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Rehab favored over jail for first-time DUIs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Convicted drunken drivers living at an Akron jail don't have cell doors or bars on their windows and can watch cable television, wear jeans and sleep in bedding from home. Elsewhere in Ohio, first-time offenders can check into hotels for treatment programs that allow breaks for working on laptops and listening to music. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:33:03 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. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 06:22:28 GMT)

Treatment center proposal opposed
Neighbors are fighting a plan to build a residential addiction treatment facility in North Park. Rimrock Foundation is seeking a special review to build a four-plex apartment building at 1721 Eighth Ave. N. for its proposed community residen ... (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 07:47:56 GMT)

Cash kin drawsthe 'Line' on film
Johnny Cash's eldest daughter doesn't need a Hollywood biopic to tell her of the Man in Black's addiction and adultery, but she has tapped into his death for musical inspiration. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:19:31 GMT)

One of the first things counselors and addiction researchers stress about drug and alcohol dependency is that it is a
"There's a point in time where it is a choice - but that window is very narrow," said Wyoming Valley counselor James Crossan, a recovered addict. Crossan leaned forward. "People don't pick alcoholism." (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:56:12 GMT)

Nicole Kidman Ends Engagement To Keith Urban?
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman's widely speculated romance has reportedly taken a turn for the worse. According to Britain's The Mail, Kidman recently broke off her engagement to the Australian country star, citing doubts that he had really changed his ways from his years of "womanizing" and addiction. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 11:00:00 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 12:07:43 GMT)

INNOVA Health and Rehab Acquires Greenbriar Care Centers
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.----Jan. 23, 2006--INNOVA Health and Rehab a New Jersey based specialty post acute and rehabilitation services company, has announced the acquisition of the former Greenbriar Nursing Centers. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:28:00 GMT)

Methamphetamine: The new drug epidemic
MOUNT VERNON — Like the invasion of crack cocaine in the 1980s, it is being called an epidemic; a national menace creeping up and east from the southwest, rapidly infecting rural counties across the south and Midwest. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:18:55 GMT)

Officials: Fewer methadone clients have signed up than expected
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. -- State officials say the number of people using a mobile methadone clinic to treat their heroin addiction is significantly lower than expected, although they're not worried. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:22:01 GMT)

Homegrown Meth Replaced by Potent Mexican Drug
States that have passed laws restricting access to medication that can be used to make methamphetamine have had success wiping out neighborhood meth labs, but are now faced with an influx of cheap, potent methamphetamine from Mexico, the New York Times reported Jan. 23. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 17:02:48 GMT)

Leif Garrett Released After Promising to Attend Rehab
Seventies pop icon Leif Garrett has been released from jail after telling a judge he wanted to check into a drug diversion program. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:19:59 GMT)

Former teen idol Leif Garrett head to rehab--again!
Los Angeles, CA (AP)-- 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. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:20:57 GMT)

Jon Weisman: The NL West's quest for respect
Have you ever gone a year without a date? Or a job? Or a date and a job? Or a date and a job and a shower? (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:50:25 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. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:35:19 GMT)

Kings' Bure set for rehab after having hip surgery
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Kings right winger Valeri Bure underwent successful surgery Monday to repair a defect in his right hip. The 31-year-old is scheduled to begin his rehabilitation immediately and it is expected to last three to four months. Bure has not played a regular-season game with the Kings this season after signing with the club as a free agent on Aug. 12. He had back surgery in (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:19:22 GMT)

Patients May Be Turned Away Over 75% Rule
A strict enforcement of Medicare rules could cause rehab hospitals to turn patients away. Medicare says 75-percent of patients at inpatient rehab hospitals must fall into thirteen categories for the hospital to be reimbursed. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:23:29 GMT)

Hold on to the story of ‘Night’
Much in the news of late has been the brouhaha regarding the memoir, “A Million Little Pieces,” by James Frey, selected last fall by Oprah Winfrey’s book club. It is a graphic and compelling account of Frey’s time in a drug and alcohol rehab center. (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:02:58 GMT)

Treatment Description in Memoir Is Disputed
Several addiction counselors had questioned "A Million Little Pieces" before the author, James Frey, was a guest on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." (Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:52:54 GMT)

