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Davina chats about her 'wild life'
TV presenter Davina McCall says her wild past will help in her new role as a chat show queen. The Big Brother host was almost killed by drug and alcohol addiction when she was younger, but then cleaned up her act. (Tue, 07 Feb 2006 11:50:06 GMT)

02/07: The new drug court
The drug court system is designed to treat addiction problems, hopefully keeping the defendant from continued problems stemming from substance abuse. "From what the research shows, people will stay in treatment as long as you stay with them," said Kerry Connelly, district court administrator. (Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:34:56 GMT)

Dundalk apartment complex to get overhaul
Community centers planned there and at old YMCA; building rehab part of $2.3 million streetscape project Renovations are to begin this month on an aging apartment complex on Dundalk Avenue in an area where work has begun on a streetscape improvement project. (Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:24:00 GMT)

Key to cardiac rehab is participation
MOUNT VERNON — According to the American Heart Association, 33 percent of people in Knox County will die from cardiovascular disease. That’s every third person who reads this article. (Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:35:16 GMT)

Aquatic rehab center is a business with a mission
Therapy beyond imagination! By Martha Lundin, Inside Tucson Business Posted: Friday, Feb 03, 2006 - 01:56:51 pm MST Water has long been believed to be a healing power. (Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:54:40 GMT)

Grim line-up for Berlin Film Festival
BERLIN: A fatal road accident will provide a fitting start yesterday to what critics say is a strong yet morbid Berlin Film Festival line-up featuring brutal murder, drug addiction, political corruption, exorcism and rape. (Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:12:10 GMT)

Minnesota Skier May Miss Olympics With Injury
(AP) Sestriere, Italy U.S. skier Kristina Koznick might miss the Turin Olympics with a knee injury, although she's putting off surgery in hopes of being able to rehab enough to compete. (Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:11:20 GMT)

BCNG Portals Page
Gail McEwen: a person's drug addiction touches the whole family. By LAURA TESTER A Red Deer area grandmother has long felt the heartache of drug abuse. (Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:13:17 GMT)

City commission approves housing rehab program By Jamie Willey
The city of Parsons will help homeowners make needed repairs to their houses under a city program that city commissioners approved Monday evening. (Tue, 07 Feb 2006 20:22:50 GMT)

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Roans Prairie News by Mary Lois Boatman
As most of you know by now, Feb. 2 was Ground Hog Day. The official weather prognosticator for our area is none other than Pete, the one eyed o'possum. We've had problems with the little fellow the past two years. However this year, after spending several months in rehab, he came through for us. (Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:39:30 GMT)

First phase of CRDI rehab plan completed
Staff Report LAHORE: The first phase of the Cement Research and Development Institute Rehabilitation project has been completed, reviving the chemical and physical tests facilities for the country’s burgeoning cement and construction sectors. According to a press release issued (Tue, 07 Feb 2006 23:13:12 GMT)

Anti-Drug Exhibition Opened At UBD
Bandar Seri Begawan - In conjunction with 20 years of establishment of Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), the library of UBD has cooperated with the Narcotics Control Bureau and the Prisons Department in organising an anti-drug exhibition at the lobby area of UBD library. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:19:25 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. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:50:32 GMT)

e C e n t r a l
Embattled rocker Courtney Love has been freed from house arrest by a judge. Judge Rand Rubin announced the news at a progress hearing in Los Angeles last Friday, praising Love's efforts to free herslef from drug and alcohol addiction. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:42:18 GMT)

Forum to be a wake-up call to parents
For Randy Miller, a visit to Mercer Stadium brings back memories of his athletic accomplishments as a track star for New Westminster Secondary School, before he drifted into alcohol and drug addiction. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 02:00:20 GMT)

Moss Helps Farrell With Rehab
Model KATE MOSS secretly counselled actor COLIN FARRELL about his recent rehab hell when the two met up last weekend (04FEB06) in Miami, Florida. T (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 03:47:38 GMT)

CRPF is also fighting AIDS and drug abuse
By Gyan Verma, New Delhi: It may be defending the country from anti-nationals but the health of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel is crumbling from increasing cases of HIV/AIDS deaths, chronic alcoholism and drug abuse. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 04:50:03 GMT)

