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Nigeria: Road Rehab: LG Boss Commends Lamata
Chairman of Oriade local council development area in Lagos State, Prince Saliu Adio Shekoni, has commended the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) for taking over the rehabilitation of the 7.45-kilometre Ojo road, which is already the business potential of the area. (Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:08:56 GMT)

Sarandon, Styler and Bergl to Appear in Addictions April 3
A one-night-only presentation of Tricia Walsh-Smith's Addictions will be offered April 3 as a benefit for the Caron Foundation, a leader in the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. (Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:11:31 GMT)

Parkridge Names Frank Walton Chief Operating Officer
Parkridge Medical Center has named Frank Walton chief operating officer. Mr. Walton comes to Parkridge from Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, Tenn., where he served as chief operating officer. While there, Walton oversaw the opening of a rehab center, sleep center and a weight loss surgery program. (Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:28:26 GMT)

Wasted youth: 17 year old speaks about meth addiction
(Greenwood) February 6, 2006 - The highly addictive street drug meth destroys and doesn't discriminate. Meth addicts are men and women, old and young. WIS' Angie Goff had the chance to speak with a teenager who made the decision to use meth. (Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:27:34 GMT)

Drug Court Takes Rehab Seriously
FOREST--Standing before one of Scott County's circuit judges, Jason Delane Thrash listened as a list of violations were read into the record and a judge explained why he would spend the next 10 years in state prison. (Wed, 15 Mar 2006 20:52:51 GMT)

Offenders Given Dose Of 'Tough Love' With Drug Court
Since its inception in 2003, the Eighth Judicial District Drug Court has utilized a tough and rigorous program of helping those who want to help themselves kick their drug habits and stay clear of criminal courts. (Wed, 15 Mar 2006 20:53:01 GMT)

Pulmonary rehab unit readies new class for better breathing
Members of the latest graduating class of Caldwell County Hospital’s pulmonary rehabilitation program now have cause to breathe easier. (Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:11:58 GMT)

Eddie Sutton enters alcohol rehab program
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton has started an alcohol treatment program while he rehabs from back surgery. After Sutton got into a car accident and was charged with drunken driving and speeding last month, the coach promised to enter an alcohol treatment program. (Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:48:28 GMT)

Sutton Enters Treatment Program
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State University said basketball coach Eddie Sutton has begun an alcohol treatment program while he continues his rehab following back surgery. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:20:52 GMT)

Prescription-drug ring broken
The drug ring had a scheme that was audaciously simple, slick - and, until yesterday, successful. That's when the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office accused a 40-year-old Fishtown man of printing fake prescriptions on his home computer. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 02:41:30 GMT)

Injured California jockey transferred to rehab center
SAN FRANCISCO -- Jockey Sunny Ho, who sustained a serious brain injury in a fall at Golden Gate Fields last month, has been transferred to a medical center for rehabilitation. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 04:38:52 GMT)

Scabies scare at rehab center
CONCORD -- Representatives of the Walden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center were vague in their response to a report of scabies at their facility. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 05:24:05 GMT)

Brain injured jockey transferred to rehab center
Jockey Sunny Ho, who sustained a serious brain injury in a fall at Golden Gate Fields last month, has been transferred to a medical center for rehabilitation. Ho was moved Tuesday from an Oakland hospital to San Francisco's California Pacific Medical Center. After emergency surgery to stop bleeding in his brain, Ho was in intensive care for two weeks while doctors guarded against swelling and (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 05:24:52 GMT)

Liberals pledge drug rehab centre
The South Australian Liberal Party is promising to build a drug rehabilitation centre if it wins Saturday's state election. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:26:00 GMT)

Injured California jockey transferred to rehab center
Jockey Sunny Ho, who sustained a serious brain injury in a fall at Golden Gate Fields last month, has been transferred to a medical center for rehabilitation. After emergency surgery to stop bleeding in his brain, Ho was in intensive care for two weeks while doctors guarded against swelling and seizures. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:41:58 GMT)

Liberals pledge drug rehab centre
The South Australian Liberal Party is promising to build a drug rehabilitation centre if it wins Saturday's state election. The centre would be built on the grounds of the Glenside Psychiatric Hospital at a cost of $11 million over four years. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:43:40 GMT)

