

Transplant doctor climbs mountains
Dr. Heather Ross, medical director of the cardiac transplant program at Toronto General Hospital, doesn't just recommend rehab, she lives it with her patients. (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:04:00 GMT)

A million little lies
A profound hush came over the publishing industry last week as it was revealed that much of the best selling memoir of drug addiction, and surprise Oprah book club selection, A Million Little Pieces, had been embellished by its author, James Frey. (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:10:13 GMT)

New Documentary Chronicles J-Swift's Drug Recovery By EbenGregory Date: 1/18/2006 10:15 am
Producer J-Swift, former member and producer of the group the Pharcyde, is the subject of a new documentary, “1 More Hit.” The documentary film follows the life of Hip-Hop producer J-Swift, formerly of The Pharcyde, as he loses his fame and fortune to a crack addiction. (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:19:04 GMT)

Northumberland unveils possible road rehab strategy
NORTHUMBERLAND - Northumberland councillors have been asked for feedback on road rehabilitation options for 2006 which all hinge on the amount of federal and provincial assistance funding the County receives. (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:20:32 GMT)

Lincoln City Rehab joins state union
In a vote that was counted this week, workers at Lincoln City Rehabilitation Center voted 15 to 13 to join other nursing home workers and form a union with SEIU Local 503, OPEU. (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:24:05 GMT)

TO SUM UP
A working class mother struggles to keep her cocaine addiction a secret while holding together her marriage and raising two sons. She finally decides to check herself into a rehab center, but falls in love with a fellow addict. (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:49:23 GMT)

Renfro Rung Up
Brad Renfro bought some time in his drug case Wednesday, pleading not guilty to a charge of attempted heroin possession. Taking a break from rehab, a black-suited Renfro appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom only blocks away where he was allegedly caught trying to score drugs from an undercover cop on Dec. 22. He spoke only briefly in response to questions from Los Angeles Superior Court (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:58:08 GMT)

Jacksons Addiction Helped Him Find Fame
SAMUEL L JACKSON credits his crack addiction with launching his Hollywood career, because it helped him accurately portray a drug addict in his first (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:48:08 GMT)

Iran, UN stress anti-drug cooperation
Iran - Drugs - UN The Representative of United Nations Office for Crime Control and Drugs Prevention Roberto Arbitrio met here Wednesday with Head of Iran Rehabilitation Organization Abolhassan Faqih. (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:01:34 GMT)

Recovery for the Rest of Us
Twelve-step programs with one or more different steps. Rehab isn't just for bums and black sheep of the family anymore. It's for rock stars and international beauties and best-selling authors and politicians' wives. (Wed, 18 Jan 2006 23:37:34 GMT)

Drugs More Dangerous for Chechnya Than Extremism, Says Acting Premier
Drug addiction is much more dangerous for Chechnya than Wahhabism, Interfax-AVN has reported quoting acting Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 02:14:51 GMT)

VOICE OF SCOTLAND
Dr Mary Hepburn, a consultant obstetrician at Glasgow's Princess Royal Maternity, leads a unit for women with social problems, such as drug abuse, who need extra support throughout pregnancy. Here she talks about the effects of addiction on unborn children. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 05:30:31 GMT)

Addiction helped Samuel Jackson find fame
London: Actor Samuel L. Jackson says his crack addiction helped him launch his acting career because it helped him play a drug addict in his first major role accurately. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 07:06:28 GMT)

City insists on drug testing
Lake Worth · The protracted contract negotiations between Lake Worth Fire-Rescue and the city has made public a sensitive and seldom-discussed issue gripping fire departments in Palm Beach County and across the nation: recreational drug use by firefighters. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 08:10:16 GMT)

He's taking great pains
Wide receiver Darrell Jackson is toting a rehab machine that resembles a car battery as he ambles through the training room. The unit looks big enough that one wonders if he might strain his back just carrying it. But Jackson, who is recovering from a sore knee and back, flashes a wide grin from his odd beard that looks part jazzman, part Amish. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 08:15:10 GMT)

