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Dan Ryan rehab project 'going to be ugly' New
CHICAGO (AP) — Beginning this weekend, most of the 11-mile expressway at the center of Chicago's tangle of interstates will be slashed to six lanes from as many as 14 as a two-year, $600 million rehab project gets under way. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:11:10 GMT)

Quebec announces new strategy to fight drug addiction, stresses prevention
MONTREAL (CP) - Prevention, rehabilitation and research are key parts of a new provincial government strategy announced Friday to fight drug addiction. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:46:00 GMT)

DOT mulling Flagler rehab, replacement
Engineers say agency wants input from Palm Beach, West Palm Beach residents and officials before deciding what to do with obsolete span. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:20:27 GMT)

A push for faster Route 22 rehab
It could take the better part of this century -- officials estimated 56 years or more -- to overhaul Route 22. That's too long, said Bruce Davis, co-founder of the Route 22 Coalition. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:28:14 GMT)

UW football: Thomas springs into rehab
It was the first time Joe Thomas' body ever let him down. The University of Wisconsin football team's starting left tackle who will be a senior in the fall, Thomas has played organized sports for most of his life and never had an injury worse than a sprained ankle before this one. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 06:34:33 GMT)

South Holland nurse enjoys her job
Jenny Cap of Calumet City is one of those lucky people who really loves her job. For the past 10 years, she's been working at Rest Haven South Nursing and Rehab Center in South Holland. She started as a nurse's aide and later became a charge nurse. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 07:19:23 GMT)

Maryland resident is named county's new drug court coordinator
Stephen P. Garcia of Cheverly, Md., was named the coordinator for the future Midwest Drug Court of Dawson County. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:12:25 GMT)

Arcadia Researcher Testing Broken Hip Rehab
An Arcadia University researcher finds that one of the best treatments after a hip fracture is exercise. Hip fractures, although usually not directly life threatening, can lead to a spiraling decline in health in the elderly. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:33:10 GMT)

KATE TOLD BRANSON OF ORDEAL
KATE Moss revealed the hell of her cocaine abuse to close pal Sir Richard Branson. The supermodel sought sanctuary on the Virgin tycoon's Caribbean isle. Necker, after her spell in rehab. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 09:05:54 GMT)

Terminal rehab, addi tion seek clearance
OAKLAND — With its $170 million Terminal 2 expansion project nearing completion, officials at Oakland International Airport have taken off with plans to rehabilitate Terminal 1 and add a Terminal 3. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 11:13:23 GMT)

Road closure aims to rehab area
Cache County is helping to clamp down on “mud boggers” who have been ruining an access road and surrounding resources each spring on the Cinnamon Creek property. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 13:14:39 GMT)

Chris Farley Returns In Ad Campaign
Chris Farley's career was cut short 8 1/2 years ago when he died from an accidental overdose of drugs. Now the fleshy funnyman is reappearing in the city -- on billboards that advertise a treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 20:01:31 GMT)

Eight years after his death, comedian Farley returns in ad campaign
LOS ANGELES, 10:19 a.m. April 1 (AP): Chris Farley's career was cut short 8½ years ago when he died from an accidental overdose of drugs. Now the fleshy funnyman is reappearing in the city – on billboards that advertise a treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 20:05:18 GMT)

Chris Farley to Appear on Drug Treatment Billboards
Chris Farley, the SNL funnyman who died of a drug overdose eight years ago, to appear on billboards advertising drug and alcohol treatment. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 20:07:24 GMT)

More News...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Chris Farley will appear in ads for a drug and alcohol addiction treatment, nearly nine years after dying from an accidental overdose. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 20:33:06 GMT)

$55 million Burnett shines in rehab start
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto's A.J. Burnett threw two hitless innings against Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday in his first appearance since scar tissue broke free in his right elbow March 18. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 21:07:16 GMT)

Chris Farley Returns in Ad Campaign
Chris Farley, the funnyman who died more than eight years ago of a drug overdose, is making an appearance — on billboards that advertise treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 22:11:47 GMT)

