Addiction Recovery News 03/2006 (Page 2)

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The state government today launched the much-awaited Mithi river development project in Mumbai. The Rs 130 crore project will be completed in two phases. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will undertake the work of deepening, widening and desilting of the river. (Mar 3, 2006)

Charlotte Church's mum has completed a month's rehab and returned to her pub home. “I’ve ordered in lots of alcohol-free wine," commented 40-year-old Maria. (Mar 3, 2006)

If you are addicted to your Blackberry, you won’t have to go into rehab. The feuding companies which had held the future of the tiny communicators hostage have come to a settlement of a patent dispute, meaning the devices so many people depend on will continue to operate. (Mar 3, 2006)

They could have been Northwestern students. They looked like students, talked like students—used words like "hammered" and "lit up" to describe the effects of drinking and getting high. (Mar 3, 2006)

The misguided media coverage of women, alcohol and other drugs continues to escalate. Recently, I wrote about how the drug czar's office misrepresented statistics to suggest that teenage girls now take more drugs than boys do. Then, on the stats website, I explored how the Wall Street Journal made several misleading claims--one of which led to a correction-- in a front-page story about (Mar 4, 2006)

TROUBLED supermodel Sophie Anderton has quit rehab a month early - claiming she was bored. The 28-year-old is due to fly back from a clinic in South Africa tomorrow after checking herself in for help to fight a drug and alcohol addiction. (Mar 4, 2006)

The Most Excellent Way ministries in Lufkin, a Christian support group for those struggling with addiction to alcohol or drugs, could use your help. Prayer support is needed for those attending meetings now set up in four locations each week. Volunteers are needed to help with meals. (Mar 4, 2006)

(OTTUMWA) Tuesday night, we introduced you to Sharon Rogers of Ottumwa. Rogers told a tragic story of drug addiction, and how her past has taken away her future. (Mar 4, 2006)

Between all the talk of Amare Stoudemire's rehab and Steve Nash's bid to repeat as MVP, Shawn Marion sometimes gets forgotten outside Phoenix. (Mar 4, 2006)

Sophie Anderton has left rehab one month early after claiming that she was bored. (Mar 4, 2006)

A Frenchtown counseling center that treats drug and alcohol addiction will sponsor an annual event today, along with several other community-service agencies, to offer free health screenings, food, face painting for kids and other activities. (Mar 4, 2006)

The Northern Mariana Islands has been awarded $39,755 that will be used to fund treatment for drug and substance addiction among its prisoners and detainees. (Mar 4, 2006)

On a picturesque road trip highlighted by mountains, oceans and maybe some snow drifts, Orlando Magic forward Grant Hill hit another "valley" in his seasonlong recovery from injury. Hill missed the Magic's game Friday against the Phoenix Suns, his painful lower abdominal area again forcing him to sit out. Hill has had two rehab stints and missed 20 games since returning from surgery to repair a (Mar 4, 2006)

Maria T. Marmolejo, 90, of Salinas, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at Sunridge Rehab and Care Center. She was born Jan. 3, 1916, in Falls City, Texas. (Mar 4, 2006)

Christine Bottles began organizing last year to bring random drug testing to W-JCC high schools. (Mar 4, 2006)

Mary P. (Nestor) Smith of Milton, a dedicated homemaker and retired office manager, died Tuesday at Marine Bay Nursing and Rehab in Quincy. She was 95. Born in Everett, she and her late husband lived... (Mar 4, 2006)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University officials set aside money for a $40 million systems biology building and various campus renovations, but a library expansion and rehabilitation of a house where Hoagy Carmichael once played didn't make the cut. (Mar 4, 2006)

Kate Riney was watching TV at 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 19 when an Alton police sergeant knocked on the door and said that her husband, Sam, a police officer, had been in a traffic accident. (Mar 4, 2006)

By Tulsa World, Okla. Mar. 4--The good news about a new report on treatment for methamphetamine addiction shows that users are seeking help. The disturbing news is the extent of methamphetamine use. (Mar 4, 2006)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Between all the talk of Amare Stoudemire 's rehab and Steve Nash 's bid to repeat as MVP, Shawn Marion sometimes gets forgotten outside Phoenix. (Mar 4, 2006)

Between all the talk of Amare Stoudemire's rehab and Steve Nash's bid to repeat as MVP, Shawn Marion sometimes gets forgotten outside Phoenix. Nobody is overlooking him lately. (Mar 4, 2006)

When I went to the Gulf war in 1991 I was a happily married naval officer with two young children. One month later, during a shore exercise, I was in a car accident. I spent the next five years in hospital and rehab. (Mar 5, 2006)

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. (Mar 5, 2006)

JEDDAH — Women drug addicts should be treated as psychiatric patients because Saudi society was incapable of accepting women as drug addicts; according to Dr Mohammad Shaweesh of Jeddah’s Al Amal Hospital. (Mar 5, 2006)

A state legislator plans to meet with Pa. officials Monday to talk about the problems. NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Frances Suzow was looking forward to having some much-needed repairs done to the home she and her husband built about 40 years ago on Highview Drive. (Mar 5, 2006)

(Washington) Drug treatment centers have seen a substantial rise in the number of people seeking help for methamphetamine abuse, a new report said. (Mar 5, 2006)