Garrett says he'll beat addiction
A week after his arrest on drug charges, '70s teen idol Leif Garrett is vowing: "I'm an ex-heroin addict. I know I can beat it. I have to." The former Tiger Beat cover boy, 44, was arrested Jan. 14 in Los Angeles for trying to ride the subway without a ticket and later charged with possession of heroin. He was released last week after agreeing to enter rehab. (Tue, 24 Jan 2006 02:58:20 GMT)

Garrett Gives Last Interview Before Drug Rehab Lockdown
Fallen pop icon LEIF GARRETT sat down for one TV interview as he went from prison to rehab over the weekend (21-22JAN06). The 1970s pop pin-up was (Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:34:19 GMT)

Southie Pol's Bill Calls for Study of OxyContin Addiction
By LAURA CRIMALDI A local congressman is pushing for an extensive government study on OxyContin that could lead to a ban on the powerful drug if research shows it's highly addictive. U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-S. (Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:43:41 GMT)

New drug treats the new face of addiction
The swans that winter near David Alexander's home depend on the couple of hundred pounds or so of goose feed he scatters each day. Only a third of the cygnets, the baby swans, live through their first harsh Connecticut winter. (Tue, 24 Jan 2006 04:43:00 GMT)

Rehab center has rabbits, birds for adoption
Forever Wild Animal Rehabilitation Center specializes in caring for wildlife, but the nonprofit operation now has some domesticated bunnies and birds that need homes. (Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:18:35 GMT)

Keep peyote in its proper place
Almost from the day Columbus set foot in the New World, American Indians have wrestled with an array of European vices. And that struggle has played out over the years in a dozen ways from the whooping young warriors high on "firewater" in old Western movies to the melancholy news features about addiction and drug abuse on the reservation. (Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:18:57 GMT)

Free Biomove 3000 Stroke Rehab Devices for Stroke Survivors
Curatronic Ltd and Amjo Corp will GIVE AWAY 20 (TWENTY) Biomove Stroke Therapy systems. [PRWEB Jan 24, 2006] (Tue, 24 Jan 2006 08:31:28 GMT)

Book Worm
Kate Moss is reportedly on the brink of signing a £1 million deal, to spill the beans on her life story. The model, who last year battled with drug addiction, is expected to lift the lid on her private life and the fashion industry in the warts and all book. (Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:20:01 GMT)

New drug treats the new face of addiction
Buprenorphine is the first medication available from the doctor's office for treating addiction to opioids, which are narcotic painkillers and heroin. (Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:35:42 GMT)

New Drug Treats the New Face of Addiction
By Rita Rubin The swans that winter near David Alexander's home depend on the couple of hundred pounds or so of goose feed he scatters each day. Only a third of the cygnets, the baby swans, live through their first harsh Connecticut winter. (Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:00:47 GMT)

A new drug wave is surging across the nation, and Luzerne County law enforcement and addiction professionals are
With some relief, authorities say methamphetamine still hasn’t arrived. “We’re actually a little surprised that it hasn’t reared its ugly head,” said Luzerne County Commissioner Greg Skrepenak, founder of the Drug and Alcohol Study Commission. (Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:26:23 GMT)

Letters to the Editor: What will rehab do to local property values?
I am concerned about the building of a drug rehabilitation center on Hwy 237 (South Rondo Road). This location is barely outside the city limits. (Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:00:42 GMT)

New drug treats the new face of addiction
The swans that winter near David Alexander's home depend on the couple of hundred pounds or so of goose feed he scatters each (Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:11:08 GMT)

Judge Needs Community to Support Drug Court
Drug addiction is a common problem in East Texas. Some of these abusers end up in Lufkin's drug court. Tuesday, District Judge Paul White told members of the Lufkin Host Lions Club about the unconventional approach to offenders with substance or drug abuse problems. (Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:53:00 GMT)

Publisher Offers Witnesses to Disputed Addiction Book
Two men who say they were at a treatment center with James Frey said that they believed his overall description of his experience was accurate. (Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:41:58 GMT)

Moss in Paris while London police wait
PARIS, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Supermodel Kate Moss has reportedly signed a $1 million book deal to reveal details of her drug use and stint in rehab. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:11:52 GMT)

