Addiction Recovery News 03/2006 (Page 5)

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LATEST: Former teen idol LEIF GARRETT has been ordered to stay in a live-in drug rehabilitation centre for another month, after telling a Los Angeles (Mar 10, 2006)

The '70s-era teen idol was ordered Thursday to spend another 30 days as a live-in patient at a court-appointed drug treatment facility. (Mar 10, 2006)

A bill aimed at stepping up drug treatment to ease Kentucky's bulging prison population was put on the fast track by the Senate yesterday. (Mar 10, 2006)

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. (Mar 10, 2006)

The 44-year-old former teen idol checked into rehab last month after failing a recent drug test, which violated probation from an arrest for cocaine possession in 2004. (Mar 10, 2006)

Leif Garrett was ordered to remain in a strict live-in drug rehabilitation program for another month, despite telling a judge he was "going down the right path" after spending 42 days there. (Mar 10, 2006)

Former Teen Idol Garrett Ordered to Spend Another Month in Drug Rehab in L.A. (Mar 10, 2006)

Leif Garrett was ordered to remain in a strict live-in drug rehabilitation program for another month, despite telling a judge he was "going down the right path" after spending 42 days there. (Mar 10, 2006)

The FDA has granted fast track designation to Nabi Biopharmaceuticals' NicVax, an investigational vaccine being developed to treat nicotine addiction and prevent smoking relapse. (Mar 10, 2006)

(Los Angeles, California) March 10, 2006 - Former teen idol Leif Garrett is back in rehab. He was ordered to remain in a strict live-in drug rehabilitation program for another month. (Mar 10, 2006)

NEW YORK, March 5 (JTA) — Substance abuse often is seen as a problem affecting the young, but experts say drug and alcohol addiction among the Jewish elderly is on the rise. (Mar 10, 2006)

WAILUKU – The Maui Drug Court administrator isn’t blowing smoke when she says that her personal goal is to create the first tobacco-free drug court, possibly in the nation. (Mar 10, 2006)

AP / Nick Ut Former teen idol Leif Garrett has been ordered to stay in a live-in drug rehabilitation center for another month, after telling a Los Angeles judge he was beating his demons. The 44-year-old singer checked into rehab last month after... (Mar 10, 2006)

(MOBILE, Ala.) March 10 -- Man's fascination with fire. It's a relationship spanning centuries. But what happens when that fascination becomes an addiction? And what if the addict is a child? Some are shocked to discover 3-college students were allegedly responsible for the Alabama Church Fires. (Mar 11, 2006)

The FDA has granted fast track designation to Nabi Biopharmaceuticals NicVax, an investigational vaccine being developed to treat nicotine addiction and prevent smoking relapse. (Mar 11, 2006)

Boy George, in a plea bargain deal that spared him possible jail time, agreed Wednesday to enter a drug rehabilitation program and perform community service to resolve his arrest last year on a cocaine charge. (Mar 11, 2006)

Sandis Ozolinsh just laughed when asked if he felt like a new person after going through the NHL's substance abuse program. Then it was suggested to the newest member of the Rangers that perhaps he was just a better version of the old person. (Mar 11, 2006)

A bill aimed at stepping up drug treatment to ease Kentucky's bulging prison population was put on the fast track by the Senate yesterday. (Mar 11, 2006)

The Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force (AIDSOTF) yesterday admitted of considering to recommend to higher authorities mandatory drug testing for local government officials. (Mar 11, 2006)

The Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board this week gave its report to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors. Group officials outlined how this is a rebuilding year, and that they're back to a full complement of board members and ready to take on the problem of drug and alcohol abuse in Humboldt. (Mar 11, 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 12, 2006)

WHEN Lt. General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Commander-in-Chief of of Dubai Police, demands the reconsideration of the penalty imposed on a drug addict if caught for the first time, so that he/she be referred to a rehabilitation centre instead of sending them to prison, the commander-in-chief has opened the door for a category of individuals to come back to society in a healthy and safe way. (Mar 12, 2006)

By MIKE McKIBBIN (Mar 12, 2006)

BATON ROUGE -- On those days he's here -- inside the wooden-fence fortress Alley Broussard never thought he'd miss so much -- the pain is masked during runs, cuts, sprints, and the scars are covered; everywhere but his solemn voice. (Mar 12, 2006)

Died: March 11, 2006, in Bella Vista, Ark. BELLA VISTA, ARK. – Richard Keith Cherry, 79, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Saturday, March 11, 2006, at Highlands Care & Rehab of Bella Vista. (Mar 12, 2006)

