Addiction Recovery News 04/2006 (Page 4)

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CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - 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)

The Arab chapter of the Mentor Foundation, Mentor Arabia was launched yesterday in Dubai where the organisation now has its headquarters. Officials pledged to fight drug addiction and promote the health and well being of young people in the Arab world, reported Gulf News. (Apr 7, 2006)

By Mary Powers powers@commercialappealcom Methadone is no longer the only option for treating addiction to drugs like heroin, and a federal health official was in Memphis Wednesday encouraging doctors to undergo training required to prescribe it. The new drug is buprenorphine. (Apr 7, 2006)

Kirkwood Council member and deputy mayor Thomas J. Noonan pleaded guilty in St. Louis County's Drug Court this morning to two counts of drug possession and one count of attempted drug possession. (Apr 7, 2006)

As of today, the Fort Payne-DeKalb Rehabilitation Center, as it has existed for the past 20 years, is no more. However, some of the services offered through the center are simply being shifted to another location, the Fort Payne Career Center at 2100 Jordan Road, SW. (Apr 7, 2006)

Leif Garrett has been sent to jail for 45 days after failing several drug tests while staying in a strict drug rehabilitation program Thursday. The 44-year-old former teen idol began the sentence March 30 after a Superior Court commissioner determined he had violated terms of his rehab program. (Apr 7, 2006)

TORONTO (CP) - Starter A.J. Burnett and catcher Gregg Zaun were back with the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday after playing a rehabilitation game for single-A Dunedin a night earlier. (Apr 7, 2006)

Two Parker high school seniors are facing drug-related charges. (Apr 8, 2006)

David Wells was hit hard in a rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket, giving up seven runs and six hits in five innings Friday night. (Apr 8, 2006)

JANESVILLE, Wis. -- Two Parker high school seniors are facing drug-related charges. One is charged with illegally possessing prescription drugs. Police said they found the student with diazepam and morphine pills. (Apr 8, 2006)

David Wells was hit hard in a rehab start for Class AAA Pawtucket, giving up seven runs and six hits in five innings Friday night. (Apr 8, 2006)

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- David Wells was hit hard in a rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket, giving up seven runs and six hits in five innings Friday night. "It is what it is, it's a bad night," said Wells, placed on the disabled list last Saturday -- retroactive to March 27. "No excuses." (Apr 8, 2006)

David Wells was hit hard in a rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket, giving up seven runs and six hits in five innings Friday night. "It is what it is, it's a bad night," said Wells, placed on the disabled list last Saturday - retroactive to March 27. "No excuses." The veteran left-hander, making his first appearance in the minors since 1994, gave up two solo homers and a pair of two-run doubles in (Apr 8, 2006)

Boomer roughed up in rehab start (Apr 8, 2006)

Notes: Sheets makes rehab start (Apr 8, 2006)

Addiction clinic closure worries patient, doctor On June 30, New River Valley Community Services in Blacksburg will shut down an outpatient drug and alcohol addiction clinic, a service that Carmen Greer says saved her daughter's life. (Apr 8, 2006)

Experts say the stimulant drugs prescribed for the treatment of ADHD are not only dangerous, they are highly addictive. And although no drug has been approved for the treatment of autism, drugs are routinely prescribed off-label to treat autistic children. (Apr 8, 2006)

SINGAPORE : The Addiction Mall is not a new shopping centre in town; rather, it is an exhibition centre that aims to educate youth on the hazards of cigarette and drug abuse. (Apr 8, 2006)

THEY danced the tinikling and laughed when they made mistakes. They seemed perfectly normal children having fun with themselves, except that they do not hear the dance music. (Apr 8, 2006)

A FORMER patient at a rehab clinic has been charged with dealing heroin to other addicts. Police were called to Castle Craig Hospital in Peeblesshire, after complaints that patients had been given the class A drug last Christmas Day. (Apr 9, 2006)

DURHAM, N.C. – A pair of baseball players and their coach left Duke University last April in a steroid scandal. Two months later, the school’s world-renowned hospital revealed doctors operated on nearly 4,000 patients with instruments washed in used hydraulic fluid. (Apr 9, 2006)

Sheldon Kennedy hit rock bottom 16 months ago. During a drug binge that kept him awake for seven days, the former NHLer took a shotgun and a bag of cocaine to the furnace room in his ranch house and waited for his enemies. (Apr 9, 2006)

DURHAM, N.C. – A pair of baseball players and their coach left Duke University last April in a steroid scandal. Two months later, the school’s world-renowned hospital revealed doctors operated on nearly 4,000 patients with instruments washed in used hydraulic fluid. (Apr 9, 2006)

By Scott Farwell, The Dallas Morning News Apr. 9--In drug treatment, success is a sliding-scale concept. At Victory Home, a faith-based rehab center in southern Dallas, the definition is even more elusive. (Apr 9, 2006)