Dominic Monaghan finds his realities
Dominic Monaghan plays heroin-addicted rock star Charlie on ABC's hit series Lost. And, cozied up on the back patio of a Melrose coffee house, the actor reveals his own rock-star side. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 03:28:10 GMT)

Correlation Between Parental Alcoholism And Illicit Drug Use In Emerging Adults
The impacts of parental alcoholism in children are well known, particularly the alcohol consumption habits of children of alcoholics (COA's). However, until now, little research has been conducted on the correlation between parental alcoholism and illicit drug use in emerging adults. A new study by David Flora, PhD of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (now at York University), and (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:17:11 GMT)

Lloyd Stockton
Lloyd G. Stockton, age 79, of Okolona, died on Monday, January 16, 2006 at the Pine Hope Health and Rehab Center in Hope. He was born on Aug. 20, 1926, the son of the late Alfred and Gertie Lee Howard Stockton. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:08:56 GMT)

Rehab unit to receive big gift from casino
The nonprofit Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City later this week will be presented with the single largest corporate donation in its 60-year history — $237,500. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 08:30:18 GMT)

Earlier is better for drug dialogue, expert says
Shelly Mowrey is the programming and marketing director for the Arizona chapter of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. She gives advice to parents of teens on dealing with the issue of drugs. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 09:39:45 GMT)

Valpo rehab gets $20M backing
VALPARAISO — The Valparaiso Redevelopment Commission will spend about $20 million in 2006 on improvements to the city’s key commercial areas. A large amount of that will go toward the acquisition and then resale of County Seat Plaza, Stu Summers, commission director, told the board Tuesday night. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:35:11 GMT)

PAKISTAN: Abandoned cinema becomes rehab centre for female quake victims
ISLAMABAD, 25 January (IRIN) - Hindi films from Mumbai's giant film industry flicker on the screens at the Melody Cinema in the midst of a congested bazaar. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:48:36 GMT)

Pac-10 checks into image-rehab
A game Arizona will play in North Carolina on Saturday and a game Stanford will play in Spokane, Wash., against Gonzaga on Feb. 11 could affect whether Cal gets into the NCAA Tournament. How Cal fares in its final 11 games, starting with Thursday's... (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:49:27 GMT)

NIH Awards Grant to SRI International and UCSF to Study Pharmacogenetics of Nicotine Addiction and Treatment
MENLO PARK, Calif.----Jan. 25, 2006--SRI International and the University of California, San Francisco , today announced they have received a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for the Pharmacogenetics of Nicotine Addiction Treatment program. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:01:00 GMT)

McNabb's rehab right on schedule
Donovan McNabb underwent surgery about eight weeks ago, and according to team officials is enjoying a successful rehab and is right on schedule to participate in spring minicamp. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:56:27 GMT)

Foot pain should not prevent obese from exercising
Obese people should seek immediate treatment for chronic foot and ankle problems that limit physical activity, the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) urge. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:19:10 GMT)

Alliance gets grant for anti-drug work
WEST PATERSON - Passaic County Addiction Services has awarded a $25,700 grant to the Municipal Alliance Against Drug and Alcohol Abuse to help fund anti-drug and alcohol programs. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:45:05 GMT)

LETTER: Quality care at Lakewood
I have been a rehab patient since Oct. 18, living at Lakewood Senior Living, 1221 Larimer, Pratt. I was a real challenge for nurses and staff when I came there needing IVs running into my body at not so convenient times of day or night. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:28:11 GMT)

Moss to reveal her coke story
Kate Moss might be hesitant to return to Britain to face police quizzing about her alleged drug addiction, but her fortune is soaring as she has no problem confessing it all in a book. She is about to sign a £1 million book contract detailing her cocaine abuse. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:57:07 GMT)

Return to Publication
HEALTH CARE ORIOL Locally Owned and Operated For Over 30 Years Est. 1964 “Our Family Taking Care of Yours” Medicare and Medicaid Certified Est. 1964 WACHUSETT EXTENDED CARE FACILITY Holden, MA 01520 508 829-5555 HOLDEN REHAB & NURSING CENTER INC. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:36:25 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 recently. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:02:28 GMT)