Eight Years After His Death, Comedian Farley Returns in Ad Campaign
Chris Farley's career was cut short 81/2 years ago when he died from an accidental overdose of drugs. Now the fleshy funnyman is reappearing in the city -- on billboards that advertise a treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. (Sat, 01 Apr 2006 22:36:07 GMT)

Drug use can damage the brain and lead to addiction
Teenagers who drink, smoke and use drugs can derail their brain development and set themselves up for lifelong addiction. And parents who strictly monitor their teens' behavior are one of the most influential forces preventing kids from using drugs and alcohol. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:07:01 GMT)

Chris Farley backs anti-drug campaign
LOS ANGELES, April 1 (UPI) -- The family of late actor Chris Farley approved using his image in a Los Angeles billboard campaign for a new treatment to fight drug and alcohol addiction. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:28:58 GMT)

Chris Farley To Appear In Addiction Treatment Ads
Chris Farley will appear in ads for a drug and alcohol addiction treatment, nearly nine years after dying from an accidental overdose. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 01:42:32 GMT)

Program offers life without addiction
More than 100 people looked on as Monterey County Superior Judge Larry Hayes called forward the sharp-dressed gentleman in the houndstooth coat, cream colored sweater and matching gold tie. William Jackson, 75, had successfully completed the county's drug treatment court. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 01:47:29 GMT)

Farley Returns in Ads for Drug Treatment
Chris Farley, the funnyman who died more than eight years ago of a drug overdose, is making an appearance — on billboards that advertise treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 02:58:06 GMT)

Road to recovery: Drug addicts get help through court program
At age 16, Chris was roaming the halls of New Philadelphia High, pulling in a cool $1,000 a week from selling drugs. “Being a drug dealer, it was a dream,” said Chris. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 03:17:47 GMT)

Farley Returns in Ads for Drug Treatment
Eight Years After His Death, Chris Farley Returns in Ad Campaign for Drug and Alcohol Treatment (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 03:21:40 GMT)

Culpepper-Dolphins marriage seems like a winner
Miami marriage should bring harmony to deposed Vikings QB. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 04:11:08 GMT)

Illegal drug use down but medicine, inhalant abuse up
Catie's first boyfriend introduced her to cocaine when she was in 11th grade. She started snorting OxyContin the next year. Deep in addiction, she went to her dying grandmother's house and stole $4,000 from a safe in her closet. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 05:13:12 GMT)

Dan Ryan rehab 'going to be ugly'
CHICAGO — Beginning this weekend, most of the 11-mile expressway at the center of Chicago's tangle of interstates will be slashed to six lanes from as many as 14 as a two-year, $600 million rehab project gets under way. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 08:19:47 GMT)

Dixon a force now in rehab and classroom
Tony Dixon stood on crutches on the sidelines last year and watched as Rafael Little ran wild, rushing for 1,045 yards and finishing fifth in the nation in all-purpose yards. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 09:01:19 GMT)

Old Torrington buildings getting rebirth Investors putting funds into rehab
TORRINGTON -- It was economics that drew Tony Lee to an eyesore on Main Street. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 09:12:11 GMT)

So what's the story?
The pilot is about a high school kid named Johnny Miller who has what Williamson calls "a mid-life crisis at 16" after his father commits suicide. He falls into alcoholism, but claws back through rehab. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 11:11:25 GMT)

Memorial Drive project starts Monday
LANCASTER - Memorial Drive business owner Scott Heston believes the city's main corridor needs some major rehab work, but that doesn't mean he's looking forward to the inconvenience it will cause. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:11:52 GMT)

Teen ponders hopes, dreams and rehab after drug-sale arrest
Maximillian Melville sits behind a glass window, shrouded by a black screen, with a phone to his left ear. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:55:53 GMT)

Experts warn about home drug test kits
Drug tests for many of the most popular illegal drugs are now widely available for home use in South Africa, enabling parents, for example, to check if their children are taking tik, dagga, hashish, cocaine, heroin, opium and ecstacy. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 16:09:43 GMT)

Farley's family OKs use of image for ad
Chris Farley, the funnyman who died in 1997 of a drug overdose, is making an appearance on billboards in the Los Angeles area that advertise treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. The ads feature a photo of the comic with the slogan ``It wasn't all his fault'' and tout a new addiction treatment from Hythiam Inc. The first billboard will appear Monday near the Chateau Marmont, the hotel where (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 17:19:51 GMT)