Randy Moss and Daunte Culpepper were the Minnesota Vikings' top stars. Both were virtually given away. Moss was sent to Oakland because he supposedly was more trouble than he was worth. Culpepper was gift-wrapped and given to Miami because, uh, I'm still not sure there was a valid reason. Yeah, he wanted to rework his contract and he didn't want to rehab his injured knee in Minnesota. (Apr 9, 2006)

Experts say the stimulant drugs prescribed for the treatment of ADHD are not only dangerous, they are highly addictive. And although no drug has been approved for the treatment of autism, drugs are routinely prescribed off-label to treat autistic children. (Apr 10, 2006)

Lack of sleep was the reason rapper EMINEM checked into rehab last year (05) - after he tried to medicate his tiredness. The rapper has refused to sp (Apr 10, 2006)

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. (Apr 10, 2006)

Kermit Dahlen is on a mission to dispel one of the biggest myths about meth. "There's a belief out there that people don't get well. People do get well from meth addiction," said Dahlen, president and CEO of Jackson Recovery Centers. (Apr 10, 2006)

Lack of sleep was the reason rapper Eminem checked into rehab last year - after he tried to medicate his tiredness. (Apr 10, 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. (Apr 10, 2006)

H ad only David Verbos been a public school bus driver, a heavy-equipment operator, maybe a truck driver, everything might be different now. Maybe the 36-year-old father of two wouldn't have pulled a string of armed robberies to feed his spiraling addiction to painkillers. (Apr 10, 2006)

C.C. Sabathia says his recovery from a strained right abdominal muscle is going better than expected. Sabathia suffered the injury while making the 37th pitch he threw in the season opener at Chicago on April 2. The Indians originally said he would be sidelined three to five weeks. (Apr 10, 2006)

The state soon will allow the creation of new methadone clinics for the treatment of heroin addiction, but some say the clinics will create problems for the communities in which they are located. (Apr 10, 2006)

Mariah Carey was so heartbroken after reading reports of Whitney Houston's alleged descent into drug addiction, she has invited the fallen star to duet with her on her next album. (Apr 10, 2006)

Parents, students and school administrators in the United States and Israel are buzzing over the arrest on drug-related charges of three Americans studying in Israel -- but drug-abuse experts say it should come as no surprise. (Apr 10, 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. (Apr 10, 2006)

New Haven, Conn. — Based on data obtained from one of the largest family sets of its kind, Yale School of Medicine researchers have identified a genetic linkage for dependence on drugs such as heroin, morphine and oxycontin. (Apr 10, 2006)

Ruth McBryde McPhaul, 94, of Red Springs, died April 6, 2006, at Cary Health and Rehab. A graveside service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Alloway Cemetery, the Rev. Diana Killian officiating. (Apr 10, 2006)

Blueline star Ed Jovanovski says he wants to remain a Canuck. Throughout a rigorous and arduous two-month rehab process that taxed his body and spirit, Ed Jovanovski still sported a grin when spotted at GM Place. (Apr 10, 2006)

Drug-addicted patients with severe, persistent mental illness respond well to a new behavioral approach that involves social skills training and motivational interviewing, as well as mandatory urine checks, research suggests. (Apr 10, 2006)

Ed Jovanovski of the Vancouver Canucks carries the puck. Throughout a rigorous and arduous two-month rehab process that taxed his body and spirit, Ed Jovanovski still sported a grin when spotted at GM Place. (Apr 10, 2006)

New Haven, Conn. -- Based on data obtained from one of the largest family sets of its kind, Yale School of Medicine researchers have identified a genetic linkage for dependence on drugs such as heroin, morphine and oxycontin. (Apr 10, 2006)

The Mississippi Braves announce that LHP Macay McBride will be making a rehab appearance for Mississippi tonight. The Braves also announce that reliever Brad Baker has been promoted to AAA Richmond. (Apr 10, 2006)

Every parent worries that his or her child may turn to drugs, or worse, become dependent on them, and a new Florida State University study indicates that parents of boys who have very low self-esteem and have friends who approve of drug and alcohol use may have good cause to worry.FSU sociology professors John Taylor and Donald Lloyd, along with University of Miami professor emeritus George (Apr 10, 2006)

Daunte Culpepper said Monday that "things are looking good" with his knee rehabilitation and he still hopes to be ready to play in Week 1 in September. (Apr 11, 2006)

DAVIE, Fla. -- Daunte Culpepper walked down the auditorium stairs with his cap slightly askew, and what looked like a playbook under one arm. Most importantly to the Miami Dolphins, their new quarterback was smiling - not limping. ... (Apr 11, 2006)

The Mississippi Braves announce that LHP Macay McBride will be making a rehab appearance for Mississippi tonight. The Braves also announce that reliever Brad Baker has been promoted to AAA Richmond. (Apr 11, 2006)

DAVIE, Fla. (April 10, 2006) -- Daunte Culpepper walked down the auditorium stairs with his cap slightly askew, and what looked like a playbook under one arm. (Apr 11, 2006)

An anti-drug , anti-addiction rally is moving to a new location in T erre H aute this year. The T erre H ope R ally is back for it's second year. Last year , it drew about 900 people to W abash A venue to speak out against addiction and help addicts. (Apr 11, 2006)

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