Brush city council hears report on need for detox and rehab center
Marcus Flores, from Centennial Mental Health, made a special presentation to the council on Monday night at the regular council meeting regarding the "Regional Response Network" a new program getting underway thanks to the Rural Health Network Development Planning grant. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:08:04 GMT)

Judge pushing for drug treatment options
District Judge Linda Armstrong sees a lot of familiar faces when she holds court. All too often they are people facing drug charges for the second, third, fourth or fifth time. (Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:08:57 GMT)

Flannery to step down from Rehab
FRANK FLANNERY is to retire from his post as chief executive of the Rehab Group, after 25 years in charge, at the end of the year. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 01:55:11 GMT)

Sharon could be transferred to Ra'anana rehab hospital
Two senior physicians specializing in the treatment of individuals who remain unconscious for an extended period of time or in a permanent vegetative state were called in Wednesday to advise the medical team treating Ariel Sharon at Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, Jerusalem. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 02:13:40 GMT)

Scope of housing rehab program expanding
NORWOOD --- Officials are a step closer to opening up a new Housing Rehabilitation program to everyone in town. The state-funded program is aimed at helping low- and moderate-income property owners upgrade their properties to meet current building codes. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 06:51:17 GMT)

Business calendar -- Jan. 26, 2006
Residential Rehab: Analysis Resale led by Hal Wilson, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Greater Nashville Association of Realtors, 4540 Trousdale Drive. $60 GNAR members, $75 nonmembers. 254-7516. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:04:58 GMT)

Supes deny rehab funding
Woes continue to mount, both short and long term, for the drug diversion program that allows addicts faced with jail to instead get clean. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:20:35 GMT)

Michigan regulators send Ultimed HMO into rehab
State regulators placed Ultimed HMO of Michigan Inc. into rehabilitation Wednesday for failing to pay claims, maintain adequate levels of cash or adequately respond to state orders. Rehabilitation is the insurance equivalent of bankruptcy reorganization. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:09:55 GMT)

Armilda Faye 'Millie' Bell
Armilda Faye "Millie" Bell, 83, of Salem, Ark., died Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at Fayetteville Nursing and Rehab, in Fayetteville, Ark. She was born Nov. 27, 1922, in Wiseman, Ark., to the late Arch Gleghorn and Della Johnson Gleghorn. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:04:53 GMT)

Michigan Regulators Send Ultimed HMO into Rehab: Detroit-Based Plan Ruled As Bankrupt
By Katie Merx, Detroit Free Press Jan. 26--State regulators placed Ultimed HMO of Michigan Inc. into rehabilitation Wednesday for failing to pay claims, maintain adequate levels of cash or adequately respond to state orders. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:13:21 GMT)

Addiction Conditions Prevention Strategy Under Preparation
Two in ten 16-year olds in Serbia tried some type of narcotic, almost all of them have tried alcohol, and three in ten are active smokers, show the results of the survey conducted in Belgrade, Nis and Novi Sad in October 2005. The survey was implemented under the Drug-Abuse Prevention in Serbia project. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:57:36 GMT)

TV sportscaster Mills charged in burglary
Crime Watch Keith Mills, who has delivered sports news on WMAR-TV for 18 years and has battled drug addiction, was arrested yesterday and charged with the theft of prescription pain killers from his next-door neighbor. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:01:39 GMT)

Disputed Memoir Author To Go On Oprah
James Frey, along with his publisher, will discuss allegations that parts of his book "A Million Little Pieces" are fiction. Frey has admitted embellishing some parts of the account of overcoming drug addiction and alcoholism. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:29:55 GMT)

Push to address alcohol problems outside rehab
When was the last time your doctor asked you about your drinking habits? Chances are he or she has never brought up the topic, which doesn't sit well with a group of doctors who think it's high time that drinking and drinking problems were addressed routinely in mainstream medical practice rather than solely in specialized treatment centers. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:27:33 GMT)

Roberts diary: Rehab going well
I'm a little over four months post-op now and it seems like I've been making much quicker progress with my rehab the past few weeks. I feel like I'm getting past a hump. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:51:42 GMT)

Push to address alcohol problems outside rehab
By Megan Rauscher NEW YORK (Reuters Hea (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:12:55 GMT)