Medicaid restricting pediatric care
NATCHEZ — Therapists from Key Rehab met with Medicaid officials in Jackson Monday to try to reverse a recent Medicaid directive that could affect 200 children receiving physical, occupational and speech therapy. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:26:23 GMT)

Youth court steers offenders to rehab programs
NATCHEZ — When Youth Court Judge John Hudson sees a new face in his courtroom, it’s usually one he never sees there again. The sentences Hudson hands down are not always jail time or fines, but more frequently an invitation to one of numerous rehabilitation programs the court offers. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:28:14 GMT)

Wal-Mart pharmacy technician could lose license
A former Wal-Mart pharmacy technician could lose her license today on charges she fed a drug addiction by smuggling hundreds of prescription pills out of the store through the trash. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:43:39 GMT)

Addicts need treatment not incarceration
Interesting, the headlines on drug addiction and the aftermath in the local papers. I have a few Why is it we do not treat alcohol in the same context as drugs, when it is the drug of choice for our teenagers and high-schoolers? (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:53:15 GMT)

Peterson, Santorum back Bush plan
U.S. Rep. John Peterson, in a news release, applauded President Bush for including in his budget request a $600 million increase in funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, an additional $25 million to help local communities treat methamphetamine addiction, and a $5 million increase in the federal student drug testing program. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:11:22 GMT)

Judge: Imprisonment no cure for country's drug epidemic
YUCCA VALLEY - Drug abuse and addiction is an epidemic everywhere in this country, including the Morongo Basin. This was Superior Court Judge Bert Swift's message to the people assembled for February's Coffee with the Mayor meeting Tuesday. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:12:51 GMT)

Moss helps Farrell with rehab
Model Kate Moss secretly counselled actor Colin Farrell about his recent rehab hell when the two met up last weekend in Miami, Florida. The Alexander star was enjoying a two-day break from his rehab facility and was relaxing by the pool at the Raleigh Hotel when he ran into the supermodel. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:14:41 GMT)

Morristown drug center ordered to stop abuse treatment
MORRISTOWN -- Town officials on Tuesday ordered the Beginnings Drug and Alcohol Program to stop providing substance abuse treatment. The action follows an inquiry by the state Department of Human Services into whether the program was treating drug abusers without a license. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:18:14 GMT)

Foxx Supported Farrell Through Rehab
Actor JAMIE FOXX has rubbished press reports he didn't get along with his MIAMI VICE co-star COLIN FARRELL, insisting they are friends and that Farre (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:33:08 GMT)

02/08/06 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, 08 Feb 2006 10:39:20 GMT)

`Million Little Pieces' writer Frey has stirred debate in 12-step programs
Recovering from drug or alcohol addiction is no easy matter. Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step spinoffs have proved to be highly effective treatment programs, to which more than 70 years of success would attest. And why do they work? (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 11:28:58 GMT)

Rehab and Care Center finances recieve healthy diagnosis
MURPHYSBORO - Just two months into the new fiscal year with a reduced staff, the Rehab and Care Center of Jackson County has a healthy checking account. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:48:59 GMT)

Doherty Ordered To Attend Drugs Rehab
Troubled British rocker PETE DOHERTY has been ordered to complete a drug rehabilitation programme after he was found guilty of possessing drugs. Th (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:06:11 GMT)

Grim line-up for Berlin Film Festival
BERLIN (Reuters) - A fatal road accident will provide a fitting start on Thursday to what critics say is a strong yet morbid Berlin Film Festival line-up featuring brutal murder, drug addiction, political corruption, exorcism and rape. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:40:48 GMT)

Doherty ordered to attend drugs rehab
Troubled rocker Pete Doherty has been ordered to complete a drug rehabilitation programme after he was found guilty of possessing drugs. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 15:45:04 GMT)

Oil addiction: Feds can help us recover
How can President Bush chide the American public for its addiction to oil when his administration has done nothing but encourage and feed this addiction? At every turn, the current administration has steered away from alternative renewable energy development and automobile fuel-efficiency standards. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 15:52:43 GMT)