Massive Expressway Rehab Project 'Going To Be Ugly'
The city of Chicago is bracing for major traffic headaches after reconstruction work begins on the Dan Ryan Expressway. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 17:27:17 GMT)

BLAZERS Report: Ratliff makes strides in rehab from injury
TUALATIN, Ore. -- Theo Ratliff performed some running drills at the end of the Blazers' practice Friday, but there's still no indication that his return to the court is near. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 19:04:04 GMT)

Notes: Escobar ready to get started
Notes: Escobar ready to put rehab behind him (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 21:32:40 GMT)

Failing prison rehab programme got $2m
It is a scandal that a prisoner rehabilitation programme was allocated $2 million this year when it could have been increasing re-offending rather than reducing it, says National's Law & Order spokesman, Simon Power. (Sun, 02 Apr 2006 21:37:31 GMT)

Notes: Escobar ready to get started
Notes: Escobar ready to put rehab behind him (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:38:16 GMT)

County offers help to those with drug problems
With elevated narcotic availability in the county, mental health workers are being forced to work overtime in the fight against drug dependence. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 02:46:01 GMT)

Potent addiction linked to young teens' drug, alcohol use
ST. LOUIS — Teenagers who drink, smoke and use drugs can derail their brain development and set themselves up for lifelong addiction. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 07:16:53 GMT)

New Philippine Coco Authority Chief To Prioritize Rehab Of Farms
Newly installed Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Oscar Garin on Friday said he will prioritize the planting and replanting program, including the opening of new lands to coconut farming and the corresponding upliftment of the economic status of coconut farmers. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 07:25:10 GMT)

NEW PHILIPPINE COCO AUTHORITY CHIEF TO PRIORITIZE REHAB OF FARMS
Food Newly installed Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Oscar Garin on Friday said he will prioritize the planting and replanting program, including the opening of new lands to coconut farming and the corresponding upliftment of the economic status of coconut farmers. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 07:25:10 GMT)

Yankees news
Octavio Dotel has no argument with the Yankees' cautious approach to his rehab, but Dotel believes he's only weeks away from returning to the big leagues. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 07:37:03 GMT)

Open Society finds local allies
Group set to raise $20 million by 2008 Last May, when billionaire financier George Soros challenged Baltimore to raise $20 million to support programs to reduce drug addiction, bolster school reform, and decrease juvenile delinquency, he said he was confident that local "Robin Hoods" would pitch in. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 07:42:56 GMT)

People in the News | From a law school to a rehab service
Steininger Behavioral Care Services, a Cherry Hill provider of rehabilitative mental-health services for South Jersey residents, has named Kate Cranston director of development. She had been assistant director of development at the Rutgers School of Law in Camden. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 08:21:09 GMT)

Sens centre not rushing rehab
Mike Fisher is going to have to play the waiting game a little bit longer. The Ottawa Senators centre told the Sun yesterday he won't suit up for tonight's game against the Atlanta Thrashers at Scotiabank Place. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 08:38:17 GMT)

Court debuts to tackle addiction
A new drug court could help curb Porter County heroin abuse and straighten out lives hounded by addiction, officials hope. With little money and a six-month charter, the Porter County drug court has opened in Portage. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 09:30:49 GMT)

Heartland church’s mall rehab on track
ROCKFORD — When Paula Irwin heard last year that her church planned to buy a shopping mall and convert it into a sprawling complex of auditoriums, meeting rooms and a religious-themed business, she had the same reaction as a lot of people. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 11:32:20 GMT)

Family Set To Move Into Home After Contractor Botched Work
A Cleveland woman trying to rehab a home nearly lost everything in the process. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:34:52 GMT)

Drug Court program will soon be implemented
Jackson County will soon partake in a new way to handle an old problem. Local officials have decided to support the development of a drug court in the county, set up for a drug-addicted offender. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 13:22:05 GMT)

Obituaries
Lillian Barnette Hynson, 93, a former resident of Opelousas, died Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at Trinity Rehab Facility in Slidell. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:02:40 GMT)