As the Bay State faces an explosion in OxyContin and heroin abuse, Massachusetts doctors are outpacing much of the country with their interest in Suboxone, the new "addiction-busting" drug... (Mar 5, 2006)

Dan Rodricks Struggling to understand the complexities of widespread drug culture and addiction (Mar 5, 2006)

A nickel may not buy much today. But many nickels can. The Parent to Parent "Just a Nickel" campaign is using that simple principle to raise money for the treatment of children and young adults addicted to drugs, alcohol or both. (Mar 5, 2006)

NAUGATUCK -- State Sens. Joseph J. Crisco Jr. and Joan V. Hartley told a local tax watchdog group Saturday they would sponsor a bill next year requiring a referendum in Naugatuck on whether the borough can use future tax revenue to finance part of a downtown redevelopment project. (Mar 5, 2006)

Tickets for the March 11 concert are $14 in advance and $16 at the door. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. in the Itawamba Community College gym in Fulton. For more information, call 842-1891, 862-3711 or 862-8271. (Mar 5, 2006)

AURORA — There won't be much swimming this summer at the Waubonsie Valley High School pool. (Mar 5, 2006)

The 52-year-old is a former two-time winner of the Buffalo Muny 45-over singles championship. About three years ago he had a total right knee replacement. After three months of intensive rehab, which consisted of stretching and lifting weights, he slowly eased his way into hitting tennis balls. (Mar 5, 2006)

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — A drug-rehab center for teenagers on Maui and a submarine moored on the north bank of the Arkansas River are among the projects taken on by more than 1,700 students from six states gathered here this week. (Mar 5, 2006)

I heard a news report over the radio about a drug that can keep a person awake and alert for up to two days. What is this drug? Does it have any adverse effect? Who could benefit from such a drug? I always thought people have problems going to sleep, but not in keeping awake. (Mar 5, 2006)

Washington: Scientists from the American National Development & Research Institutes have explored the role of social supports, spirituality, religiousness, life meaning, and 12-step participation in the process of recovery from alcohol addiction. (Mar 5, 2006)

NEW YORK, March 5 (JTA) — Substance abuse isn’t just for teenagers anymore. Indeed, experts say, drug and alcohol addiction among the Jewish elderly is on the rise. (Mar 5, 2006)

NEW YORK, March 5 (JTA) — Substance abuse isn’t just for teenagers anymore. Indeed, experts say, drug and alcohol addiction among the Jewish elderly is on the rise. (Mar 5, 2006)

I'll never forget my first line of cocaine. It was a life-changing experience. It was a massive rush - like being launched into space. All the nagging insecurities and fears that had accompanied me for years were left behind and I was transformed into the person I wanted to be - super-confident, talkative, funny and irresistibly attractive. After 20 minutes of delicious pleasure I fell back to (Mar 6, 2006)

By LAURA CRIMALDI As the Bay State faces an explosion in OxyContin and heroin abuse, Massachusetts doctors are outpacing much of the country with their interest in Suboxone, the new "addiction-busting" drug for opioid abusers. (Mar 6, 2006)

Between all the talk of Amare Stoudemire's rehab and Steve Nash's bid to repeat as MVP, Shawn Marion sometimes gets forgotten outside Phoenix. (Mar 6, 2006)

Addiction experts and politicians yesterday called on the Scottish Executive to scrap its policy of prescribing methadone to drug addicts after police confirmed a two-year-old boy had died from drinking the liquid heroin substitute. (Mar 6, 2006)

Compulsive shoppers could soon be able to pop a pill to curb their craving to spend, spend, spend. The drug Nalmefene is already thought to defeat compulsive disorders such as gambling, kleptomania and even sex addiction. (Mar 6, 2006)

Cecil Martin Haggerty, 86, of Baker, W.Va., formerly of Purgittsville, W.Va., died Saturday, March 4, 2006, in the E.A. Hawse Nursing &Rehab Center, Baker. (Mar 6, 2006)

The "shotgun house" is among the architectural styles that earned Pleasant Hill its place on the National Historic Register. The narrow houses have aligned front and back doors, so that a shot fired through one could pass out the other. (Mar 6, 2006)

REDWOOD CITY — San Mateo County’s juvenile probation office has pulled four teen boys from a Redwood City-based drug rehabilitation facility that serves youth from across the Bay Area, amid allegations that they were not receiving adequate supervision — charges the facility denies. (Mar 6, 2006)

A PILL to help shopaholics beat their addiction to retail therapy could be available in the UK as early as next year. The drug is designed to take away the buzz some people get from shopping. (Mar 6, 2006)

Like the rest of the nation, Grant County is struggling to combat the growing problem of meth addiction. A new treatment program may offer salvation for those who wish to escape the cycle of drug abuse. (Mar 6, 2006)

A scientific study reported in two related articles in the Journal of Drug Issues raises serious doubts about the nation's illegal drug use surveillance programs. Scientists, policy makers, and the media depend on surveys to identify the extent of drug use nationwide. The study documented how drug use surveys may not accurately reflect changes in drug use, but be more related to how willing a (Mar 6, 2006)

The "shotgun house" is among the architectural styles that earned Pleasant Hill its place on the National Historic Register. The narrow houses have aligned front and back doors, so that a shot fired through one could pass out the other. (Mar 6, 2006)

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