Antipsychotic drug may block addiction, UIC researchers find
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered that a long-approved oral antipsychotic drug can stop the addictive properties of opioid painkillers in mice. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 16:31:57 GMT)

Heroin addiction gene identified and blocked
The study in heroin-addicted rats led to a treatment that successfully eliminated cravings for the drug - human treatments may follow (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:40:18 GMT)

Dope abuse and addiction rises in US
Marijuana abuse and addiction has increased markedly in the last decade even though its use has not, reveals a new study (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:46:44 GMT)

Pete Doherty Sentenced to Rehab
Pete Doherty Sentenced to Rehab (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:59:53 GMT)

White House Unveils Anti-Drug Policy
DENVER -- The Bush administration on Wednesday unveiled its 2006 anti-drug program, a campaign that encourages more high schools to screen students and urges teens to live above the influence of drugs and peer pressure. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:41:28 GMT)

White House Unveils Anti-Drug Program Aimed at Teens
The anti-drug campaign announced by the Bush administration Wednesday encourages more high schools to screen students and urges teens to 'live above the influence' of drugs and peer pressure. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:49:32 GMT)

Pete Doherty to drug rehab, not jail
LONDON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty Wednesday was ordered into drug rehab and warned if he tests positive for drugs in the next year, he will be jailed. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 20:12:57 GMT)

Local canal lock rehab lands $372K
By ANDREA DECKERT Rochester Business Journal February 8, 2006 The New York State Canal Corp. has received $372,000 in federal funds for the Lock 33 rehabilitation project, officials said Wednesday. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 20:54:04 GMT)

Other organizations also fight drug use
The Kosciusko County Drug Task Force isn’t the only program with the goal of reducing local drug use. Other organizations are working to prevent narcotic addiction within communities as well, though certain projects don’t always rely on specific drug education. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:10:40 GMT)

Hamilton County Drug Court
Admitting there's a problem and breaking away can be a life long journey for those caught in the web of addiction. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:46:30 GMT)

White House Unveils Anti-Drug Program
The Bush administration has unveiled its 2006 anti-drug strategy, saying it expands and improves programs that have shown they work. The plan calls for more intervention and treatment and steps up enforcement to halt production of illegal drugs. (Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:34:39 GMT)

Study: Anti-psychotic drug stops addiction
CHICAGO, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Researchers in Chicago have found a schizophrenia drug blocks the addictive effects of painkillers in mice. Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago found small doses of the anti-psychotic trifluoperazine block the enzyme that increases tolerance of painkillers. (Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:11:54 GMT)

Doherty Ordered To Attend Drugs Rehab
Doherty Ordered To Attend Drugs Rehab (Thu, 09 Feb 2006 01:00:02 GMT)

Colo. at front of U.S. drug war
While illicit drug use among teenagers has dropped 19 percent since 2001, John Walters, the nation's drug czar, said increasingly potent marijuana smoked by ever younger children is a new threat. "This is not your father's marijuana or your father's marijuana problem," Walters said at a news conference in Denver. (Thu, 09 Feb 2006 08:17:36 GMT)

Rape suspect accuses victim of drug abuse
CAMBRIDGE -- The attorney for a Westford man accused of raping and beating a Newton woman in her home last year claims the alleged victim has a history of drug addiction and has been hospitalized for substance abuse. (Thu, 09 Feb 2006 08:51:26 GMT)

New federal drug plan unveiled
The Bush administration rolled out in Denver on Wednesday its 2006 anti-drug campaign, highlighted by increased law enforcement and treatment solutions. (Thu, 09 Feb 2006 08:59:40 GMT)

Wiseguy loots S.I. home for rehab job
Next on "This Old Mob House": A gangster's dream of remodeling his Queens Colonial turns into a nightmare for a new homeowner on Staten Island. (Thu, 09 Feb 2006 09:31:58 GMT)

Rehab for neurological problems vital: Governor
Governor Surjit Singh Barnala releasing a souvenir at the International Conference on Neurosciences and Rehabilitation in Chennai, yesterday. (Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:41:59 GMT)

Doherty vows to give up drug addiction
Pete Doherty has said that he will give up crack and heroine after escaping jail for drug possession. The troublesome rocker was sentenced to 12 months community service after admitting to seven drug related charges. He was also ordered to take part in a year-long rehab programme. (Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:31:07 GMT)