Mason District Hospital announces $6.4 million expansion
HAVANA - Mason District Hospital may begin work next month on a $6.4 million project that includes improvements to emergency and rehab services, patient rooms, the pharmacy, heating and cooling systems, and other facilities. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:27:42 GMT)

Chris Farley's Photo to Appear on Drug-Treatment Billboard
Chris Farley, the comedian/actor who died more than eight years ago of a drug overdose, is making an appearance -- on billboards that advertise treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:35:15 GMT)

Researchers make drug addiction find
Researchers at Geneva University believe they have found a way to treat addiction to cocaine and possibly other hard drugs. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 17:05:23 GMT)

Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?
Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that their drinking or drugging has become a real problem for... (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 17:58:42 GMT)

Addiction Billboards Feature Chris Farley
The image of actor Chris Farley, who died of a drug overdose, is being used to market an addiction treatment regimen, UPI reported April 1. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 19:15:58 GMT)

Patients Teach Doctors About Addiction
A program at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York employs addiction treatment clients to educate residents at Montefiore Medical Center about alcohol and other drug problems, the New York Times reported April 2. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 19:30:48 GMT)

Judith Wheeles, 63
Judith “Julie” Annette Wheeles, 63, Martisnville, died April 1, 2006, at Grandview Health and Rehab Center in Martinsville. The daughter of the late Lyle and Jane (Black) Wheeles, she was born June 6, 1942, in Peoria, Ill. She was the widow of John Wheeles. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 19:56:15 GMT)

Combination of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Incentives Enhance Treatment for Marijuana Addiction
New research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, indicates that people who are trying to end their addiction to marijuana can benefit from a treatment program that combines motivational incentives with cognitive-behavioral therapy. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 20:01:24 GMT)

Drug Ads to Feature Farley
An important message from Chris Farley--from beyond the grave. Outdoor billboards plugging a new treatment for drug and alcohol addiction from Hythiam Inc. will feature a picture of the late "Saturday Night Live" star who died eight years ago from an accidental drug overdose. The company paid $25,000 to Farley's estate for the right to use the late funnyman's image, but has taken heat from (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 20:18:05 GMT)

Researchers make drug addiction find
Researchers at Geneva University believe they have found a way to treat addiction to cocaine and possibly other hard drugs. Using a substance developed by Swiss pharmaceutical concern Roche, they have shown that the cellular changes induced by drugs can be reversed. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 22:51:37 GMT)

U.S. anti-drug chief pushes research into addiction as brain disease
WASHINGTON (AP) - Call it the science of peer pressure. When teenagers fail to just say no to drugs, Dr. Nora Volkow blames their brains, not their willpower - they lack links between some crucial brain regions that won't fully form until they're adults. (Mon, 03 Apr 2006 23:24:00 GMT)

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HELP WANTED EXCITING OPPORTUNITY - For an energetic and willing certified athletic trainer, to join an expanding, progressive physical rehab center. Which includes a growing sports medicine program. Great team of physicians, therapists and support staff. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 05:06:06 GMT)

Rehab Protestors Call on Sartor, Watkins:
Face the People! Local residents are being called upon to maintain the rage and the fight against State Planning Minister Sartor’s approval of the Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney redevelopment scheme at another public rally this Sunday April 9 at 11am. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 06:59:27 GMT)

Addiction Treatment Program Partners with Horses, Celebrates First Year
Co-dependency, addiction treatment, drug rehabilitation, marriage counseling or ADHD treatment are just some of the reasons why people come to All Ways Recovery for help. This outpatient, after-care program has been in existence for a year now, offering its highly specialized form of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy along with psychodrama, counseling, meditation, acupuncture, homeopathy and yoga to (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 07:07:44 GMT)

Spot in rehab pondered for Quinn
WILKES-BARRE – Sean Quinn, who allegedly led police on a chase and manhunt late last year, could get a chance to participate in a special drug-rehabilitation program while in prison. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 07:11:22 GMT)

Overhaul plans stress rehab over retribution
SACRAMENTO - A team of state-hired juvenile-justice specialists has come closer than ever in a report released Monday to satisfying critics who call for a complete overhaul of California's youth prison system. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 07:15:34 GMT)

