Addiction Recovery News 04/2006 (Page 3)

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Actor Brad Renfro Says Rehab Is an 'Eye-Opener' Andis Eager to Get Clean (Apr 5, 2006)

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. (Apr 5, 2006)

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. (Apr 5, 2006)

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. (Apr 5, 2006)

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. (Apr 5, 2006)

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. (Apr 5, 2006)

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. (Apr 5, 2006)

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. (Apr 5, 2006)

LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS star JAKE ABRAHAMS was yesterday (04APR06) ordered to attend a drugs rehabilitation centre following a "spectacula (Apr 5, 2006)

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. (Apr 5, 2006)

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. (Apr 5, 2006)

Anyone who would accuse David Hasselhoff of abusing his wife must be crazy and/or on drugs. (Apr 5, 2006)

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. (Apr 5, 2006)

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. (Apr 5, 2006)

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. (Apr 5, 2006)

"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. (Apr 5, 2006)

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. (Apr 5, 2006)

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels star Jake Abrahams was yesterday ordered to attend a drugs rehabilitation centre following a "spectacular fall from grace". (Apr 6, 2006)

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 ... (Apr 6, 2006)

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. (Apr 6, 2006)

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. (Apr 6, 2006)

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. (Apr 6, 2006)

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. (Apr 6, 2006)

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. (Apr 6, 2006)

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. (Apr 6, 2006)

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. (Apr 6, 2006)

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. (Apr 6, 2006)

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. (Apr 6, 2006)

What's a manager to do when alcohol or drugs invade the office. (Apr 6, 2006)

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. (Apr 6, 2006)

What's a manager to do when alcohol or drugs invade the office. (Apr 6, 2006)

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. (Apr 6, 2006)

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. (Apr 6, 2006)

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. (Apr 7, 2006)

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... (Apr 7, 2006)

America's pastime is back and AP sportswriters will be filing periodic, behind-the-scenes reports from major league cities: (Apr 7, 2006)

PEARL, Miss. — This probably wasn't what injured Milwaukee Brewers ace Ben Sheets was expecting. (Apr 7, 2006)

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. (Apr 7, 2006)

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. (Apr 7, 2006)

Ben Sheets is getting back his confidence -- and his fastball. (Apr 7, 2006)

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. (Apr 7, 2006)

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. (Apr 7, 2006)

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. (Apr 7, 2006)

Rehabilitation centres for drug addicts are convenient environment but families could help them do away with the behaviour before despair. (Apr 7, 2006)

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. (Apr 7, 2006)

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. (Apr 7, 2006)

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. (Apr 7, 2006)

A popular treatment for nicotine addiction also seems to reduce cravings among crystal meth users, a preliminary study suggests (Apr 7, 2006)

The study in heroin-addicted rats led to a treatment that successfully eliminated cravings for the drug - human treatments may follow (Apr 7, 2006)

PEARL — Understandably, Ben Sheets was battling quite a bit of nervous energy shortly before taking the mound early Thursday night. (Apr 7, 2006)

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