Hanson: No need for rehab here
The news you're about to read will not startle you. If anything, it will just re-affirm what you already ought to know--Americans, particularly young Americans, spend a lot of time playing video games and a lot of time on the Internet. Many of us are even addicted. (Thu, 09 Feb 2006 13:54:09 GMT)

House headed for rehab
In the battle to rehabilitate a city, the fighting is done street by street and in cases such as in Newport, house by house. (Thu, 09 Feb 2006 14:40:06 GMT)

Addiction to be topic of forum Wednesday
The Wernersville, Pa.-based Caron Foundation, a nonprofit drug and alcohol residential treatment center, and its Florida subsidiary, Renaissance Institute of Palm Beach, will present an educational forum titled "Living in the Solution." (Thu, 09 Feb 2006 17:53:25 GMT)

Foxx supported Farrell through Rehab
Actor Jamie Foxx has rubbished press reports he didn't get along with his Miami Vice co-star Colin Farrell, insisting they are friends and that Farrell has even been staying at his house since leaving rehab. (Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:07:17 GMT)

Teen girls surpass boys in smoking, drug abuse
WASHINGTON - Teenage girls, having already caught up to their male counterparts in illegal drug use and alcohol consumption, now have the dubious distinction of surpassing boys in smoking and prescription drug abuse. In the past two years, in fact, more young women than men started using marijuana, alcohol and cigarettes, according to government findings being released today. (Thu, 09 Feb 2006 23:52:16 GMT)

Sizemore's Rehab Rerun
Saving Private Ryan was nothing compared to saving Tom Sizemore. (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:01:00 GMT)

Sizemore Rehab Rerun
Saving Private Ryan was nothing compared to saving Tom Sizemore. For what seems like the umpteenth time, a Los Angeles judge sent the "Saving Private Ryan" in a residential rehab facility after the sobriety-challenged actor was found to have violated his probation. Culminating a weeklong hearing, Sizemore admitted to falling off the wagon and using drugs again, according to Superior Court (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:13:07 GMT)

Actor Tom Sizemore ordered back to drug rehab
Actor Tom Sizemore admitted on Thursday taking methamphetamine in breach of probation for a drug conviction, but a judge ordered the tearful performer back into residential drug treatment rather than send him to jail. (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:58:37 GMT)

Actor Tom Sizemore ordered back to drug rehab
LOS ANGELES: Actor Tom Sizemore admitted taking methamphetamine in breach of probation for a drug conviction, but a judge ordered the tearful performer back into residential drug treatment rather than send him to jail. (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:17:12 GMT)

Teen girls surpass boys in smoking, drug abuse
WASHINGTON — Teenage girls, having already caught up to their male counterparts in illegal drug use and alcohol consumption, now have the dubious distinction of surpassing boys in smoking and prescription drug abuse. (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:53:47 GMT)

America's Addiction: Crystal Meth
The No. 1 drug problem in America may be affecting someone in your office or home without you knowing. But there are new treatments that, in some cases, can prove life saving. (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:39:17 GMT)

Sizemore ordered back to drug rehab
LOS ANGELES: Actor Tom Sizemore admitted yesterday taking methamphetamine in breach of probation for a drug conviction, but a judge ordered the tearful performer back into residential drug treatment rather than send him to jail. (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:12:13 GMT)

Team to tackle city's growing drug problem
The City of Ottawa is trying to battle a growing drug problem by bringing together organizations and individuals from across Ottawa to come up with an integrated drug strategy. (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:49:13 GMT)

Tom Sizemore ordered back into rehab
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A weeklong probation violation hearing has culminated with a Los Angeles Judge ordering actor Tom Sizemore to return to a residential rehab center. (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:57:22 GMT)

Sizemore Says He's Given in to Drug Issues
Tom Sizemore, who has admitted in court to using methamphetamine, says he's struggling to come out from the haze of drug addiction. (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 20:40:38 GMT)

Sizemore Says He's Given in to Drug Issues
Tom Sizemore Says He's 'Surrendered' to Methamphetamine Drug Problem (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:08:46 GMT)

