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British rocker Pete Doherty ordered to drug rehab
LONDON Singer Pete Doherty can't drive for six months, and he has to get 18 months of drug rehab. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 01:57:28 GMT)

In Colorado, prevention tab runs dry
Colorado ranks second in the nation for substance-abuse problems, but spends the least on prevention, treatment and research for alcohol and drug abuse, according to The National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, which studied 47 states. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 02:09:51 GMT)

FDA marijuana stance good for anti-drug movement - By Justin Boron
The tea-heads should be on the run. Weed-smokers beware. Marijuana users watch out. The Federal Drug Administration has declared that “no sound scientific studies” support the drug’s use for medical purposes. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 03:18:18 GMT)

Critics question success of booze drug on homeless
Hardened boozers trying to lay off the bottle will soon have a chance to get dry using a groundbreaking once-a-month injection, but clinicians are stopping short of calling the new treatment a wonder drug. "It... (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 03:37:06 GMT)

F.D.A. Dismisses Medical Benefit From Marijuana
The agency's declaration that "no sound scientific studies" support the drug's medical use contradicted a review by government scientists. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 04:17:09 GMT)

British rocker Pete Doherty ordered to drug rehab
A judge ordered rocker Pete Doherty to attend an 18-month drug rehabilitation program Thursday and placed him on two years' probation. Judge Jane McIvor also banned the 27-year-old Babyshambles frontman from driving for six months because of drug possession. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:09:35 GMT)

Tigers call meeting to discuss Brown's rehab
Richmond medical and coaching staff were meeting with Tigers utility Nathan Brown today to discuss his immediate playing future. Brown has struggled for form in 2006 since returning from a broken leg, which he suffered against Melbourne in round 10 last season. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:34:20 GMT)

Man with a climbing 'addiction' gets high from his job as an arborist
What trees does arborist John Miller truly dislike? "Dead ones," comes the quick response. They're unstable and unpredictable, and, once felled, they're a mess to clean up. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 07:07:02 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. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:39:30 GMT)

Griffey's knee rehab remains on schedule
MILWAUKEE - As the Reds embark on the second leg of their road trip, Ken Griffey Jr. remains at home rehabbing the strained tendon in the back of his right knee. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:12:57 GMT)

Voices in recovery: Drug abuse started at age 8
I am a Native American drug addict and alcoholic. I was an addict before I ever used. I was abused and mistreated throughout my childhood. This is just a fact of my life, not a reason or excuse for my addiction. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:15:25 GMT)

Winona rehab plan causes concern
Indianapolis, April 24, 2006 - A vacant building along Meridian and 32nd Streets is causing debate and division. On Sunday residents from the Historic Meridian Park Neighborhood met at Trinity Church to discuss plans for the former Winona Hospital. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:58:43 GMT)

Narcoleptic drug could help cocaine addicts
The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug -- a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. Hundreds of cocaine users (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:04:16 GMT)

Narcolepsy Drug Eyed for Cocaine Users
The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug — a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. Hundreds of cocaine users are testing whether that legal pill, called modafinil, could help them kick the addiction, and there's early evidence that it may. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:18:22 GMT)

Narcolepsy Drug Eyed for Cocaine Users
The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug _ a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:18:22 GMT)

Narcolepsy Drug Eyed for Cocaine Users
WASHINGTON -- The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug -- a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. Hundreds of cocaine users are testing whether that legal pill, called modafinil, could help them kick the addiction, and there's early evidence that it may. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:21:55 GMT)

Narcolepsy Drug Eyed for Cocaine Users
Medical Researchers Says They're Looking at a Narcolepsy Drug to Fight Cocaine Addiction (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:24:11 GMT)

Narcolepsy Drug Eyed for Cocaine Users
Medical Researchers Say They're Looking at a Narcolepsy Drug to Fight Cocaine Addiction (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:39:12 GMT)

Could narcolepsy wake-up drug fight cocaine addiction?
The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug, a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. Hundreds of cocaine users are testing whether that legal pill, called modafinil, could help them kick the addiction, and there is intriguing early evidence that it might. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:54:24 GMT)

Narcolepsy Drug Eyed for Cocaine Users
WASHINGTON (AP) - The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug - a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. Hundreds of cocaine users are testing whether that legal pill, called modafinil, could help them kick the addiction, and there's early evidence that it may. In addition to blunting cocaine's notorious cravings, modafinil might also counter the damage that cocaine wreaks on (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:10:48 GMT)