(Los Angeles, California) March 10, 2006 - Former teen idol Leif Garrett is back in rehab. He was ordered to remain in a strict live-in drug rehabilitation program for another month. (Mar 12, 2006)

(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. (Mar 12, 2006)

MANSFIELD -- Although a temporary loss of electricity delayed the 7 p.m. start of the Rehab Music Showdown on Saturday, organizers still saw the show as a success. (Mar 12, 2006)

Agriculture Marketing Minister Sharanabasappagouda Darshnapur has assured that all the 193 families living in the rehabilitation centres of the Bennithora irrigation project would be provided with Ashraya houses. (Mar 12, 2006)

(Los Angeles, California) March 10, 2006 - Former teen idol Leif Garrett is back in rehab. He was ordered to remain in a strict live-in drug rehabilitation program for another month. (Mar 13, 2006)

(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. (Mar 13, 2006)

The chances of becoming addicted to cocaine may depend on our genes, scientists have discovered. (Mar 13, 2006)

The chances of becoming addicted to cocaine may depend on people's genes, scientists have discovered. (Mar 13, 2006)

When I interviewed the multi-millionaire doctor Chai Patel last year, he gave me three self-help books. Each one - Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet and, unexpectedly, an American self-help book called Who Moved My Cheese? - explains how to get what you want. (Mar 13, 2006)

The principal obstacle to deploying a American carrier rapidly is the air wing, and what kind of shape its pilots and aircraft are in. With the coming retirement of one carrier, that will leave a total of eleven carriers. One carrier will normally be in long-term rehab and one in short-term refit. (Mar 13, 2006)

Steve Murphy's Chivvis Development is getting started on its $18.75 million plan to transform a four-block stretch of Fourth Street. The rehab and new development is the first start in Chivvis' more than $300 million development plans at Chouteau's Landing, located south of downtown near Broadway and Fourth Street. (Mar 13, 2006)

Contractors have been notified that they must make repairs. NEW CASTLE, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development has decided to do a complete review of the Shenango Township Housing Rehabilitation Program. (Mar 13, 2006)

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals' NicVAX (Nicotine Conjugate Vaccine), the proprietary investigational vaccine being developed to treat nicotine addiction and prevent smoking relapse, has received Fast Track Designation from the US FDA. (Mar 13, 2006)

(Los Angeles, California) March 10, 2006 - Former teen idol Leif Garrett is back in rehab. He was ordered to remain in a strict live-in drug rehabilitation program for another month. (Mar 13, 2006)

(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. (Mar 13, 2006)

BRATTLEBORO -- The Estey Organ Museum has taken its first step toward a large-scale rehabilitation of the company's former factory complex, with the purchase last week of its historic engine house. ... - By DANIEL BARLOW Southern Vermont Bureau (Mar 13, 2006)

Ute gymnast Katie Kivisto said Sunday she will be able to begin rehabbing "right away" following Friday night's premeet warm-up accident in which she dislocated an elbow. (Mar 13, 2006)

Arm sore from extra hitting, second baseman told easy does it; Chen voices World Classic praise Still unsure if Brian Roberts will be ready for Opening Day, Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo has slowed down the rehabilitation process of the All-Star second baseman in an effort to keep him fresh for the season. (Mar 13, 2006)

At last, he chose an alternative, which led him to an addiction. He started smoking marijuana. Smoking from early morning until midnight was his routine. He also listened and wrote ghazals (poems). Days, weeks, and months... (Mar 13, 2006)

Meth babies start their lives in a hole. "These babies are crying all the time. They don't know how to feed. They may have difficulties bonding with their mothers," said Dr. Dan Nauts, director of the Benefis Addiction Treatment Center. (Mar 13, 2006)

(Los Angeles, California) March 10, 2006 - Former teen idol Leif Garrett is back in rehab. He was ordered to remain in a strict live-in drug rehabilitation program for another month. (Mar 13, 2006)

(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. (Mar 13, 2006)

A bill aimed at stepping up drug treatment to ease Kentucky's bulging prison population was put on the fast track by the Senate yesterday. (Mar 13, 2006)

SEMIRARA ISLAND: THE National Power Corp. affirmed its commitment to rehabilitate areas on the island damaged by an oil spill from one of it power barges on December 18, 2005. (Mar 13, 2006)

We’ve all heard the horror stories about small children left to fend for themselves in an environment poisoned by methamphetamine—the filth, the fumes, the neglect and abuse. (Mar 13, 2006)

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