Sizemore Says He's Given in to Drug Issues
NEW YORK (AP) - Tom Sizemore, who has admitted in court to using methamphetamine, says he's struggling to come out from the haze of drug addiction. The 44-year-old actor was sentenced Thursday to three years' probation after tearfully confessing that he used meth last month. (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:11:33 GMT)

Actor Sizemore ordered back into rehab
Hollywood actor Tom Sizemore has been ordered back into residential drug treatment by a court in the US. (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:27:41 GMT)

Tom Sizemore says he's struggling to come out of haze of drug addiction
NEW YORK (AP) - Tom Sizemore, who has admitted in court to using methamphetamine, says he's struggling to come out from the haze of drug addiction. The 44-year-old actor was sentenced Thursday to three years' probation after tearfully confessing that he used meth last month. (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:20:34 GMT)

Tom Sizemore says he's struggling to come out of haze of drug addiction
Actor Tom Sizemore gestures during a probation violation hearing. (AP '05/Nick Ut) NEW YORK (AP) - Tom Sizemore, who has admitted in court to using methamphetamine, says he's struggling to come out from the haze of drug addiction. (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:30:03 GMT)

Drug Court Gives Non-Violent Offenders a Chance to Bounce Back
Americans pay for hundreds of people to sit in jail. Many are charged with crimes committed because of they used drugs. Besides jail, there is another type of treatment for those suffering from addiction. That is drug court. (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:39:39 GMT)

Fund-raising inmate attends exclusive addiction clinic
A PRISON inmate, who recently ran a double-marathon for charity, has begun a treatment programme in the country’s most exclusive addiction clinic. Pat Scanlan hit the headlines in December when the Department of Justice granted him a 48-hour temporary release to complete a 52-mile charity run. (Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:22:19 GMT)

Psych Drugs Zap Addiction in Mice
Researchers said this week that the anti-psychotic drug trifluoperazine might help break addiction to painkillers. (Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:28:21 GMT)

Sizemore Says He's Given in to Drug Issues
Tom Sizemore Says He's 'Surrendered' to Methamphetamine Drug Problem (Sat, 11 Feb 2006 03:24:23 GMT)

Rehab group urges inclusion of downtown businesspeople
FRAMINGHAM -- The potential for downtown revitalization is limitless, but it will take years of hard work and the involvement of stakeholders, a member of Framingham Downtown Renaissance told his colleagues this week. (Sat, 11 Feb 2006 05:26:36 GMT)

Kelly Osbourne denies rehab
OZZY OSBOURNE's daughter KELLY is denying claims she has checked into rehab for the second time. (Sat, 11 Feb 2006 13:45:05 GMT)

Life taking on rich tone for jazz sax man Morgan
Frank Morgan doesn't know what it means to take something for granted. "I'm very, very fortunate to just be alive," said the veteran alto saxophonist who has battled drug addiction... (Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:18:55 GMT)

Methodist Plans Rehab Center: Partnership Will Put 40-Bed Facility in Southwest Dallas
By Bob Moos, The Dallas Morning News Feb. 11--Methodist Health System said Friday that it's building a 40-bed rehabilitation hospital in southwest Dallas with Centerre Healthcare Corp. (Sat, 11 Feb 2006 22:28:25 GMT)

Pete Doherty ordered to undertake drug rehab
Rock star Pete Doherty said last night he will again try to kick his drug addiction using a medical implant. (Sun, 12 Feb 2006 00:23:12 GMT)

Rehab before recovery
For stroke patients, rehabilitation may be the hardest, but most beneficial, process they have to go through, writes TEE SHIAO EEK. (Sun, 12 Feb 2006 01:12:06 GMT)

Senior HMO official: Lowenstein rehab center ready to admit PM
Last week, before Ariel Sharon's condition deteriorated, preparations to admit the prime minister were already in full swing at Lowenstein Rehabilitation Center in Ra'anana. (Sun, 12 Feb 2006 02:28:40 GMT)

Test targets addiction gene
A SIMPLE TEST revealing genetic predisposition for drug and alcohol addiction will be available within the year and researchers are urging mass testing - even of babies. (Sun, 12 Feb 2006 02:50:33 GMT)