US TV queen Oprah says she was 'duped' by drug memoir
US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey apologized to her national television audience, admitting she had been "duped" by a best-selling drugs memoir she promoted before it became clear that parts were fabricated. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:03:50 GMT)

Brain-Damaged Girl Moved to Rehab Facility
A brain-damaged 11-year-old girl who was nearly removed from life support before she suddenly began breathing on her own was moved to a rehabilitation center Thursday. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:44:15 GMT)

Comatose Westfield Girl Moved To Rehab Facility
The 11-year-old Westfield girl who was close to being removed from life support after allegedly being beaten into a coma by her adoptive mother and stepfather has been moved to a rehabilitation facility. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:52:27 GMT)

Drug Treatment Center Opens in Pender Co.
JANUARY 26, 2006 -- Pender County residents have a new place to go for help fighting drug addiction and mental illness. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:38:29 GMT)

Sago Mine Survivor Moved to Rehab Center
The sole survivor of the Sago Mine disaster was transferred Thursday to a rehabilitation hospital, where his family expects him to undergo weeks, or possibly months, of therapy. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:40:00 GMT)

Brain-Damaged Mass. Girl Moved To Rehab Center
Haleigh Poutre, an 11-year-old Mass. girl who allegedly suffered brain damage from severe beatings from her stepfather and adoptive mother, was moved to a rehab facility on Thursday. (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:48:54 GMT)

Sago Mine Survivor Moved to Rehab Center
Survivor of W.Va. Mine Explosion Transferred to Rehabilitation Center (Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:52:05 GMT)

Sago Mine survivor transferred to rehab center
The sole survivor of the Sago Mine disaster, Randal McCloy Jr., was transferred Thursday to a rehabilitation hospital, where his family expects him to undergo weeks, or possibly months, of therapy. Doctors said McCloy, 26, is no longer in a coma but is still unable to speak. (Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:43:00 GMT)

Winfrey says she feels Frey 'betrayed millions of readers'
CHICAGO Oprah Winfrey says she feels "duped" by author James Frey (fry). Winfrey added his memoir of drug addiction to her book club last fall, helping drive sales of "A Million Little Pieces." (Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:03:38 GMT)

Sago Mine Survivor Moved to Rehab Center
Survivor of W.Va. Mine Explosion Transferred to Rehabilitation Center (Fri, 27 Jan 2006 03:06:47 GMT)

Serbia prepares an Addiction Conditions Prevention Strategy
Two in ten 16-year olds in Serbia tried some type of narcotic, almost all of them have tried alcohol, and three in ten are active smokers, show the results of the survey conducted in Belgrade, Nis and Novi Sad in October 2005. The survey was implemented under the Drug-Abuse Prevention in Serbia project. (Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:44:46 GMT)

Newsmakers | Oprah changes her tune on memoir writer
Oprah Winfrey chastised embattled author James Frey on national television yesterday for embellishing parts of his best-selling memoir, A Million Little Pieces, the story of Frey's drug addiction and recovery. (Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:16:40 GMT)

Winfrey berates 'Pieces' author for twisting truth
In a sudden about-face broadcast on national television, Oprah Winfrey castigated author James Frey yesterday on her show for fabricating parts of A Million Little Pieces, ostensibly a memoir of his drug addiction. The book has sold more than 3 million copies, largely on the strength of Winfrey's book club recommendation. (Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:56:16 GMT)

Sago Mine Survivor Moved to Rehab Center
Family members of the lone survivor of the Sago Mine disaster believe he has weeks, possibly months, of therapy ahead of him at a rehabilitation center where he was transferred. (Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:35:53 GMT)

Forest rehab projects meet with mixed reviews
What is historic preservation to one person may be a bottomless money pit to another. At Jan. 10's planning session, DuPage County Forest Preserve District commissioners reviewed projects that could be funded by the $40 million made available recently through a nonreferendum bond sale. (Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:49:53 GMT)

Sago Mine Survivor Moved to Rehab Center
Sole Survivor of W.Va. Mine Explosion Transferred to Rehabilitation Hospital for Therapy (Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:51:46 GMT)