Lake Worth seeking firefighter drug tests
Lake Worth · The protracted contract negotiations between Lake Worth Fire-Rescue and the city has made public a sensitive and seldom-discussed issue gripping fire departments in Palm Beach County and across the nation: recreational drug use by firefighters. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 08:18:37 GMT)

Smoke-filled self-image
Nobody wants to quit smoking, according to Richard Clayton, a drug addiction expert who created a stop-smoking program with a fellow University of Kentucky professor. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:08:14 GMT)

C'ville seeks rehab grant for east side
CARPENTERSVILLE — More than 100 townhomes on the village's far-east side may get a makeover soon. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:30:03 GMT)

Bail reduced for man held in robbery of gas station
A Green Bay man accused of robbing a Bellevue gas station to support his crack cocaine habit had his bail reduced to $2,000 with a promise to check in to an in-patient drug rehab program. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:04:50 GMT)

Bihar to announce rehab package for '89 riot victims: Nitish
In an apparent bid to wean away the Muslims from the RJD, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said his government will soon announce a rehabilitation package for the victims of 1989 communal riots in Bhagalpur which claimed over 1000 lives and rendered many more homeless. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:37:11 GMT)

Drug-selling mom sentenced to jail
A Chambersburg woman who had her children with her during a drug sale and later sold cocaine in a grocery store's frozen food aisle last year will spend time in Franklin County Prison. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:39:12 GMT)

Bihar : Rehab package for '89 riot victims says Nitish
Patna, Jan 19 (PTI) In an apparent bid to wean away the Muslims from the RJD, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said his government will soon announce a rehabilitation package for the victims of 1989 communal riots in Bhagalpur which claimed over 1000 lives and rendered many more homeless. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:49:58 GMT)

'At risk' register makes for disturbing reading
PHYSICAL injury, neglect, emotional and sexual abuse, drug addiction. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:11:43 GMT)

Voice of Scotland
Dr Mary Hepburn, a consultant obstetrician at Glasgow's Princess Royal Maternity, leads a unit for women with social problems, such as drug abuse, who need extra support throughout pregnancy. Here she talks about the effects of addiction on unbornchildren. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:13:31 GMT)

'89 Bihar riot victims to get rehab package
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday said his govt will soon announce a rehabilitation package for the victims of 1989 communal riots in Bhagalpur. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:22:18 GMT)

County schools introduced to new anti-drug initiative
County officials unveiled a new reality-based anti-drug program targeting middle and high school students last week. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:53:52 GMT)

Rehab centre opens
A controversial drug rehabilitation centre is open for business in Preston, the Evening Post has learnt. (19/01/2006 12:44:07) (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:58:12 GMT)

Boost for Andaman tsunami rehab
Indian authorities decide to speed up rehabilitation of tsunami victims in Andaman islands. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:59:12 GMT)

Hospital opens rehab center
LOCK HAVEN — You have a history of heart problems. You’ve had a heart attack or open heart surgery. Your doctor recommends regular, measured exercise and out-patient therapy to help you live a more heart-healthy lifestyle. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:25:45 GMT)

Genes may control drug cravings
Genetic differences may explain why some people cannot break their addiction to drugs, scientists have discovered. Scientists from the Medical College of Georgia say their findings may explain why some people recovering from drug addiction have relapses. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:32:39 GMT)

Blockbuster drug helps Pfizer beat forecasts
NEW YORK (AFP) - US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. said its quarterly profit dropped three percent but still beat forecasts thanks to healthy sales of its blockbuster drug Lipitor. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:57:18 GMT)

Moss And Osbourne Romance
Supermodel KATE MOSS has found a new man to keep her company while she avoids returning Britain after her drugs scandal - fellow rehab survivor JACK (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:03:51 GMT)