Crawl member addiction claims: court
THE former lead guitarist of Australian Crawl may have had a drug addiction around the time he was seriously injured in a car crash, a Sydney court has been told. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 07:37:00 GMT)

Innovative Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Programs: Alternative Treatment International
Recently, Alternative Treatments for Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Emotional Issues have emerged. This new generation of Treatment Programs differ in comparison to traditional methods because they strive to get to the root of the psychological issues. [PRWEB Mar 16, 2006] (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:22:49 GMT)

Crosstown rivals compete for rehab beds
Rex, WakeMed see more demand. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:31:16 GMT)

Dinsmore rehab work progressing
BURLINGTON -- To Marty McDonald, executive director of the Dinsmore Homestead Foundation, 2005 "was the year of restoration for us." More work still needs to be done on the collection of 19th and 20th century buildings that comprise the historic homestead in a rural section of Burlington. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:01:42 GMT)

Grant Hill Not Sure of Return
Brian Schmitz of the ORLANDO SENTINEL reports, “Magic forward Grant Hill said he hasn't thought about shelving himself for the season. "I haven't thought about that. I don't want to go there," said Hill, who is undergoing his third rehab stint for complications from his Oct. 31 sports hernia surgery. "With the ankle, I tried to go a couple of weeks longer than I should have. But with this, it's (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:42:12 GMT)

Innovative Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Programs: Alternative Treatment International
(PRWEB) March 16, 2006 -- Drug Addiction and Alcoholism can be devastating for the individual and family alike. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT)

Drug addiction played role in alleged scam
Authorities say drug addiction played a part in a scheme by six men to steal merchandise from the Wal-Mart store in East Franklin Township, return the merchandise for gift cards, sell the cards for cash and then use the money to buy drugs between June and December of last year. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:06:57 GMT)

Doctor pleads not guilty to prescription-drug fraud
A Lehigh County doctor with a Reading practice pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Berks County Court in a prescription-drug fraud that investigators said supported a city chiropractor's addiction to painkillers and other medication. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:10:57 GMT)

Planholders ask SC to junk CAP rehab, seek payments
Close to a hundred parents trooped to the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday to sue cash-strapped educational plan College Assurance Philippines, Inc.(CAP). (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:56:34 GMT)

Drug pioneer set to quit
A PIONEER of Tasmanian drug services has given his notice to the Royal Hobart Hospital's Substance Abuse Clinic. Psychiatrist Jacob George said requests for a nurse had been ignored for a year. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:26:10 GMT)

Drug Rehab Prison
Des Moines, March 13, 2006 - More than 70 percent of the people in Iowa's prison's have a disease that will probably land them back in jail. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:57:54 GMT)

Methlike drug cheaper than booze, lasts longer
Whether he is speaking about literature, art or traveling, "Jason" doesn't strike you as someone who has tried virtually every drug out there, among them pervitin. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:01:14 GMT)

Scientology rehab gets planning OK
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Thursday, March 16, 2006. LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission gave final approval Wednesday to plans for a Scientology-based drug rehabilitation center in Leona Valley. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:02:10 GMT)

OTHER COUNTIES: Hazard forum focuses on drug use
The "Keeping Up the Fight" drug forum will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 24 at the Hazard Community and Technical College on the Hazard Campus, room 123, of the First Federal Center. This event is sponsored by the HCTC Unite Coalition -- Hazard Campus and Human Services and Social Work Association. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:48:15 GMT)

Fighting Drug Addiction in Kazakh North "Unsatisfactory" - Official
Text of report by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Petropavlovsk, 16 March: The prosecutor's office of North Kazakhstan Region finds the work of medical establishments aimed at fighting drug addiction unsatisfactory. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:49:13 GMT)

ABC's Bob Woodruff enters rehab facility
NEW YORK, March 16 (UPI) -- "ABC World News Tonight" anchor Bob Woodruff left a Bethesda, Md., medical center Thursday to continue his recovery at a New York rehabilitation facility. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:14:49 GMT)

Nationals' Guzman Hoping to Avoid Surgery
Washington Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman will try to avoid surgery on his injured right shoulder, but if two weeks of rest and rehab don't work, he could miss much of the season. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 22:57:57 GMT)

No surgery, Nats' Guzman opts for rest
Washington Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman will try to avoid surgery on his injured right shoulder, but if two weeks of rest and rehab don't work, he could miss much of the season. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 23:17:16 GMT)