Comatose girl moved to rehab facility
SPRINGFIELD — The 11-year-old Westfield girl who was close to being removed from life support after allegedly being beaten into a coma by her adoptive mother and stepfather has been moved to a rehabilitation facility. (Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:58:59 GMT)

Sago Mine Survivor Moved to Rehab Center
Sole Survivor of W.Va. Mine Explosion Transferred to Rehabilitation Hospital for Therapy (Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:21:37 GMT)

Funds for local alcohol and drug treatment may decline
Lincoln County Commissioner Bill Hall reported this week funding from the state Department of Human Services to the county's alcohol and drug treatment programs would decline in coming years under a changed allocation formula proposed by DHS. It would be offset, in large part, however, by an increase in funding to Indian tribes for their programs, which should increase funds to the Confederated (Fri, 27 Jan 2006 16:29:42 GMT)

Sago survivor moving to rehab center
Sago survivor moving to rehab center (Fri, 27 Jan 2006 16:51:37 GMT)

Palmer blogging on rehab
DAYTON, Ohio — If you've ever wanted to send Carson Palmer a personal message, here's your chance. The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback is writing a journal online as he rehabilitates his damaged left knee in Southern California. (Fri, 27 Jan 2006 22:30:59 GMT)

Local Woman Helps Fight Meth Tells Her Story of Drug Addiction
Governor Phil Bredesen has made the fight against making and using Methamphetamine a top priority in his administration. That's led to the creation of the Meth Free Tennessee web site and production of several Public Service Announcements. (Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:20:29 GMT)

Doherty locked up after two drug arrests in a day
The shambolic pop star Pete Doherty will spend two weeks in Pentonville prison after being arrested twice in one day on drug charges. (Sat, 28 Jan 2006 01:45:59 GMT)

Doherty locked up after two drug arrests in a day
Pete Doherty will spend two weeks in Pentonville prison after being arrested twice in one day on drug charges. (Sat, 28 Jan 2006 01:48:04 GMT)

British police pose as drug dealers to catch posh cocaine users
Undercover British police officers are masquerading as drug dealers to catch middle-class cocaine snorters, Britain's top police officer said in a newspaper interview. (Sat, 28 Jan 2006 05:28:36 GMT)

State prisons Director Roger Walker outlines plan for treating meth addicts
DECATUR - Ann is in treatment for methamphetamine addiction at the Gateway Project in Springfield after abusing the drug for 13 years. "I finally got out, with a little nudge from law enforcement," said Ann, who did not give her last name. (Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:44:48 GMT)

Defense keeping Varejao on bench
When Anderson Varejao went down with a serious shoulder injury last summer, the Cavaliers considered it a piercing loss. When he plowed through his uncertain rehab schedule much quicker then expected, his return was eagerly anticipated and he was considered needed. (Sat, 28 Jan 2006 08:41:16 GMT)

Reading rehab work focuses on early teens
Lee County teachers tailor lessons for individual students. Jordan Merricks, 14, likes to read sad stories. She doesn't know why, she said, she just likes them. (Sat, 28 Jan 2006 10:12:15 GMT)

Sound of silence rates high in kitchen appliances
It's a whole new scene for my living space, thanks to doing a complete gut and rehab of my 1970s vintage condo. (Sat, 28 Jan 2006 11:34:51 GMT)

Bengals plot own rehab schedule
MOBILE, Ala. - It's been three weeks since the Bengals ended their season. Three weeks since the Pittsburgh Steelers began their wild-card road trip run to the Super Bowl by knocking off the Bengals 31-17. (Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:47:29 GMT)

Drug Fraud Probe Leads to 3 Arrests: A City Doctor and Chiropractor and a Third Man Are Charged in the Writing of Bogus
By Keith Mayer, Reading Eagle, Pa. Jan. 28--A doctor and a chiropractor with city practices were charged Friday in a prescription-drug fraud that fed the chiropractor's addiction to painkillers and other medication, according to the state attorney general's office. Dr. (Sat, 28 Jan 2006 21:59:51 GMT)

UK police drug sting to trap rich
LONDON: Undercover British police officers are operating as drug suppliers to trap middle-class cocaine users in sting operations, London police chief Ian Blair said yesterday. (Sat, 28 Jan 2006 22:55:41 GMT)