GENTLEMEN'S DISAGREEMENT
WOULD OPENING A strip club in the bosom of Old City's ripe-for-rehab warehouse district derail development or just be a bump in the slow grind toward high-end high-rises? (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 08:13:31 GMT)

Architects hammer out ideas for key sites
PRINCETON BOROUGH -- It was like the final exam in an architecture course: Redesign three key sites on Route 206 to better serve the community -- Stanworth Apartments, Merwick Rehab Hospital and the YM/YWCA. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 08:21:56 GMT)

Incentives Enhance Treatment for Marijuana Addiction
New research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, indicates that people who are trying to end their addiction to marijuana can benefit from a treatment program that combines motivational incentives with cognitive-behavioral therapy. The study is published in the April 2006 issue of the "Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology". (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:06:37 GMT)

Reading, writing and rehab: Literacy Council remodels
ROCKFORD — Volunteers have been busy priming drywall, shuffling furniture and moving cupboards to cut costs for the Literacy Council's big remodeling project. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 10:18:11 GMT)

Addiction Treatment Program Partners with Horses, Celebrates First Year
(PRWEB) April 4, 2006 -- All Ways Recovery, a new addiction treatment and drug rehabilitation program, embraces Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (horses) to get its patients back on the road to recovery and healthy relationships. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 12:00:00 GMT)

Kate Moss, Lindsay Lohan and Courtney Love are reportedly set to holiday together in Hawaii
The wild threesome, all said to be "firm friends", have all recently weathered very public drug scandals and hope a break away will help them overcome heir problems. Supermodel Kate, 32, checked into rehab last year after pictures of her using cocaine use were published, while rocker Courtney spent a month under house arrest for drug charges in early 2006. Lindsay, 19, admitted to drug abuse (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 15:32:40 GMT)

Seven Sober College Academy Students Skydive into Addiction Recovery from Alcohol and Drug Abuse
The stage for the event was Perris Valley Skydiving, the largest Skydiving Center in North America, located in Perris, CA. For this introduction, students recovering from alcohol and drug abuse took turns in the Perris Wind Tunnel, a state- of-the-art facility that allows the full effect experience of actually jumping out of a plane. [PRWEB Apr 4, 2006] Trackback URL: (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 16:06:37 GMT)

Seven Sober College Academy Students Skydive into Addiction Recovery from Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 4, 2006 –- Seven Sober College Academy Students, recovering from alcohol and drug abuse, were led by Director of Operations, Brian Brekke, LAC, who is a licensed addiction recovery counselor and a standing member of the United States Parachutist Association. Brian has 438 skydives to his credit. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 16:17:00 GMT)

Local rehab program provided accident victim with better quality of life
While hospitals in the Twin Cities may have saved Teresa West’s life, the Lake Region Healthcare Center for Rehabilitation has ensured her quality of life. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:06:01 GMT)

Stroger Transferred To Chicago Rehab Institute
Cook County Board president John Stroger was transferred today to a rehabilitation hospital to continue his recovery from a stroke he suffered a week before the March 21st primary. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 19:14:07 GMT)

Sheets to make Double-A rehab start Thursday
Injured Milwaukee Brewers ace Ben Sheets will make a rehabilitation start on Thursday for Double-A Huntsville in Pearl, Miss., and is expected to throw 50 pitches. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:04:57 GMT)

Strip-club flap reveals discord
WOULD OPENING A strip club in the bosom of Old City's ripe-for-rehab warehouse district derail development or just be a bump in the slow grind toward high-end high-rises? (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:28:31 GMT)

Actor Brad Renfro says he's ready for rehab
LOS ANGELES Actor Brad Renfro says he's "tired of paying the consequences" for drinking and drug use and eager to get clean. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:31:05 GMT)

Stroger Transferred For Physical Rehab
Cook County Board President John H. Stroger Jr. was transferred Monday to a rehabilitation hospital as he continues to recuperate from a stroke he suffered last month. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:42:39 GMT)

Stroger leaves hospital for rehab center
Cook County Board President John Stroger was transferred this morning to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, according to a statement released by Rush University Medical Center. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 21:41:53 GMT)