Antipsychotic Drug May Block Addiction, UIC Researchers Find
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered that a long-approved oral antipsychotic drug can stop the addictive properties of opioid painkillers in mice.The researchers injected a small dose (half a milligram) of trifluoperazine -- used in the treatment of mental diseases such as schizophrenia -- into laboratory mice hooked on morphine... click link for more info. (Sun, 12 Feb 2006 03:02:21 GMT)

Children as young as 8 getting hooked, drug abuse council alarmed
DRUG officials have detected what they see as an alarming trend in children as young as eight getting hooked on the party drug ecstasy, a powerful and dangerous narcotic popular in the United States and Europe. (Sun, 12 Feb 2006 05:14:30 GMT)

Use supervision well
Question: We hear about some pretty awful things happening to our kids today – drug and alcohol abuse, kids going to rehab, alcohol-related car crashes, overdose deaths and criminal behavior. (Sun, 12 Feb 2006 08:10:00 GMT)

Test targets addiction gene
A simple test revealing genetic predisposition for drug and alcohol addiction will be available within the year and researchers are urging mass testing - even of babies. (Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:22:41 GMT)

Camp counsel
The offseason dealing is done (or at least on hiatus), the free agents are all signed, and now pitchers, catchers and assorted rehab and non-roster refugees will report for duty this week. But as noted here, some of baseball's spring camps bear more scrutiny than others: (Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:25:32 GMT)

'Pieces' fallout continues
Recovering from drug or alcohol addiction is not easy. Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step spinoffs have proved to be highly effective treatment programs, to which more than 70 years of success would attest. (Sun, 12 Feb 2006 10:05:36 GMT)

TNA's Shane Douglas Sent To Rehab, More News
Shane Douglas was put into rehab by his wife for painkiller use. TNA had try outs at the last set of tapings with Tom Pritchard, Disco Inferno, and some guys from D'Amore's BCW to fill in for him as interviewer and road agents. (Sun, 12 Feb 2006 22:09:37 GMT)

TNA News: Shane Douglas In Rehab, Kanyon, More
Shane Douglas is currently taking a leave of absence from television as he is in rehab. His wife sent him there due to a painkiller problem. Kanyon was backstage at the last Impact tapings. (Sun, 12 Feb 2006 22:10:54 GMT)

Benefit Raises Money For Injured Officer
Fuller was seriously injured last month when two bank robbery suspects backed their pick-up into his cruiser. Fuller suffered a number of broken bones and will need extensive rehab before he can walk again. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 03:39:19 GMT)

Drug use led to homelessness for recovering addict
Having grappled with cocaine, Ecstasy and alcohol abuse, one Hub crystal meth user said he never knew addiction until he started smoking the drug. "This addiction was specific," said Josh,... (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 05:23:35 GMT)

PEOPLE: New director at rehab facility
Nutan K. Ravani recently became director of business development at Marlton Rehabilitation Hospital. Ravani, of Washington Township, brings more than 25 years' experience in the rehabilitation field to her new position. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:09:58 GMT)

Health Break: Pulmonary rehab brings hope to sufferers of lung disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a disease that causes limitation of airflow through the lungs because of chronic inflammation and damage to the air passages. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:16:05 GMT)

Lenny Kravitz will make film debut
Lenny Kravitz is to make his feature film debut in a new drug drama called 'Iced'. Production Weekly reports that the film tells the story of a promising musician who descends into the horrors of crack addiction. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:10:26 GMT)

TLC's 'Overhaulin' ' builds heirlooms
Jay Leno says it's easy to spot the difference between the Chip Foose "Overhaulin' " dream-machine transformations and those from other car rehab shows. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:17:18 GMT)

Doctors fuel fiancŽe's drug dependency
Dear Annie: I love my fiancée, Lizzie, dearly, but she has a serious painkiller addiction, and I don't know how to deal with it. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:52:59 GMT)

Fletcher devotes life to caring for others
With careers in the military and with rehab centers, Forest Fletcher has accomplished quite a bit in his 84 years. He was born in Stonewall Jackson's home when it was a hospital and was raised in Lexington. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:15:44 GMT)