The Things They Say 1085
"I would like to have a long career, but I don't want to lay on my death bed, clutching my five Oscars when my kid is in rehab." UNDERWORLD actress K (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:03:30 GMT)

Garretts Mother Begs Son To Seek Rehab Help
LATEST: Fallen pop idol LEIF GARRETT's mother is begging her son to seek rehab help after he was busted for heroin possession in Los Angeles at the w (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:05:21 GMT)

Blockbuster drug helps Pfizer beat forecasts
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. said its quarterly profit dropped three percent but still beat forecasts thanks to healthy sales of its blockbuster anti-cholesterol drug. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:55:06 GMT)

Kate Moss and Jack Osbourne Romance?
Supermodel Kate Moss has found a new man to keep her company while she avoids returning Britain after her drugs scandal—fellow rehab survivor Jack Osbourne. (Thu, 19 Jan 2006 23:48:27 GMT)

Neurologist fi nds rehab hospital, Cape congenial RHCI Medical Director studies nexus of brain and behavior
Oysters and opportunity brought Dr. David Lowell to the Northside to live and work. (Fri, 20 Jan 2006 03:10:42 GMT)

Is Kate Moss dating Jack Osbourne?
Washington: Rumour has it that supermodel Kate Moss has found a new mate in fellow rehab survivor Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack , to keep her company while she avoids returning to Britain, after her drug scandal. (Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:51:57 GMT)

Drug court's teen grads earn praise
Jan. 20 (UNION-TRIBUNE): Two dozen teenagers graduated from the county's Juvenile Drug Court yesterday, the largest graduating class since the program began seven years ago. But before they collected their certificates, gift bags and hugs from the assembled county officials, they heard from one of the best-known victims of the border-area drug wars. (Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:11:49 GMT)

Rehab going well for A's Harden
Starting pitcher Rich Harden is among a handful of early A's arrivals at the team's Papago Park spring training complex in Phoenix, but there's more to his participation than just chiseling off the winter rust. (Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:14:20 GMT)

UA hoops notes: A resilient McClellan begins surgery rehab
When a tough year got tougher for Jawann McClellan, he decided he didn't need to feel sorry for himself. "Things happen for a reason," he said after Arizona's 90-81 overtime win last night against Stanford. (Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:37:14 GMT)

Gazza out of rehab
Former Toon star jets home after treatment (Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:42:04 GMT)

Carnival will rehab three cruise liners in Mobile
Carnival Cruise Lines announced Thursday that Atlantic Marine Inc. in Mobile will refurbish three of its ocean liners, two of which are currently serving as floating shelters in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. (Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:09:45 GMT)

ADAMH board to put levy on May ballot
The board that supports mental health and substance abuse services in the area will go to the voters to ask for more money in May. The Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board voted Wedneday to place a 1.25-mill levy on the May 2 primary ballot. (Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:23:39 GMT)

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Ask us about health The Answers You Need in One Place. Great Health Resources. Learn More. www.kaiserpermanente.org (sponsored listing) Women's Health - Recovery in Florida Women's recovery center for alcohol and drug addiction in beautiful Florida. (Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:57:49 GMT)

James Frey, Meet Samuel Alito
Frey, the writer whose account of drug addiction has now been questioned and Alito, who says we should forget the things he said and did while applying for a job with Ronald Reagan, have much in common. (Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:12:12 GMT)

A New Leif?
Leif Garrett's alarming mug shot will be forever, but his jail stay won't be. The fallen teen idol, now 44, was due to be released from custody Friday after taking a Los Angeles court commissioner's strong suggestion, and opting to deal with his latest troubles by agreeing to drug rehab, a court official said. A follow-up hearing was set for Feb. 2, the official said. (Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:01:08 GMT)

Palmer updates rehab on blog
Carson Palmer, apparently with some more time to kill as he rehabilitates his left knee in California, is writing in a blog. (Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:55:55 GMT)