Tori Spelling splits with husband; Courtney Love ordered back to rehab; Jack White comforting Renee Zellweger?
Tori Spelling splits with husband; Courtney Love ordered back to rehab; Jack White comforting Renee Zellweger? (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:54:03 GMT)

Could narcolepsy wake-up drug fight cocaine addiction?
WASHINGTON Hundreds of cocaine users are testing a drug used to treat narcolepsy. Experts say the drug modafinil (moh-DAF'-ih-nihl) could tamp down the dopamine "rush" that... (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:56:31 GMT)

Could narcolepsy wake-up drug fight cocaine addiction?
WASHINGTON - The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug - a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. Hundreds of cocaine users are testing whether that legal pill, called modafinil, could help them kick the addiction, and there's early evidence that it may. (Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:53:18 GMT)

Narcolepsy Drug Eyed for Cocaine Users
Medical Researchers Say They're Looking at a Narcolepsy Drug to Fight Cocaine Addiction (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:24:11 GMT)

Narcolepsy drug may fight cocaine addiction
The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug, a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:28:22 GMT)

Could narcolepsy wake-up drug fight cocaine addiction?
WASHINGTON Hundreds of cocaine users are testing a drug used to treat narcolepsy. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:02:53 GMT)

Whitney Houston Reportedly In Rehab In Tucson
Diva Whitney Houston has reportedly checked in to a rehab clinic in Tucson to kick her alleged drug habit. Several newspapers are saying the singer is getting help at the Sierra Tucson clinic. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 05:42:33 GMT)

Narcolepsy drug may treat addiction
The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug - a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:18:44 GMT)

Narcolepsy wake-up drug may help combat cocaine addiction
WASHINGTON - The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug - a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. Hundreds of cocaine users are testing whether that legal pill, called modafini... (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:57:56 GMT)

Primeau’s rehab is taking flight
VOORHEES, N.J. -- There was something in the Flyers locker room Friday that hadn’t been there in quite a long while. It was a happy and jovial Keith Primeau. That’s because he learned he would be able to accompany his teammates on their flight to Buffalo in preparation for tonight’s Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Sabres. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:04:06 GMT)

Controversial anti-heroin addiction drug ibogaine hits rehabs
A controversial drug designed to combat heroin is being offered to patients around South Africa. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:20:49 GMT)

Anti-heroin addiction drug hits rehabs in SA
A controversial new drug which reportedly eliminates the withdrawal symptoms and cravings associated with heroin addiction is being offered to patients around South Africa. But while it offers a glimmer of hope to addicts, the drug has a dubious history, writes Patrick Whyte. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:02:41 GMT)

Could narcolepsy wake-up drug fight cocaine addiction?
WASHINGTON Hundreds of cocaine users are testing a drug used to treat narcolepsy. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:59:44 GMT)

Couple admit stealing purses for drug money
Jessica Asta and Troy Johnston apologized for the thefts. They said they needed the money to fuel a drug addiction. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:23:02 GMT)

MP govt replies on Narmada rehab
The Madhya Pradesh government has replied to the Supreme Court on the rehabilitation of those affected by the Narmada dam. In its reply to the court, the government said it has almost completed the rehabilitation process. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:06:04 GMT)

Rescue and rehab center sees 45,000th patient
WAYNESBORO, Va. The Wildlife Center of Virginia has admitted its 45-thousandth patient -- a Virginia Opossum. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:42:08 GMT)

Drug Rehab Center, Transitions Inc., Locating In NKY Community
A controversial drug rehabilitation center is getting the go ahead to locate in a northern Kentucky community. The city of Erlanger has approved plans for rehab center Transitions Inc. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:07:44 GMT)

Rehab center OK'd
Transitions Inc. has cleared a major hurdle in its quest to build a residential drug/alcohol rehabilitation center in Erlanger. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:39:11 GMT)

Narcolepsy Drug Eyed for Cocaine Users
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug -- a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. Hundreds of cocaine users are testing whether that legal pill, called modafinil, could help them kick the addiction, and there's early evidence that it may. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:48:36 GMT)

Drug rehab for Lock Stock actor
Actor Jake Abraham is told to undergo drug rehabilitation after admitting a series of crimes to fund his heroin addiction. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:50:22 GMT)