Renfro says rehab is an 'eye-opener'
Actor Brad Renfro said he's "tired of paying the consequences" for drinking and drug use. The actor, who served 10 days in jail last month after pleading no-contest to driving while intoxicated and pleaded guilty in February to attempted possession of heroin, was in court Tuesday for a progress report. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 22:41:21 GMT)

Stroger Moves To Rehab; Doubt On Future Continues
Amid new doubts about his political future, Cook County Board President John H. Stroger Jr. (D-4th), who suffered a stroke last month, was moved on Tuesday to a rehab facility. As CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports, Stroger hopes to be well enough to make his first public appearance by July. (Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:13:56 GMT)

Brad Renfro Says Rehab Is an 'Eye-Opener'
Actor Brad Renfro said he's "tired of paying the consequences" for drinking and drug use and eager to get clean. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:09:01 GMT)

Brad Renfro Says Rehab Is an 'Eye-Opener'
Actor Brad Renfro Says Rehab Is an 'Eye-Opener' Andis Eager to Get Clean (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:36:40 GMT)

Stroger leaves hospital for rehab center
Cook County Board President John Stroger was moved Tuesday to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago to start the next phase of his recovery from a serious stroke three weeks ago, his family said. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 02:26:43 GMT)

Doctor Discusses Stroger's Move To Rehab Center
For the first time Tuesday, sources close to Cook County Board President John Stroger admitted that he might not be well enough to continue his campaign for re-election. CBS 2’s Chief Correspondent Jay Levine spoke with one expert about Stroger’s move from the hospital to a rehab center. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 03:29:09 GMT)

HEROIN STAR SENT TO REHAB
ASTAR of gangster film Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels had a "spectacular fall from grace" after becoming addicted to heroin, a court heard yesterday. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 04:30:35 GMT)

HEROIN STAR SENT TO REHAB
A STAR of gangster film Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels had a "spectacular fall from grace" after becoming addicted to heroin, a court heard yesterday. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 07:51:15 GMT)

Rehab cheaper than prison, study finds
The state saves more than twice the amount of money that it spends on nonviolent drug offenders who are sentenced to treatment rather than prison, according to a new study. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 10:03:34 GMT)

Expert says drug addiction, brain disease linked
When teenagers fail to just say no to drugs, Dr. Nora Volkow blames their brains, not their willpower - they lack links between some crucial brain regions that won't fully form until they're adults. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:35:34 GMT)

Stroger is moved to Rehab Institute
Family is hopeful about his therapy Cook County Board President John Stroger was moved Tuesday to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago to start the next phase of his recovery from a serious stroke three weeks ago, his family said. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:41:43 GMT)

Heroin Addict Actor Told To Attend Rehab
LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS star JAKE ABRAHAMS was yesterday (04APR06) ordered to attend a drugs rehabilitation centre following a "spectacula (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:15:46 GMT)

Bermuda praised for drug prevention programme
Bermuda's approach to fighting addiction is winning international acclaim according to visiting US drug counsellors. Lissa Jones and Jonathan Lofgren were in Bermuda last week to run sessions for around 30 drug and mental health workers. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:53:45 GMT)

Dwight Gooden chooses prison over rehab
Embattled former baseball star Dwight Gooden chose on Wednesday to go to prison for a year and a day rather than enter a drug rehabilitation facility after using cocaine while on probation, court officials in Tampa said. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:03:27 GMT)

Hasselhoff Wants Wife in Rehab
Anyone who would accuse David Hasselhoff of abusing his wife must be crazy and/or on drugs. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:44:00 GMT)

Two Pacifica high school seniors tapped for annual Winners Breakfast after overcoming drug addiction
Two Pacifica high school seniors Erica Cloud of Terra Nova and Brandon Johnson of Oceana are among 31 high school seniors who will be honored tomorrow at the eleventh annual Winners Breakfast sponsored by the Family Service Agency of San Mateo County and Oracle. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:47:12 GMT)

Report Says Fight Against Drug Addiction Boosted in Uzbek South
Excerpt from report in Uzbek by Uzbek newspaper Ishonch on 5 April Drug addiction is the century's malady which negatively affects people's future and the gene pool of a nation. Those who fall into the net of this "White death", which affects a nation's gene pool, ruin their lives. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:02:07 GMT)