Palmer updates rehab on blog
Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer, apparently with some more time to kill as he rehabilitates his left knee in California, is writing in a blog. (Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:00:29 GMT)

Ex-Idol Garrett Agrees to Start Drug Rehab
Former 1970s teen idol Leif Garrett agreed Friday to enter a strict drug-diversion program for violating probation in a cocaine case even as he faces a new charge of heroin possession. Garrett, 44, agreed to enter the program during an appearance... (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 01:49:56 GMT)

Letters: Time is right for drug classification review
The home secretary has made an important and politically difficult decision on cannabis but the announcement of a review of the system of drug classification is much more significant. (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 02:02:05 GMT)

Ex-Idol Garrett Agrees to Start Drug Rehab
Former Teen Idol Leif Garrett Agrees to Enter Drug Treatment (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 02:23:46 GMT)

Former idol Leif Garrett heading for drug rehab
Former 1970s teen idol Leif Garrett agreed to enter a strict drug program for violating probation in a cocaine case even as he faces a new charge of heroin possession. (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 02:32:02 GMT)

Time is right for drug classification review
The home secretary has made an important and politically difficult decision on cannabis but the announcement of a review of the system of drug classification is much more significant (Clarke to overhaul drug classifications, January 20). Policy should be driven by evidence of what works best to minimise drug-related harm, and in an ideal world criminal and civil laws covering drugs should work (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 03:06:45 GMT)

Ex-idol Garrett agrees to drug rehab
Associated Press Jan. 20, 2006 7:47 PM LOS ANGELES - Former 1970s teen idol Leif Garrett agreed Friday to enter a strict drug-diversion program for violating probation in a cocaine case even as he faces a new charge of heroin possession. (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 03:25:50 GMT)

Ex-Idol Garrett Agrees to Start Drug Rehab
Former 1970s Teen Idol Leif Garrett Agrees to Enter a Strict Drug-Diversion Program (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 03:38:46 GMT)

Rehab Patients Show They Have Heart
DADE CITY - Few know the pain of a broken heart worse than those gathered Thursday at East Pasco Adventist Academy. (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 03:56:20 GMT)

Lighthouse hosting recovery program
When Shawn O'Neal was involved in jail ministry, he realized there was nowhere people could go in Chilton County to get help overcoming addiction - not just things people get arrested for, but everything from drug and alcohol abuse down to biting one's nails. (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 04:11:07 GMT)

Leif Garrett Agrees to Start Drug Rehab
Former 1970s teen idol Leif Garrett agreed Friday to enter a strict drug-diversion program for violating probation in a cocaine case even as he faces a new charge of heroin possession. (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 06:26:45 GMT)

Page: Can't handle the truth? Try some 'truthiness"
WASHINGTON -- When the American Dialect Society recently named "truthiness" to be its 16th annual Word of the Year, the choice sounded like a joke. New revelations about James Frey's partly made-up best-selling drug addiction memoir make "truthiness" sound timely and downright prophetic. (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:10:01 GMT)

Garrett Released After Promising To Attend Rehab_21_01_2006
LATEST: Seventies pop icon LEIF GARRETT has been released from jail after telling a judge he wanted to check into a drug diversion programme. The 4 (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:04:21 GMT)

ROUND THE WORLD IN KATIE DAYS
KATE Moss has been enjoying a party lifestyle around the world for four months rather than face a police grilling here over her drug taking. The supermodel has flown almost 35,000 miles between Europe, America and the Caribbean since the Daily Mirror revealed her cocaine addiction in September. (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:14:57 GMT)

Gazza on the Toon after time in rehab
Troubled ex-soccer star Gazza enjoyed a late night out on the town just days after checking out of a US clinic. (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:55:09 GMT)

Mental health board pursues levy on May ballot
The board that supports mental health and substance abuse services in the area will go to the voters to ask for more money in May. The Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board voted this week to place a 1.25-mill levy on the May 2 primary ballot. (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:16:41 GMT)