Team Discovers Possible "Universal Strategy" to Combat Addiction
An international research team has discovered a signaling pathway in the brain involved in drug addiction, together with a method for blocking its action, that may point to a single treatment strategy for most addictions. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:21:50 GMT)

Team discovers possible 'Universal Strategy' to combat addiction
An international research team led by the University of Saskatchewan has discovered a signaling pathway in the brain involved in drug addiction, together with a method for blocking its action, that may point to a single treatment strategy for most addictions. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:41:21 GMT)

Kelly Osbourne denies rehab
Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Kelly is denying claims she has checked into rehab for the second time. US Weekly claims 21-year-old Osbourne checked into rehab on 27 January in a desperate bid to conquer drug and alcohol dependency. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:43:53 GMT)

Vilsack's former chief of staff treated for drug addiction
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Dr. Stephen Gleason, Gov. Tom Vilsack's former chief of staff and former director of the Iowa Department of Public Health, is being treated for an addiction to prescription drugs, The Des Moines Register reported in a copyright story Monday. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:54:07 GMT)

Vilsack's former chief of staff treated for drug addiction
DES MOINES, IA - Dr. Stephen Gleason, Gov. Tom Vilsack's former chief of staff and former director of the Iowa Department of Public Health, is being treated for an addiction to prescription drugs, The Des Moines Register reported in a copyright story Monday. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:09:43 GMT)

Genetic Test for Addiction Developed
A UCLA researcher has developed a low-cost test for a genetic marker for addiction, the New York Daily News reported Feb. 11. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:47:57 GMT)

Actor says he's `surrendered' to drug problem
NEW YORK (AP) - Tom Sizemore, who has admitted in court to using methamphetamine, says he's struggling to come out from the haze of drug addiction. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:08:28 GMT)

Camplin's 'speedy' rehab allows her to return
Posted: Feb. 11, 2006, 4:17 am CST ; Updated: Feb. 11, 2006, 4:24 am CST TORINO (Reuters) -- When you meet Alisa Camplin it's hard to determine which is more impressive, her list of victories or injuries. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:32:59 GMT)

Gov. Vilsack's Former Chief of Staff Treated for Drug Addiction
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Antipsychotic Drug May Block Addiction, Researchers Find
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered that a long-approved oral antipsychotic drug can stop the addictive properties of opioid painkillers in mice. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:09:07 GMT)

Team Discovers Possible 'Universal Strategy' To Combat Addiction
An international research team has discovered a signaling pathway in the brain involved in drug addiction, together with a method for blocking its action, that may point to a single treatment strategy for most addictions. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:11:09 GMT)

Luanshya-Kafulafuta Road Rehab Takes Off
THE World Bank is happy that the Zambian Government has continued to put in place projects and policies that promote safe, efficient and sustainable transport services in the country. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:43:56 GMT)

Construction to begin on Georgia sea turtle rehab center
The Associated Press - SAVANNAH, Ga. For six years, Dr. Terry Nolan has treated rare sea turtles that wash up on Georgia beaches injured by shark bites and fish hooks or from eating plastic bags _ with no place to keep those facing a lengthy recovery. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:47:12 GMT)

Bali mule's drug past revealed
HE claimed he was roped into running heroin from Bali to Australia, but Scott Anthony Rush had an extensive criminal history linked to his drug addiction. Imprisoned : Life verdict stuns Renae Lawrence Judgment : Sukumaran, Chan to learn fate today In-depth : Life and death in Indonesia's drug net » (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:57:42 GMT)

Construction to begin on Georgia sea turtle rehab center
(Savannah, Georgia-AP) February 13, 2006 - For six years, Dr. Terry Nolan has treated rare sea turtles that wash up on Georgia beaches injured by shark bites and fish hooks or from eating plastic bags . But Nolan has no place to keep those facing a lengthy recovery. (Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:21:25 GMT)

Maia Szalavitz: Media Botches Drug Trends
Girls Not More Likely to Become Addicts than Boys, Everyone who Tries Drugs Once is Not a "User," And Causation is Still Not Correlation The drug czar's Office of National Drug Control Policy and Columbia's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse delivered a double whammy last week with simultaneous press releases that prompted hundreds of breathless headlines about girls beating (Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:45:56 GMT)