Reaching out to solve drug woes
THE Umno Youth wing will visit Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) settlements to tackle drug abuse problems among youths there. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 23:18:57 GMT)

Nats' Guzman to try rest, rehab on injured shoulder
Shortstop Cristian Guzman will try to avoid surgery on his injured right shoulder, but if two weeks of rest and rehab don't work, he could miss much of the season. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 23:41:36 GMT)

Nationals' Guzman Hoping to Avoid Surgery
Washington Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman will try to avoid surgery on his injured right shoulder, but if two weeks of rest and rehab do not work, he could miss much of the season. (Thu, 16 Mar 2006 23:46:17 GMT)

Wells' knee feels fine after rehab outing
Wells' rehab from surgery continues to go well (Fri, 17 Mar 2006 02:36:11 GMT)

Planholders oppose CAP rehab bid
Hundreds of planholders of pre-need firm College Assurance Plan Philippines, Inc. (CAP) yesterday asked the Supreme Court to junk the lower court’s decision granting the Sobrepeña–led company a petition for rehabilitation. (Fri, 17 Mar 2006 02:58:52 GMT)

Nationals' Guzman has tear in right shoulder
VIERA, Fla. (AP) -- Washington Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman will try to avoid surgery on his injured right shoulder, but if two weeks of rest and rehab do not work, he could miss much of the season. (Fri, 17 Mar 2006 05:03:25 GMT)

Experts call for balance in addressing under treated pain and drug abuse
A balance must be struck between physicians' responsibility to treat chronic pain and the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) duty to combat drug abuse, according to a series of seven commentaries by national thoughtleaders published today in the February issue of Pain Medicine. (Fri, 17 Mar 2006 06:19:14 GMT)

BNL drug may fight addiction
Cocaine users may soon have a better chance at kicking the addiction thanks to Dr. Steven Dewey, senior scientist in chemistry at Brookhaven National Lab. (Fri, 17 Mar 2006 07:13:08 GMT)

Trial wrenching for mother of man who died at drug house
When Martha Burt saw her son at Thanksgiving dinner in 2001, she said, she picked up on the signals of drug abuse that had haunted him most of his life. (Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:26:43 GMT)

Rincon is on track with elbow rehab
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Juan Rincon said he has thrown two pain-free bullpen sessions this week, making the Twins' setup relief pitcher optimistic he won't have to start the season on the disabled list. (Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:36:26 GMT)

Northern Rehab, Dawn Littlefield win awards
SYCAMORE - A local business and a dedicated worker were both acknowledge with the Kishwaukee United Way's Leo Olson Award for their service to the community. (Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:35:39 GMT)

ABC's Bob Woodruff Enters Rehab Facility
The World News Tonight anchor was severely injured when a roadside bomb exploded in Iraq Jan. 29. He will continue his recovery at a New York rehabilitation facility. (Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:33:23 GMT)

ABC's Bob Woodruff Enters Rehab Facility
ABC World News Tonight anchor Bob Woodruff left a Bethesda, Md., medical center Thursday to continue his recovery at a New York rehabilitation facility. (Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:35:16 GMT)

Fear a factor in rehab house spat
The plan to open an addiction recovery support house in Brackendale has given light to a lot of different emotions among residents this past week. The vocal majority are incensed and dead-set against the recovery house being put in their “backyards”. (Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:01:39 GMT)

Anchor roles uncertain at ABC's 'WNT'
NEW YORK -- As injured co-anchor Bob Woodruff left Bethesda Naval Hospital outside of Washington on Thursday bound for a New York-area rehab facility, ABC News tried to quell rumors over who would anchor "World News Tonight." (Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:05:47 GMT)

The Things They Say 1656
"I don't get high, but sometimes I wish I did. That way, when I messed up in life I would have an excuse. But right now there's no rehab for stupidity (Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:50:06 GMT)

Drug Budget Slammed from Both Sides
Advocates for demand reduction programs -- addiction treatment and prevention -- have long complained that the federal drug budget skews too sharply toward supply reduction, e.g. law enforcement and interdiction. (Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:00:52 GMT)

Kate Moss, but no Posh Spice on Mum list
LONDON, March 17 (UPI) -- A British Celebrity Mum of the Year contest has supermodel Kate Moss listed as a finalist, despite her cocaine scandal and stint in rehab last year. (Sat, 18 Mar 2006 02:44:20 GMT)