Drug rehab for Lock Stock actor
Actor Jake Abraham is told to undergo drug rehabilitation after admitting a series of crimes to fund his heroin addiction. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:39:22 GMT)

Sachin ready for third phase of rehab programme
NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar, currently undergoing rehabilitation following a shoulder surgery, has made satisfactory progress and is now ready for the third phase of the programme. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:49:53 GMT)

South Africa: Controversial Anti-Heroin Addiction Drug Ibogaine Hits Rehabs
A controversial drug designed to combat heroin is being offered to patients around South Africa. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:24:29 GMT)

Narcolepsy Drug May Treat Cocaine Addiction
A drug used to treat narcolepsy may also treat cocaine addiction by blocking the "high" cocaine produces and countering the damage it does to brain circuits. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:34:04 GMT)

Robber who claimed he was a Katrina victim sent to drug rehab
By Judge Thomas P. Miano's estimate, 90 percent of the defendants who appear before him claim drug or alcohol abuse is behind the illegal activity that landed them in Hartford Superior Court. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:42:42 GMT)

Could narcolepsy wake-up drug fight cocaine addiction?
WASHINGTON (AP) - The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug - a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. Hundreds of cocaine users are testing whether that legal pill, called modafinil, could help them kick the addiction, and there's early evidence that it may. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:56:37 GMT)

Rescue and rehab center sees 45,000th patient
WAYNESBORO, Va. The Wildlife Center of Virginia has admitted its 45-thousandth patient -- a Virginia Opossum. (Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:59:50 GMT)

Teen honored for courage to beat addiction, testify against drug dealer
A former meth addict who testified against a drug dealer was honored on as part of National Crime Victims' Rights Week. (Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:27:31 GMT)

T rolls out long-awaited N. Station rehab plan
Things are looking up for North Station commuters who have spent a decade packing like cattle into a cramped corridor to await their trains while across town South Station riders have hit the food court,... (Wed, 26 Apr 2006 03:06:47 GMT)

Rehab is back with new lineup, new sound
What once was three is now one. The formerly Warner Robins-based rap group Rehab has survived a major label deal and the departure of two of its founding members. Now Danny Boone leads a group that has more of a hard rock edge. They play Capital City in Milledgeville tonight and have dates scheduled for Whiskey River in Macon on April 28 and Q's Lounge in Thomaston on May 5. (Wed, 26 Apr 2006 03:38:51 GMT)

Drug seems to block cocaine high
The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug, a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. Hundreds of cocaine users are testing whether that legal pill, called modafinil, could help them kick the addiction, and there's early evidence that it might. (Wed, 26 Apr 2006 07:01:47 GMT)

Actor Sentenced To Community Order And Rehab
LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS star JAKE ABRAHAMS was yesterday (25APR06) sentenced to an 18-month community order, including 12 months of drug r (Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:45:46 GMT)

Rehab project helps patients cope
IN TOMORROW'S PAPER: (Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:43:09 GMT)

Woman sentenced to year in prison rehab program
RED BLUFF - A Red Bluff woman will spend one year in a prison rehabilitation program for the 2004 death of her 4-month-old son, Kadin Paul, who died from burns from a floor furnace. (Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:30:04 GMT)

Notes: Doumit ready for rehab trip
Notes: Doumit ready for rehab assignment (Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:01:49 GMT)

Rehab hospital hires senior VP
Dennis Chong, former Cigna Healthcare executive, has joined the executive team at The Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific. (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:44:23 GMT)

Wilson to start at Fifth Third Field
Paul Wilson will make a re-hab start for the Dayton Dragons at Fifth Third Field on Thursday night. The right hander is expected to throw 90 pitches in his second rehab start in his effort to return to the Cincinnati Reds rotation. Thursday's game time at Fifth Third Field is 7:00 PM. (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 03:44:06 GMT)

Sepulveda facing ACL rehab
By Jerry Hill (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:17:13 GMT)

Baseball: Career rehab
John Smoltz, Mariano Rivera, Eric Gagne. Senior pitcher Bryan Rider has one thing in common with these major league pitchers. Like them, he has undergone Tommy John surgery. After being named a two-time all-league selection at Camas (Wash.) High School, Rider pitched two years at Mount Hood (Ore. (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:19:27 GMT)