A Pill to Treat Your Addiction? Don't Bet the Rent
The very idea of a drug to treat addiction rankles some doctors, and medications are not going to displace therapists anytime soon. (Tue, 14 Feb 2006 01:38:13 GMT)

Research team finds drug addiction pathway
SASKATOON, Saskatechewan, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- An international research team led by the University of Saskatchewan has discovered a method of blocking a signaling pathway in the brain for addiction. (Tue, 14 Feb 2006 05:41:53 GMT)

Locals, alumni lend a hand in Balch rehab
NORWOOD -- The town’s own version of "Extreme Makeover" is coming to the Balch School next week. Balch alumnus and contractor Michael Saad is rounding up volunteers to give the Balch School a little facelift Feb. 21 by installing new suspended ceilings and lighting fixtures in the school’s hallways. (Tue, 14 Feb 2006 06:06:01 GMT)

Rehab rooms may be small, but love of 2 couples is huge
It will be a small Valentine's Day in Room 26, if you measure Valentine's Day by the usual standards. Peggy will be in her wheelchair on her side of the room. David will be sitting on his skinny bed. (Tue, 14 Feb 2006 07:48:41 GMT)

Lawsuits hamper Metro rehab center
FARMINGTON -- A rehabilitation center recently blamed for allowing a brain-damaged man to avoid manslaughter charges also faces a lawsuit that claims it defrauded the Allstate insurance company out of $5.2 million over a 21-year period. (Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:13:11 GMT)

MATT KEOUGH / A's special assistant to the GM / Life-changing moment leads to jail, rehab, perspective
He was less than a mile from the waterfront, a stone's throw from a country club. Matt Keough could not enjoy the setting, however. He was incarcerated in the Newport Beach jail. "The sun and wind are two things that don't exist," said Keough, who... (Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:52:18 GMT)

Construction to begin on Georgia sea turtle rehab center
(Savannah, Georgia-AP) February 14, 2006 - Construction is to begin this month of Georgia's first hospital for sea turtles. (Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:51:53 GMT)

Research team finds drug addiction pathway
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan -- An international research team led by the University of Saskatchewan has discovered a method of blocking a signaling pathway in the brain for addiction. (Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:08:46 GMT)

Robinson Acknowledges Alcoholism, Enters Rehab
The Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop, V. Gene Robinson, has started treatment for alcoholism. (Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:37:36 GMT)

Potential universal strategy for treating drug addiction
An international research team led by the University of Saskatchewan has discovered a signaling pathway in the brain involved in drug addiction, together with a method for blocking its action, that may point to a single treatment strategy for most addictions. (Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:58:13 GMT)

Robinson Acknowledges Alcoholism, Enters Rehab
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Diocesan spokesman Mike Barwell says Robinson told clergy the news in an email Monday. Robinson will spend a month in treatment. Barwell says the diocese would not disclose the location. (Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:09:30 GMT)

Booze lands gay bishop in rehab
CONCORD, New Hampshire (AP) -- The Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop, V. Gene Robinson, has started treatment for alcoholism. (Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:34:10 GMT)

Openly gay bishop acknowledges alcoholism, enters rehab
The Episcopal Church's first openly gay bishop, V. Gene Robinson, is being treated for alcoholism, a step that surprised friends and colleagues but seemed unlikely to threaten his position in the church. (Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:11:03 GMT)

Sea Turtle Rehab Center Coming To Savannah
JEKYLL ISLAND, GA (AP) -- For six years, Dr. Terry Nolan has treated rare sea turtles that wash up on Georgia beaches injured by shark bites and fish hooks or from eating plastic bags. But Nolan has no place to keep those facing a lengthy recovery. (Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:19:59 GMT)

Clippers' Maggette cleared for rehab program, shooting
Clippers forward Corey Maggette, sidelined almost 2 1/2 months because of an injured ligament in his left foot, was cleared Tuesday to begin an on-court rehabilitation program as well as stationary shooting. A timetable for his return to game action hasn't been determined. (Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:27:56 GMT)