SSM Rehab closes doors at St. Joseph, DePaul
SSM Rehab said Wednesday it will close its area inpatient rehabilitation units at SSM St. Joseph Hospital of Kirkwood, Mo., and SSM DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, Mo. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:04:02 GMT)

Renfro: Rehab Working
"I'm tired of paying the consequences," the Apt Pupil star told reporters Tuesday outside a Los Angeles courtroom. The actor was on the docket for a progress report of his latest attempt at rehabilitation as part of his sentence stemming from a December bust in which he was arrested for attempted heroin possession. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:54:00 GMT)

Renfro: Rehab Working
This time, Brad Renfro says, he will stay clean. b "I'm tired of paying the consequences," the "Apt Pupil" star told reporters Tuesday outside a Los Angeles courtroom. The actor was on the docket for a progress report of his latest attempt at rehabilitation as part of his sentence stemming from a December bust in which he was arrested for attempted heroin possession. (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 21:08:12 GMT)

'Heroin Addict' Actor Told to Attend Rehab
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels star Jake Abrahams was yesterday ordered to attend a drugs rehabilitation centre following a "spectacular fall from grace". (Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:38:26 GMT)

Amaré Stoudemire's troubled mother walks out of a rehab center again. A judge allows her to return again, but she faces
Carrie Stoudemire, the mother of sidelined Phoenix Suns star Amaré Stoudemire, narrowly avoided jail during a hastily called March 31 hearing before Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Aimee Anderson. Stoudemire had violated several conditions of her five-year probation on a 2003 ... (Thu, 06 Apr 2006 02:32:05 GMT)

Youths get sobering look at drug addiction
Student leaders must become a driving force in urging their peers to stay clear of drug and alcohol use, speakers at an anti-drug meeting told more than 300 teenagers last week. (Thu, 06 Apr 2006 04:13:55 GMT)

Speaker explains mind of drug user
VALPARAISO | A national expert on drug addiction told a group of Porter County professionals that drug addicts keep going back to heroin, cocaine, meth or other harmful substances for the same reason that the rest of the population can't give up eating. (Thu, 06 Apr 2006 05:52:25 GMT)

Doc balks at rehab, heads to jail
TAMPA - Unable to shake the drug demons that derailed his once-dazzling career, Dwight (Doc) Gooden made a startling decision yesterday: He'd rather go to jail than face temptation on the streets. (Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:32:43 GMT)

Gooden chooses prison over rehab
Dwight “Doc” Gooden made a startling decision on Wednesday in court in Tampa: He’d rather go to jail than face temptation on the streets. (Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:59:51 GMT)

Forum defines drug abuse, users
HOBART — Drug addicts are rarely in denial about their habits, but if they get into treatment early enough, the chances rise that they’ll recover completely. (Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:32:20 GMT)

Gooden chooses prison over rehab
Unable to shake the drug demons that derailed his once-dazzling career, Dwight Gooden made a startling decision Wednesday: He would rather go to jail than face temptation on the streets. (Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:57:02 GMT)

Hasselhoff seeks rehab for wife
Washington, April 6(ANI): Former Baywatch star David Hasselhoff has reportedly filed papers in LA Superior Court on Tuesday saying his estranged wife, Pamela Bach, needs drug rehab. (Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:04:03 GMT)

Aegis Acute Rehab Orthopedic Centers of Excellence Meet Growing Need
FORT SMITH, Ark.----April 6, 2006--Aegis Acute Rehab has announced the opening of six new Orthopedic Centers of Excellence . Locations include Philadelphia, Pa.; Farmington, Mo.; Shelbyville, Ky.; Louisville, Ky.; Foley Ala.; and Fresno, Calif. (Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:11:00 GMT)

Workplace Addiction
What's a manager to do when alcohol or drugs invade the office. (Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:48:10 GMT)

Rehab Saad
TRAVEL is a monthly supplement of Al-Ahram Weekly appearing the last Thursday of the month. We welcome contributions and letters on subjects raised in this supplement. (Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:11:36 GMT)

Workplace Addiction
What's a manager to do when alcohol or drugs invade the office. (Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:27:18 GMT)