Monica Yant Kinney | The savage illogic of heroin addiction
Heroin addicts are dying for a fix, but that hasn't translated into new business for Oscar Hernandez. Dead junkies don't make other junkies toss their needles and rush into rehab. Dead junkies make other junkies crave a piece of the action. (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:35:02 GMT)

Kirk, Route 38 on road to major rehab
GENEVA — The stage is set for a major road project this summer that will benefit Geneva's East Side Gateway. Work should start in May on the rehabilitation of the intersection of Kirk Road and Route 38. (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:22:58 GMT)

Board approves recovery center; some dismayed
ERLANGER -- Pleasure Isle Drive residents responded to the Erlanger Board of Adjustment's decision to approve the location of a Transitions drug and alcohol rehab center, calling it "a temporary fix for a permanent problem." (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:28:13 GMT)

Rehab people of the year announced
The people chosen as Rehab Galway People of the Year 2006 were announced last Thursday. The 10 individuals and two groups will be honoured at a gala banquet and presentation in the Corrib Great Southern Hotel on Saturday May 20, where one will be declared Galway Person of the Year 2006. (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:10:28 GMT)

Gentry is moved to rehab facility
Injured Ohio State football player Tyson Gentry has been moved into OSU Medical Center’s rehabilitation facility and is continuing to make progress, coach Jim Tressel said yesterday. (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:16:15 GMT)

Drug rehab warden first Pinoy to climb Everest?
A warden at the Center for the Ultimate Rehabilitation of Drug Dependents (CUREDD) based in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig claims to be the first Filipino to scale Mt. Everest in 2002. (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:19:40 GMT)

CB 5 Pushing For Cooper Avenue Underpass Rehab
by Sam Goldman In a letter to city Department of Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall, Community Board 5 District Manager Gary Giordano stresses the need for the reconstruction on the Cooper Avenue Underpass. (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:19:37 GMT)

NHPC to take cue from China
Rehab first "NHPC is looking at having a development-first model for some of the larger stations planned in the future, as is being followed in China and other countries executing larger dam projects. (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:04:28 GMT)

Sabathia looks strong in rehab start
Sabathia looks strong in rehab start (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:32:18 GMT)

Arthritis Drug Might Reduce Fatigue In Cancer Patients
Researchers here have found evidence that combining a drug typically used to treat rheumatoid arthritis with chemotherapy might help reduce fatigue and muscle wasting that often afflicts cancer patients. The findings of the preliminary study with 24 patients are reported in the April 20 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:11:36 GMT)

Solid start for Sabathia in rehab assignment
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Cleveland Indians starter C.C. Sabathia had a solid start for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons in a rehab assignment Thursday, his first appearance since straining an abdominal muscle on opening day. (Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:50:10 GMT)

Sabathia Solid in Rehab Start at Buffalo
Indians Hurler C.C. Sabathia Could Return Soon After Solid Rehab Start for Triple-A Buffalo (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 01:03:30 GMT)

Sabathia makes rehab start, could return soon
C.C. Sabathia threw 75 pitches in a rehab start at the Indians' Triple-A team in Buffalo and could return to the rotation soon. (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 01:35:30 GMT)

Reds RHP Wilson Shelled in 1st Rehab Start
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Paul Wilson allowed six runs — four earned — and 10 hits in seven innings in his first minor league rehab start Thursday. (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:56:09 GMT)

Reds RHP Wilson shelled in first rehab start
DAYTON, Ohio -- Cincinnati Reds pitcher Paul Wilson got rocked Thursday night in his first rehab start outside extended spring training, surrendering six runs on 10 hits in seven innings of the Single-A Dayton Dragons' 6-2 loss to the Peoria Chiefs. (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 03:07:57 GMT)

Wilson makes first rehab start
Wilson makes first rehab start (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 03:16:10 GMT)

Reds RHP Wilson shelled in 1st rehab start
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Cincinnati Reds pitcher Paul Wilson allowed six runs — four earned — and 10 hits in seven innings in his first minor league rehab start Thursday. (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 03:16:20 GMT)

Clean
(2006) Starring: Maggie Cheung , Nick Nolte Director: Olivier Assayas Synopsis: A woman with a history of drug addiction tries to get her son back from her parents. (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 06:52:19 GMT)

ONLINE EXTRA: Program aims at helping women fight addiction
SILVER CITY — In a county where methamphetamine is wreaking havoc, everyone is a either a victim or a soldier in the war on drug abuse and local women now have another way to fight the mounting epidemic. (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:44:52 GMT)