Genetics Plays A Role In The Relapse Of Drug-seeking Behavior In Humans
Inbred strains of rats differ in how aggressively they seek cocaine after a few weeks of use, researchers say. The finding, posted online Jan. 18 by Psychopharmacology, is another piece of evidence that genetics plays a role in the relapse of drug-seeking behavior in humans, says Dr. Paul J. Kruzich, behavioral neuroscientist at the Medical College of Georgia and lead study author... click link (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:17:11 GMT)

Leif Garrett Agrees to Start Drug Rehab
Former 1970s Teen Idol Leif Garrett Agrees to Enter a Strict Drug-Diversion Program (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:53:50 GMT)

Frey's Toronto appearance called off: report
James Frey, controversial author of the drug addiction memoir, A Million Little Pieces, will not be appearing at a Toronto engagement scheduled for Jan. 26, according to a report. (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:41:57 GMT)

INJURED FIREFIGHTER IS MAKING PROGRESS IN REHAB
The Cameron Garden`s volunteer firefighter who suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns is now in rehab trying to regain the use of his hands. Dwight Murphy was overcome by a fire along Charlie Road on November 30th. Murphy has received skin graphs from his elbows down. (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 16:26:13 GMT)

Drug rehab for US actor Garrett
Former US teen star Leif Garrett joins a drug-diversion programme for violating his probation in a cocaine case. (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 16:47:47 GMT)

Sacrificing Addiction: Britney Rice moved into the Kay Goss Women’s
It is the place she calls home. (Sun, 22 Jan 2006 06:24:27 GMT)

‘Dumped’ drug addicts blamed for rising crime
LONDON: A London health trust has been accused of “dumping” drug addicts on a seaside town - sending crime rates spiralling. (Sun, 22 Jan 2006 07:19:32 GMT)

Can't handle the truth? Try 'truthiness'
When the American Dialect Society recently named "truthiness" to be its 16th annual Word of the Year, the choice sounded like a joke. New revelations about James Frey's partly made-up best-selling drug addiction memoir make "truthiness" sound timely and downright prophetic. (Sun, 22 Jan 2006 07:49:07 GMT)

Joel: 'I'm not the poster boy for AA'
Singing star Billy Joel is thrilled he has won his battle against booze after a stint in rehab last year - but he refuses to be an anti-alcohol role model. (Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:31:04 GMT)

Author's lies ruin memoir's successes
I swore I wasn't going to do it. No. No. No. I looked at the pink cover of James Frey's My Friend Leonard . I wasn't going to read it. Days before, I finished reading Frey's A Million Little Pieces , a memoir with a raw, gritty style to match the raw, gritty emotions of the author's stint in rehab. (Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:41:46 GMT)

Rehab of typhoon affected areas on
The Department of Agriculture has mobilized its regional field units in Luzon to help farmers resume production as part of the government’s agricultural rehabilitation program. (Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:14:43 GMT)

WWU Presents Drug-Use Talk
By Kira Millage, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash. Jan. 22--Western Washington University will host a presentation Tuesday about drug-use prevention in America. (Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:28:20 GMT)

No timetable for Moss' police interview
Supermodel Kate Moss will speak to British police investigating allegations of cocaine use but no timetable has been set for her interview by officers, her spokesman said. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 03:59:10 GMT)

Before the Fame, a Million Little Skeptics
Some Internet readers, many with substance abuse histories of their own, sensed something was wrong with James Frey's memoir long before the exposé on the Smoking Gun Web site. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 04:34:42 GMT)

WAR VETS ready for new battle: POLITICS
At least ten veterans who served in the post-Sept. 11 military have announced House bids. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 04:58:10 GMT)

OxyContin rises as highly abused drug
The prescription painkiller at the heart of armed robbery charges against a Clackamas County sheriff's deputy has fueled addiction or drug treatment for thousands of Americans, ranging from rock musician Courtney Love to conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:09:34 GMT)