Wake County, N.C.'s Hospitals Are Getting in on Rehab Action
By Sabine Vollmer, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Mar. 16--Wake County's two largest hospitals are vying to win a bigger piece of the rapidly expanding market for patients who need rehabilitation after a stroke, accident or injury. (Sat, 18 Mar 2006 04:00:10 GMT)

Brookhaven National Lab's Drug May Fight Addiction
By Jean Paul Vellotti Cocaine users may soon have a better chance at kicking the addiction thanks to Dr. (Sat, 18 Mar 2006 04:03:38 GMT)

Agency zeroes in on drug-rehab site
Transitions, Inc., director Mac McArthur hopes to announce a potential site for a 100-bed men's substance abuse Recovery Center in Kenton County next week. (Sat, 18 Mar 2006 06:12:21 GMT)

Billy Joel and Fans, Drinking In The Nostalgia at Verizon Center
Billy Joel has been more of a punch line than a pop star in recent years, getting his name in late-night monologues by driving a car into a wall in 2002 and a tree in 2003 and an old lady's house in 2004. Joel, 56, also occasionally checks himself into rehab, and his latest wife is a lot younger... (Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:55:12 GMT)

Drug craze fuels robbery spree
Addiction to a powerful painkiller is the alarming new trend behind a string of London drug-store robberies and petty crime, sources say. OxyContin, known on the street as hillybilly heroin, is the potent drug that's become the target of choice of thieves. (Sat, 18 Mar 2006 08:21:22 GMT)

Game to target drug abuse
It's a sort of choose-your-own-adventure book for middle school students, only higher tech and with much higher stakes. Community activists in Eastern Kentucky are fighting prescription drug abuse by enlisting the help of a company that creates computerized dramas that let participants choose the path an actor takes with a click of the mouse. (Sat, 18 Mar 2006 08:56:07 GMT)

SHAMED LAWYER IN REHAB
SHAMED lawyer Angela Baillie has checked into a £4000-a-week rehab clinic. The 32-year-old, dubbed Ally McDeal after smuggling heroin and valium into jail, booked five weeks' treatment for drug and other problems. (Sat, 18 Mar 2006 09:06:06 GMT)

EXCLUSIVE: DRUGS SHAME LAWYER CHECKS INTO REHAB
SHAMED lawyer Angela Baillie has checked into a £4000-a-week rehab clinic. The 32-year-old, dubbed Ally McDeal after smuggling heroin and valium into jail, has undergone five weeks' treatment for drug and other problems. (Sat, 18 Mar 2006 10:05:45 GMT)

Health Beat - March 15, 2006
n The Ashdown support group meets at 2 p.m. today at Little River Nursing & Rehab, 450 West Locke St. n The Daytime support group meets at 2 p.m. today at the Alzheimer’s Alliance Office, 911 N. Bishop St., Suite C110. (Sat, 18 Mar 2006 19:18:04 GMT)

SCFA workshop on preventing drug abuse
Doha: A three-day workshop that will deal with various aspects of preventing drug abuse in Qatar, organised by the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA), begins here tomorrow morning, a council spokeswoman, said. (Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:02:36 GMT)

Addressing drug and alcohol problem in the Muslim community
TACKLING the problem of drugs and alcohol addiction in the muslim community was high on the agenda at Drugsline. At a meeting at the Gants Hill-based rehabilitation centre, faith leaders and community figures gathered to address drugs and alcohol policy. (Sun, 19 Mar 2006 02:17:07 GMT)

Rehab for prefab
On the third floor of the CU Environmental Design building, in a studio with a sweeping view of Boulder's inspiring backdrop, Julie Herdt's class of architecture majors are hunched over models and blueprints. (Sun, 19 Mar 2006 07:01:46 GMT)

More boomers face meth addiction
BLOOMFIELD – Mike Walls never envisioned his golden years as a fight with drug addiction when a friend gave him a plastic bag of white crystal powder and a promise of youth nearly two decades ago. (Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:13:46 GMT)

REHAB OUTLOOK APPEARS STRONG
Former University of Miami and Dolphins quarterback Craig Erickson didn't remember feeling a lot of pain immediately in his right knee in 1991 at the Hula Bowl college All-Star game. (Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:17:35 GMT)