Wilson launches rehab
DAYTON, Ohio - The owner of the team sat in the stands and watched Paul Wilson pitch. The team's medical director studied Wilson's every movement. The big league club's pitching coach took advantage of the Reds' day off and observed the team's former ace making his first rehab start since shoulder surgery last June. (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:34:54 GMT)

"Walk the Line" honored for drugs depiction
The Oscar-winning Johnny Cash movie "Walk the Line," and TV shows "Without a Trace" and "Saturday Night Live" were among the winners at the 10th annual Prism Awards, which recognize accurate depictions of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction in entertainment content. (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:51:53 GMT)

'Walk the Line' Wins Prism Award
"Walk the Line," the Johnny Cash biopic, and Brad Paisley's hit song "Alcohol" were among the winners at the 10th annual Prism Awards, presented for accurate portrayals of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction within entertainment programming. (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:53:37 GMT)

Addiction Costs Canada $40 Billion Annually
CBC News reported April 26 that the tally includes health-care costs, lost productivity, and the expense of court cases and prison. Tobacco addiction alone cost Canadian taxpayers an estimated $17 billion a year. (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:47:19 GMT)

Walk the Line honoured at Prism Awards for accurate portrayal of addiction
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Walk the Line, the Johnny Cash biopic, and Brad Paisley's hit song Alcohol were among the winners at the 10th annual Prism Awards, presented for accurate portrayals of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction within entertainment programming. (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:39:15 GMT)

Treatment No Panacea for Nation's Drug Problems, Researchers Say
"We can't arrest our way out of our drug problems" has become a familiar mantra in recent years among advocates for more spending on addiction treatment and prevention, including some progressive law-enforcement officials. (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:32:27 GMT)

Wood progressing toward rehab start
Wood progressing toward rehab start (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:50:40 GMT)

Limbaugh charged in Florida drug fraud probe
Conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh turned himself in to police in Florida on Friday and was charged with prescription drug fraud as part of a probe that began more than two years ago, authorities said. (Fri, 28 Apr 2006 23:49:26 GMT)

Conservative radio host Limbaugh reaches deal on drug charge
Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was arrested and charged in Florida for illegally obtaining doctor's prescriptions to feed an addiction to painkillers, his lawyer said. (Sat, 29 Apr 2006 00:11:00 GMT)

Limbaugh cuts deal in drug probe
Rush Limbaugh was charged with prescription drug fraud in Florida on Friday as part of a deal ending a criminal probe of the conservative radio commentator that began more than two years ago, his lawyer and authorities said. (Sat, 29 Apr 2006 01:34:58 GMT)

Rush Limbaugh Arrested on Prescription Drug Charges
Rush Limbaugh attorney said he has reached a deal with prosecutors that will eventually see the charges dismissed if he continues treatment for drug addiction. (Sat, 29 Apr 2006 01:35:43 GMT)

Rehab, $30,000 to keep Limbaugh out of court
Firebrand radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was charged Friday with fraudulently concealing information to obtain prescription drugs, but prosecutors will drop the charge after 18 months if Limbaugh remains in treatment for drug addiction, his lawyer said. (Sat, 29 Apr 2006 02:43:07 GMT)

Father Whose Son Died After He Left Him In Hot Vehicle Is Sentenced To Probation, Rehab
The man whose nine-month-old son died after he left him for hours in a hot car last August was sentenced in a Lexington courtroom Friday afternoon to five years of probation and a six-month stay in a rehab center. (Sat, 29 Apr 2006 05:26:24 GMT)

Limbaugh Reaches Settlement in Drug Case
A three-year investigation into drug use by Rush Limbaugh ended abruptly when the conservative commentator was booked on a single charge of prescription fraud in a deal his attorney says spares him a trial. (Sat, 29 Apr 2006 06:36:14 GMT)

Limbaugh Deal Avoids Drug Prosecution, Defense Says
Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh was booked on drug charges in Florida on Friday, and his lawyer said that Limbaugh had agreed to a deal enabling him to avoid prosecution in the prescription abuse case if he continued treatment for addiction problems and avoided any other run-ins with the law. (Sat, 29 Apr 2006 07:28:01 GMT)

Narcolepsy drug aids cocaine addicts
The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug -- a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. (Sat, 29 Apr 2006 07:56:37 GMT)