Heroin may be new menace, but its source is not
Although heroin has made its presence felt fairly recently in the Tuscarawas Valley, the addiction to the underlying drug – opium – has been with us for years. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 03:44:05 GMT)

BOOKS: 5 FAVORITES by reviewer Colleen Curran
My Friend Leonard by James Frey (368 pages, Riverhead, $24.95). Oprah Winfrey recently selected James Frey's debut memoir, "A Million Little Pieces," the story of his harrowing passage through rehab, for the return of her popular book club. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 04:34:38 GMT)

Critics: Bail prisons out of drug-detox biz
A little more than a month after the state announced drug- and alcohol-addicted women no longer would be sent to a prison hospital for civil-court-ordered detox, there is a growing campaign to extend the... (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 05:23:35 GMT)

Program sets sights on rehab: Advocates say it keeps addicts from re-offending
In past years, if you were arrested on drug-related charges in Framingham, chances were good you’d eventually see the inside of a prison cell. For many of the MetroWest men and women who face arrest, that’s still true. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 05:29:36 GMT)

January 29, 2006
The couple will marry on March 15, 2006, in St. Lucia. Shawnee is a 1993 graduate of St. Joseph High School and a 1998 graduate of Southwest Texas State University with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science. She is employed at Citizens Medical Center in cardiac rehab. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 06:15:18 GMT)

Sole survivor likely to spend weeks in rehab, family says
Family members of the lone survivor of the Sago Mine disaster believe he has weeks, possibly months, of therapy ahead of him at a rehabilitation center where he was transferred. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 06:32:22 GMT)

Private Rx for rehab
Some ask why charity, not federal funds, builds site. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 07:33:01 GMT)

'PIECES' OF THE ACTION: LAWSUITS APLENTY
-- Now it looks like a million little lawsuits. An angry reader who says she was duped by James Frey's memoir of alcoholism and drug addiction, "A Million Little Pieces," has filed a class-action lawsuit against Random House for misrepresenting the book as a "brutally honest" work of nonfiction. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 08:02:01 GMT)

Oprah's Book Club, here we come
We just finished reading James Frey's awesome book A Million Little Pieces about his battle with drug and alcohol addiction and now you're wondering why quotation marks and commas are missing in this edgy and artistic run-on Sentence and why we chose to capitalize Sentence. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 08:10:15 GMT)

Dunbar rehab gets new life
Small-scale project rejected; schools to reapply for more funding Baltimore school officials have reached a deal with the state and the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School community, ending a stalemate over plans for a major renovation of the east-side school. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 08:45:02 GMT)

Jazz Notes -Boozer ramps up rehab for a third time
DALLAS - Brace yourself: Carlos Boozer is at this point in his rehabilitation again. Boozer said he is healthy enough to rejoin the Jazz's practice, and he intends to take part in a workout or two sometime this week. "Not jumping in full steam, just working in and getting comfortable playing again," Boozer said after Utah's loss to the Mavericks. "Being careful about it. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:01:12 GMT)

Son's drug addiction pushes stepdad's limits
Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married for 18 years. I adopted her children, "Jim" and "Andrew," and we also have two younger boys under 14. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:03:27 GMT)

Sanford OKs waiver for women's shelter
A rehab service will be built within 300 feet of homes despite the mayor's objections. Sanford commissioners last week granted a waiver to the city's 300-foot separation between social-service agencies and any school, church, park or residential area. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:14:35 GMT)

Drug courts an alternative to reduce prison overcrowding
We have a severe prison overcrowding problem in Alabama. The Alabama Sentencing Commission reports that 2,974 defendants sentenced for drug possession and possession of marijuana were serving time in Alabama prisons as of Dec. 30, 2005. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 10:41:11 GMT)

Landlords rehab burned-out former rental into family home
The wind snaps the heavy plastic that covers the gaping holes in the bare brick walls. Inside, the house is a skeleton, all studs, joists and dust. Standing near the front door, you can look up and see the rafters — some of them charred from a fire — two stories above. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:23:59 GMT)

EXCLUSIVE: GIRL,11 HOOKED ON HEROIN
AN 11-year-old schoolgirl was being treated in hospital for heroin addiction last night after she collapsed in her primary classroom. Frantic teachers dialled 999 for an ambulance, thinking the child had taken the drug by accident. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:40:09 GMT)