Macaulay Culkin rubbishes drug addiction rumours
Washington, Mar.19 (ANI): Actor Macaulay Culkin, best known for his performance in the movie ‘Home Alone’, has rubbished rumours that he has a drug problem. (Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:31:23 GMT)

Slum rehab expert invited to University of C
Mukesh Mehta who is behind the ambitious Dharavi regeneration project for Mumbai has been invited by the University of California, Berkeley, to study whether his slum rehab theory can be applied universally. Mehta will go to US next week and his study period there is a month. (Sun, 19 Mar 2006 11:43:00 GMT)

Zoning issues threaten meth rehab facility
PHELAN — With an epidemic of methamphetamine abuse in the High Desert, a local nonprofit is taking steps to curb the problem — while they still can. Mission Dynamics Inc. is a faith-based rehabilitation organization that offers free counseling. (Sun, 19 Mar 2006 15:03:14 GMT)

Parole violators get rehab
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Sunday, March 19, 2006. Despite testing positive for drugs, some sex offenders released from prison on parole have remained in the Antelope Valley. (Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:02:21 GMT)

DA orders rehab of RP’s irrigation system
Agriculture Secretary Domingo F. Panganiban ordered on Sunday the speedy rehabilitation and repair of the country’s national and communal irrigation systems in time for the planting season. (Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:29:19 GMT)

Man sent to prison for 5 years after failing chance in Drug Court
WAILUKU – A five-year prison term was ordered Thursday for a man who fled after being given a chance to get drug treatment through the Maui Drug Court. (Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:44:33 GMT)

Prisoner drug unit availability a disgrace
Drug and alcohol rehab programmes in the prisons system are falling dismally short of what is needed, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. (Sun, 19 Mar 2006 21:21:38 GMT)

Legal ADHD Speed New Drug Of Choice For Americans
A study published online in the February 2006, Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence, that examined data from a 2002 survey of about 67,000 households, estimates that more than 7 million Americans have misused stimulant drugs meant to treat ADHD, and “substantial numbers of teenagers and young adults appear to show signs of addiction, according to a comprehensive national analysis tracking such (Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:52:48 GMT)

Rehab Centers Make The Move To Rural Communites
Pateints in rural communities of Western Wisconsin are getting better care closer to home. Transitional care units are popping up in small town hospitals. The units are places patients can recover from major surgury or medical conditions. (Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:40:40 GMT)

Methadone clinics needed but unwelcome in many communities
Police say heroin is the kingpin of illegal drugs. Neighborhood advocates lament that the drug trade is destroying communities. Yet, clinics that treat heroin addiction remain pariahs, and waiting lists grow with the names of people seeking methadone treatment. (Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:05:55 GMT)

Free From Addiction
Eighty percent of the people who try methamphetamine become addicted to the drug. Only 10 percent recover from that addiction. 23-year-old Andrea Pumper of La Crosse is one of the lucky ones. Through treatment and counseling she overcame a five year addiction. (Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:09:18 GMT)

Out with computers, in with cars for CBD building
In an unusual twist, a planned rehab of the old Bank One Center skyscraper will take nearly 200,000 square feet of leasable office space off the market as four stories of pricey downtown real estate are converted into parking. (Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:27:58 GMT)

Senior briefs
Silver Eagle Band at care centers The Silver Eagle Band will perform at Willowcreek Nursing & Rehab at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and at the Freeburg Care Center at 7 p.m. Thursday. (Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:06:36 GMT)

Legal ADHD Speed - Becoming Drug Of Choice For Americans
A study published online in the February 2006, Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence, that examined data from a 2002 survey of about 67,000 households, estimates that more than 7 million Americans have misused stimulant drugs meant to treat ADHD, and “substantial numbers of teenagers and young adults appear to show signs of addiction, according to a comprehensive national analysis tracking such (Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:06:18 GMT)

Scientists unraveling mysteries of addiction
It wrecks neighborhoods, families and lives and might be the most important public health problem faced by Western societies. Yet since chemists first isolated cocaine, morphine and heroin in the 19th century, physicians and scientists have struggled to explain the nature of addiction. (Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:32:50 GMT)

Methamphetamine users: Addiction destroys lives
Drug abuse plagued his entire life — but he says it was methamphetamine that was an all-consuming fixation that took him to the furthest depths of hell. (Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:42:21 GMT)