Baseball Notes | Gooden chooses prison over rehab
Unable to shake the drug demons that derailed his once-dazzling career, Dwight Gooden made a startling decision yesterday: He would rather go to jail than face temptation on the streets. (Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:35:44 GMT)

Ex-Teen Idol Leif Garrett Jailed For Positive Drug Test
LOS ANGELES -- Less than a month after claiming he had turned the corner fighting his drug problem, musician-actor Leif Garrett is back in jail for violating Drug Court terms, the District Attorney's Office reported Thursday. (Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:19:20 GMT)

Reaching out to recovering drug, alcohol abusers
SPOKANE -- The Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council says the word “addiction” sparks a negative stigma which makes it hard for people with drug and alcohol addictions to admit they have a problem and to seek help. (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:50:33 GMT)

Leif Garrett Bravely Not Overcoming Addiction
While former 1990s teen idol Brad Renfro appears to be on the long, uphill road towards substance-abuse recovery, former 1970s teen idol Leif Garrett does not. The unidentified drug that got him... (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 01:18:24 GMT)

AP Blog: Mixed Reviews for Sheets' Rehab
America's pastime is back and AP sportswriters will be filing periodic, behind-the-scenes reports from major league cities: (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 01:26:06 GMT)

AP Blog: Mixed reviews for Sheets' rehab
PEARL, Miss. — This probably wasn't what injured Milwaukee Brewers ace Ben Sheets was expecting. (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 01:43:07 GMT)

Blue Jays' Burnett Makes Rehab Start
Toronto's A.J. Burnett allowed one run and three hits in four innings Thursday night during a rehabilitation start for Class A Dunedin against Clearwater. (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 02:01:26 GMT)

Blue Jays' Burnett makes rehab start
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Toronto's A.J. Burnett allowed one run and three hits in four innings Thursday night during a rehabilitation start for Class A Dunedin against Clearwater. (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 02:34:57 GMT)

Sheets records five Ks in rehab start
Ben Sheets is getting back his confidence -- and his fastball. (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 03:29:31 GMT)

Sheets Strikes Out Five in Rehab Start
Ben Sheets is getting back his confidence — and his fastball. Regularly reaching the mid-90s on the radar gun, the hard-throwing Milwaukee Brewers ace struck out five in 2 2-3 innings in his rehabilitation start for Double-A Huntsville on Thursday night. (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 03:52:00 GMT)

Burnett gives up one run in rehab start
Toronto's A.J. Burnett allowed one run and three hit in four innings Thursday night during a rehabilitation start for Class A Dunedin against Clearwater. (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 04:19:39 GMT)

Sheets fans five, hits 96 mph on gun in rehab start
Regularly reaching the mid-90s on the radar gun, Ben Sheets struck out five in 2 2-3 innings in his rehabilitation start for Double-A Huntsville on Thursday night. (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 05:49:39 GMT)

Families could help reform of drug addicts - minister
Rehabilitation centres for drug addicts are convenient environment but families could help them do away with the behaviour before despair. (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 06:12:08 GMT)

Sheets tosses rehab start in Huntsville
In his first Minor League appearance in nearly five years, Ben Sheets was roughed up over 2 2/3 innings in a rehab start for the Huntsville Stars. (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 07:02:24 GMT)

Doherty: 'I'm marrying Moss this year'
Troubled rocker Pete Doherty claims he will marry his on/off supermodel girlfriend Kate Moss later this year. The singer, who is battling drug addiction, told fans at a Babyshambles gig in a porn club in Austria he will wed Moss in a castle. (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 07:26:35 GMT)

Rehab start goes well for Stars' Sheets
PEARL, Miss. - Ben Sheets' rehab start for the Huntsville Stars Thursday may have resulted in a pair of runs and four Mississippi hits, but the reviews were terrific. (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:34:26 GMT)

Anti-smoking drug may cut crystal meth craving
A popular treatment for nicotine addiction also seems to reduce cravings among crystal meth users, a preliminary study suggests (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:16:51 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 (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:20:51 GMT)

Sheets passes rehab test
PEARL — Understandably, Ben Sheets was battling quite a bit of nervous energy shortly before taking the mound early Thursday night. (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 14:03:26 GMT)