Surrounded by lies
ames Frey is the latest writer revealed as a liar in his No. 1 best-selling memoir of drug addiction and jail, "A Million Little Pieces." Frey hasn't grasped that you can't write a memoir about something you haven't experienced. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:09:36 GMT)

Support system helps injured players rehab
Monique Mays didn’t want to say anything, but she knew. When David Teague told Mays the circumstances of injuring his knee at Purdue men’s basketball practice in November, Mays was pretty certain Teague had torn his anterior cruciate ligament. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:54:35 GMT)

Boozer Ramps Up Rehab Again
"Brace yourself: Carlos Boozer is at this point in his rehabilitation again," writes Phil Miller of THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE. "Boozer said he is healthy enough to rejoin the Jazz's practice, and he intends to take part in a workout or two sometime this week. The Jazz have estimated that Boozer, who last played on Feb. 14, will need several practices before he is ready to enter a game again, and they (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 21:44:41 GMT)

Part of Iraq rehab funds gambled away in RP
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iraqi money gambled away in the Philippines. Thousands spent on a swimming pool that was never used. An elevator repaired so poorly that it crashed, killing people. (Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:45:19 GMT)

Drug use among pre-teens
"If we fail to meet the needs of those children who have started to use illegal drugs in their pre-teens... there is a real possibility that pre-teen addiction will move from being a rarity in the UK to being an increasingly frequent occurrence." (Mon, 30 Jan 2006 02:22:34 GMT)

Tel Aviv to try Scientology founder's drug rehab program
The Tel Aviv municipality will soon be running a drug rehabilitation program developed by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. (Mon, 30 Jan 2006 02:28:40 GMT)

Surrogate father to drug addicts
Budi (not his real name), 20, was staring blankly at the dozens of guests attending a circumcision ceremony in the hall of Pamardi Putra Drug Addicts Rehabilitation Centre in Bandarlampung in early January. (Mon, 30 Jan 2006 02:39:51 GMT)

Boozer Ramps Up Rehab for a Third Time
In THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, Phil Miller writes, "(Carlos) Boozer said he is healthy enough to rejoin the Jazz's practice, and he intends to take part in a workout or two sometime this week. 'Not jumping in full steam, just working in and getting comfortable playing again,' Boozer said after Utah's loss to the Mavericks. 'Being careful about it.'" (Mon, 30 Jan 2006 02:59:41 GMT)

11-year-old treated for heroin addiction
GLASGOW, Scotland, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- An 11-year-old schoolgirl in Scotland is being treated for heroin addiction after she collapsed in her school classroom. (Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:11:54 GMT)

Pa. firm planning rehab hospitals
Two $20 million rehabilitation hospitals that will create a total of 500 jobs are in the works for Frisco and Denton. (Mon, 30 Jan 2006 05:11:47 GMT)

11-year-old treated for heroin addiction
GLASGOW, Scotland: An 11-year-old schoolgirl in Scotland is being treated for heroin addiction after she collapsed in her school classroom. She told medics and social workers she had been smoking heroin regularly for more than two months, the Sunday Mail reported. (Mon, 30 Jan 2006 05:59:22 GMT)

Raycroft's 'healthy': Goalie returns to B's after AHL rehab start
WILMINGTON - After one game with the Providence Bruins in a rehab assignment, goalie Andrew Raycroft, working his way back from a leg injury he suffered on Jan. 7, felt ready to return to the parent... (Mon, 30 Jan 2006 06:39:54 GMT)

Students split on drug raid
In a completely unscientific, random sampling of student opinions, The Aspen Times has learned that some think drug raids like those at two Aspen restaurants in early December are necessary. (Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:06:38 GMT)

HEROIN ADDICT AGED 11
A GIRL of 11 collapsed at school from heroin addiction. The young junkie admitted she had been smoking the Class A drug, which she bought from a woman dealer in £10 wraps, for more than two months. (Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:12:46 GMT)

Rehab's robotic revolution
Researchers envision a day when robots will become therapeutic equipment. Stroke victims could especially benefit. (Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:13:27 GMT)