Drug addiction down; demand for treatment high
Officials say the overall rate of drug addiction is decreasing but the number of addicts still is so great that demand for treatment hasn't slowed down. (Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:06:58 GMT)

Old ranch gets a green rehab
A 1950 ranch house in Madison has become Wisconsin's first fully remodeled dwelling to win "Green Built" status in... (Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:30:16 GMT)

Mom of murdered girl gets 90 days in jail in drug, prostitution case
CLEARWATER -- The mother of murdered 11-year-old Carlie Brucia, the girl whose abduction was captured by a security camera two years ago and aired on television worldwide, was sentenced to 90 days in jail Monday after pleading no contest to drug and prostitution charges. (Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:18:10 GMT)

Slain girl's mother goes to prison on drug, prostitution charges
CLEARWATER, Fla. The mother of eleven-year-old Carlie Brucia (BROO'-shuh) has been sentenced to 90 days in jail, after pleading no contest to drug and prostitution charges. (Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:41:37 GMT)

Kelly Osbourne slims down
LONDON, March 20 (UPI) -- Another member of the rock 'n' roll Osbourne family has followed her mother and brother down the path of physical fitness. Like her brother Jack, Kelly Osbourne, 20, followed up her stint in drug rehab with a weight loss regimen, the Mirror reported Monday. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 02:59:09 GMT)

Judd Tackles Food Addiction In Rehab
Country star WYNONNA JUDD has tackled her food addiction problems head on - by spending 42 days in rehab. The singer checked into the Shades of Hope (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 03:01:46 GMT)

O'Connor applauds Corrections' rehab decision
Corrections Minister Damien O'Connor said today he was pleased the Corrections Department has moved to enhance the range of rehabilitation programmes it offers. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:06:48 GMT)

Mark Welcomes Corrections' Rehab Rethink
New Zealand First Corrections spokesperson Ron Mark has welcomed news that the Department of Corrections is to axe some of its counter-productive rehabilitation programmes. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:36:55 GMT)

400,000 drug addicts in Mideast: Seminar told
DOHA: Recent studies have shown that there are an estimated 185m drug addicts in the world of which 400,000 are in the Middle East, Dr Wadih Al Maaloof, Regional Epidemiology Advisor at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said yesterday. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:46:39 GMT)

Deconstructing addiction
It wrecks neighbourhoods, families and lives. It might be the most important public health problem faced by Western societies. Still, scientists are struggling to explain the nature of addiction ever since cocaine, morphine and heroin were isolated in the 19th century. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:48:14 GMT)

CBS 2 Reports: The OxyContin Addiction
The drug is OxyContin and authorities say it's one of the most lucrative drugs on the street these days, commanding up to $80 a tablet. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 05:16:43 GMT)

Clarification needed over new rehab programmes
Corrections Minister Damien O’Connor needs to ensure that new prisoner rehabilitation programmes announced today will dedicate enough time to specific issues such as drug and alcohol, says National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 05:21:30 GMT)

Drug Rehab and Treatment Center for Women in Florida Moves: Orchid Recovery Center for Women Drug Rehabilitation
(PRWEB) March 21, 2006 -- Women's health drug rehab center and alcohol recovery center Orchid Recovery Center for Women in Florida is proud to announce completion of its move to Palm Springs, Florida, near Palm Beach International Airport. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:00:00 GMT)

McAllister says rehab is on or ahead of schedule
Saints tailback Deuce McAllister reported Monday for the team's voluntary offseason conditioning program that begins in earnest today at the Airline Drive facility and said the rehabilitation of his surgically repaired right knee is on or ahead of schedule. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:53:28 GMT)

Drug Rehab and Treatment Center for Women in Florida Moves: Orchid Recovery Center for Women Drug Rehabilitation
Orchid Recovery Center for Women in Florida announces completion of its move to Palm Springs, Florida. [PRWEB Mar 21, 2006] Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:15:18 GMT)

Drug user goes to prison
A repeat drug offender will go to prison after being given a chance to take care of medical problems and personal affairs. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:23:22 GMT)

Parents learn how addiction begins
LEWISBURG-- School and law enforcement official met with parents Monday night to discuss the signs and symptoms of drug addiction in children 11 to 14 years old. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:04:42 GMT)