Limbaugh Reaches Deal in Drug Fraud Case
A three-year investigation into drug use by Rush Limbaugh ended abruptly when the conservative commentator was booked on a single charge of prescription fraud in a deal his attorney says spares him a trial. (Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:24:31 GMT)

Rush makes a deal in drug case
Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh was booked on drug charges in Palm Beach County on Friday, but his lawyers said he had agreed to a deal enabling him to avoid prosecution in the prescription abuse case if he continues treatment for addiction problems and avoids any other run-ins with the law. (Sat, 29 Apr 2006 13:06:05 GMT)

Charlie Cray: Bush and oil addiction
Heard a good one by caller on Thom Hartmann's show this morning. It goes like this: GW Bush telling the country that we should solve our oil addiction problem by producing ethanol is like a Columbian drug lord telling the U.S. that if we want to solve our epidemic of crack and cocaine abuse we should build more meth labs. (Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:54:28 GMT)

Narcolepsy drug aids cocaine addicts
The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug -- a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. (Sun, 30 Apr 2006 02:42:07 GMT)

Limbaugh arrested on felony charge for prescription drug fraud
Rush Limbaugh was arrested Friday on a doctor-shopping charge in the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office's long-running investigation into his drug use, and agreed to supervision for 18 months while he continues his rehabilitation. (Sun, 30 Apr 2006 03:20:58 GMT)

Limbaugh gets rehab deal after prescription arrest
West Palm Beach, Fla. Rush Limbaugh and prosecutors in the long-running painkiller fraud case against him have reached a deal calling for the only charge against the conservative commentator to be dropped if he continues treatment, his attorney said Friday. (Sun, 30 Apr 2006 06:30:30 GMT)

Hundreds help home rehab
Just color Stow's Charles Cacuzza and Akron's Artis and Nettie Williams blessed beyond words. That's because their homes, and 12 others, were on the receiving end of some tender loving care Saturday courtesy of Rebuilding Together Summit County Inc. and a diverse group of volunteers whose hearts were in the right places. (Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:29:42 GMT)

Limbaugh, prosecutors make deal in drug case
Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh was booked on drug charges in Florida on Friday, but his lawyers said he had agreed to a deal enabling him to avoid prosecution in the prescription abuse case if he continues treatment for addiction problems and avoids any other run-ins with the law. (Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:38:00 GMT)

3 `L' lines will feel effects of renovation
Rehab work slated at Belmont, Fullerton Red, Brown and Purple Line riders should allow for extra travel time in the coming months as track and signal work step up near the Belmont and Fullerton stations in the Brown Line renovation project, Chicago Transit Authority officials said Friday. (Sun, 30 Apr 2006 12:04:42 GMT)

Probation given in infant's death
A Lexington father whose 9-month old son died last summer after being left in a hot vehicle was sentenced to five years probation yesterday and ordered to spend six months in a rehab center. (Sun, 30 Apr 2006 12:20:20 GMT)

Limbaugh reaches deal in drug fraud case
A three-year investigation into drug use by Rush Limbaugh ended abruptly when the conservative commentator was booked on a single charge of prescription fraud in a deal his attorney says spares him a trial. (Sun, 30 Apr 2006 12:45:26 GMT)

Rehab drive for Liguasan Marsh spins off
KORONADAL CITY -- A different battle is taking place in Liguasan Marsh, a vast wetland lying across the provinces of Sultan Kudarat and North Cotabato in Central Mindanao and Maguindanao in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. (Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:53:01 GMT)

PAL eyes early exit from 10-year debt rehab plan
A fifth of Philippine Airline’s creditors have yet to agree to wind down a 10-year rehabilitation plan earlier than scheduled, an executive of the flag carrier said. (Sun, 30 Apr 2006 18:13:34 GMT)

Narcolepsy pill may aid cocaine addicts
The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug -- a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. Hundreds of cocaine users are testing whether that legal pill, called modafinil, could help them kick the addiction, and there's early evidence that it may. (Sun, 30 Apr 2006 21:12:40 GMT)

Inside Dish
Magic SF Grant Hill gave his teammates and coaches Gucci watches as parting gifts on Baggie Day, which is appropriate because he's almost out of time. He has had six surgeries in six years (five on the left ankle), and if he needs a second operation for a sports hernia, he'll walk away at the age of 33. He told the Orlando Sentinel he'll try rehab one more time in the hope he can erase his (Sun, 30 Apr 2006 22:15:15 GMT)