Westminster neighborhood could get money for rehab
WESTMINSTER - Residents of the Wyman Pond, Holmes Park and Partridge Pond areas of town may be eligible for grant money to rehabilitate their homes. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:15:46 GMT)

Baby Boomers Emerge As Meth Addicts
Mike Walls never envisioned his golden years as a fight with drug addiction when a friend gave him a plastic bag of crystal-like powder and a promise of youth nearly two decades ago. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:31:20 GMT)

Wynonna Goes Public With Rehab News To Beat The Tabloids
Country superstar WYNONNA went public with her food addiction problems on CNN talk show LARRY KING LIVE on Sunday (19MAR06), to beat US tabloids to th (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:02:50 GMT)

Hypnosis Program Ends Dependency on Alcohol and Drugs Without Resorting to Group Meetings or Rehab
When Jim McIntyre, a corporate chief executive, found his drinking spiraled out of control, he used hypnosis to end his dependency on alcohol. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:07:00 GMT)

Violence in schools, drug abuse targeted
At Consolidated Baptist Church last night, every pew was packed as more than 1,000 Lexingtonians gathered to rally for better drug-abuse treatment, more effective school anti-violence programs and increased public transportation services for the working poor. Post a Comment (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:15:01 GMT)

Baby boomers emerge as meth's uncharted addicts
BLOOMFIELD, Ind. - Mike Walls never envisioned his golden years as a fight with drug addiction when a friend gave him a plastic bag of crystal-like powder and a promise of youth nearly two decades ago. A cross-country truck driver, Walls was almost 40 and feeling fatigued when he sniffed methamphetamine from a dusted toothpick at a truck stop, hoping he could drive all night. "It seemed like I (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:15:25 GMT)

Standoff at rehab center lasts 10 hours
AROUND 200 inmates of the new Iloilo Rehabilitation Center (IRC) held a noise barrage Monday, which lasted for 10 hours, to protest the alleged poor jail management under retired Supt. Juan Mabugat, the jail warden. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:36:45 GMT)

'The Osbournes' star Kelly Osbourne drops nearly thirty pounds
Another member of the rock 'n' roll Osbourne family has followed her mother and brother down the path of physical fitness. Like her brother Jack, Kelly Osbourne, 20, followed up her stint in drug rehab with a weight loss regimen, the Mirror reported Monday. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 17:17:46 GMT)

Woodlands Rehab receives 'organ' donation
Woodlands Rehabilitation Center is one of the few nursing homes that has received an organ donation. Arlon Anderson and Hugh Stuckey gave Woodlands a Conn Theater Deluxe organ in memory of their parents, Harry and Ethel Anderson and George and Della Stuckey. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 17:32:07 GMT)

Tipper Gore Speaks At Meth Addiction Conference
A statewide conference to prevent meth addiction is underway at the state capitol. Tuesday is day two of a three-day event, and Tipper Gore was just one of several speakers. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 17:47:59 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, 21 Mar 2006 22:29:14 GMT)

Rehab schemes becoming more intense
The Corrections Department has announced plans to replace two of its rehabilitation schemes with more intense programmes. Chief Executive Barry Matthews says the new programmes will be based on current schemes and will include a 300 hour high intensity programme for high risk offenders. (Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:18:53 GMT)

HIV In Injecting Drug Users Reaches Highest Levels For A Decade, UK
Figures released today by the Health Protection Agency show that the number of injecting drug users (IDUs) infected with HIV has reached its highest level since 1992. The figures from the Unlinked Anonymous Prevalence Monitoring Programme (UAPMP) show that in England and Wales, one in 62 (1.6%) injecting drug users were infected with HIV in 2005 and this compares to one in 110 in 2002 (0... click (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:06:02 GMT)

In Rita rehab, Sioux Falls man afraid of nothing
Kenny Jorgensen moves toxic chemicals out of swamps and wetlands, working in miserable humidity and under threat from snakes, alligators and jumbo mosquitoes. He loves his job. The Sioux Falls man is helping to clean up debris scattered across the wetlands and islands of western Louisiana by Hurricane Rita. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:32:44 GMT)

Meth woes afflicting boomers
Mike Walls never envisioned his golden years as a fight with drug addiction when a friend gave him a plastic bag of crystal-like powder and a promise of youth nearly two decades ago. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:36:00 GMT)

Nanticoke asks residents’ advice to rehab city
NANTICOKE – The city and its General Municipal Authority are going broke, and city leaders are urging citizens to attend and participate at meetings to offer their suggestions to revitalize the city. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:11:04 GMT)

03/22/06 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, 22 Mar 2006 08:31:56 GMT)

NYU 'pot princess' dodges a jail term
New York University's "pot princess" escaped with no jail yesterday after completing an 18-month rehab program and passing drug tests. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:23:27 GMT)

Should you step away from the Internet?
Genesis Therapy Center is used to treating drug addicts and alcoholics. However, David Ideran, an addiction therapist at the Elgin center, said more and more clients report suffering from a new type of addiction — to the Internet. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:53:27 GMT)

New school to focus on teen addicts
INDIANAPOLIS -- Teens recovering from drug and alcohol addiction will have an opportunity to attend a special charter high school in Indianapolis. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 10:45:33 GMT)

Baby boomers emerge as meth addicts
Mike Walls never envisioned his golden years as a fight with drug addiction when a friend gave him a plastic bag of crystal-like powder and a promise of youth nearly two decades ago. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 12:34:15 GMT)

Pot Princess Finishes Rehab, Released Into Suburban Wild
We certainly hope you haven't forgotten young Julia Diaco, the New Jersey rich girl who was busted in April of 2004 for dealing drugs to her classmates from her freshman dorm room at NYU (a smart... (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:44:20 GMT)

Dog Katie and her owner are honored at FL nursing home
Volunteers are a vital part of the Fountain Lake Health and Rehab. They represent the talents, gifts and experiences of our local community. They are "team players" who help enhance the quality of life for our residents. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:41:00 GMT)

Wastewater plan: $1.4B of improvements, rehab
Pima County can expect to spend $1.4 billion to handle wastewater in the next 20 years, according to a new plan. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:23:13 GMT)

A face to meth
HIBBING — Former meth users, local law enforcement and a treatment counselor spoke about their personal experience dealing with meth at a panel discussion on Tuesday night. The panel made it clear that the addiction can happen to anyone, and once addicted, the drug abuses the person. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:45:55 GMT)

Kelly Osbourne Thinks Kate Moss Is An Ideal Candidate For The Celebrity Mother Of The Year
Kelly Osborne thinks Kate Moss is an ideal candidate for the 'Celebrity Mother of the Year' award - regardless of her cocaine shame. Kate has been short listed for the prize, despite being exposed as a drug user and checking into rehab over the last twelve months. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:00:24 GMT)

Rehab Sciences Put On Hold
Students who applied for the rehabilitation sciences program in the school of Allied Health were told in a letter sent just before Spring Break that the major will not be offered in fall 2006, according to 4th-semester health promotion sciences major and USG Allied Health representative Brittany Kwalek. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:32:02 GMT)

Lucas ordered to drug rehab
A federal judge released Richard Lucas from jail Tuesday but ordered him to go directly to a drug treatment facility in Jackson. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:34:34 GMT)

Palmer updates rehab
If his rehabilitation were a football game, Carson Palmer said this afternoon said he is through the first quarter and heading into the second quarter. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:03:46 GMT)

Palmer updates rehab
If his rehabilitation were a football game, Carson Palmer this afternoon said he is through the first quarter and heading into the second quarter. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:11:46 GMT)

Alcohol Awareness Month - Women and Addiction
This April is the 20th Annual Alcohol Awareness Month, which is an opportunity to spotlight the millions of girls and women who suffer from addiction. So many of them are left untreated each year because they are ashamed of their disease or their doctors and loved ones don't recognize the signs of addiction. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:22:08 GMT)

Kluivert Begins Rehab
Valencia target man Patrick Kluivert has begun his rehabilitation following knee surgery and is very cautious about returning too quickly and possibly not until the 2006/07 campaign. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:33:58 GMT)

Officers nab four on drug charges
Four Marshall County residents were arrested over the weekend on narcotics and drug trafficking charges, according to Sheriff Kenny Dickerson. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 20:35:17 GMT)

Palmer: Rehab On Track, But Return Date Uncertain
CINCINNATI -- Carson Palmer said his rehabilition from knee surgery is on schedule, but it's not clear yet when he'll be able to get back on the field with the Bengals. (Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:49:54 GMT)