Addiction Recovery News 05/2006 (Page 5)

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Backers have abandoned a plan to open the country's largest residential drug and alcohol treatment center in the empty Winona Memorial Hospital building. (May 9, 2006)

SALT LAKE CITY----May 9, 2006--National Hyperbaric Rehab Center Inc. "NHRC" announced today the completions of negotiations and the execution of a duly signed contract with El Dorado Hospital and Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz. (May 9, 2006)

INDIANAPOLIS Plans have been dropped for a drug- and alcohol-addiction treatment center near the Children's Museum in Indianapolis. The proposal would have placed more... (May 9, 2006)

INDIANAPOLIS -- Plans have been dropped for a drug- and alcohol-addiction treatment center near the Children's Museum in Indianapolis. (May 9, 2006)

INDIANAPOLIS — Plans have been dropped for opening a drug- and alcohol-addiction treatment center near the Children’s Museum and several schools. (May 9, 2006)

WASHINGTON — Rep. Patrick Kennedy will enter rehab for addiction to prescription pain medication this evening after a highly publicized car crash near the Capitol. (May 9, 2006)

Backers have abandoned a plan to open the country's largest residential drug and alcohol treatment center in the empty Winona Memorial Hospital building. (May 9, 2006)

Actor PAUL BETTANY became addicted to cocaine as he struggled to cope with his younger brother's death and his parents' divorce. The A BEAUTIFUL MIND (May 9, 2006)

Actor Paul Bettany became addicted to cocaine as he struggled to cope with his younger brother's death and his parents' divorce. (May 9, 2006)

Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., entered treatment for addiction to prescription painkillers last week after crashing his car into a security barrier at the U.S. Capitol around 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 4 - an incident Kennedy said he does not remember. (May 9, 2006)

Exercise addiction is a psychological and/or physiological dependence on a regular exercise program. (May 9, 2006)

Prescription drugs make life easier, but they can also destroy lives. A Nevada State Board of Pharmacy intervention officer says prescription drug abuse is a greater problem than cocaine or meth. (May 9, 2006)

Food Marketing Institute: www.fmi.org Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse: www.casacolumbia.org Eat Smart Grow Strong Campaign: www.eatsmartgrowstrong.com (May 9, 2006)

Middle East Rehab, a conference aimed at the region's $7bn rehabilitation market, will be held during Arab Health 2007. It will include topics such as physical and occupational therapy, surgical rehabilitation procedures, speech therapy and therapeutic services. (May 10, 2006)

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Patrick Kennedy said Friday he was entering treatment for addiction to prescription pain medication, a decision made after a highly publicized car crash near the Capitol that the congressman said he cannot recall. (May 10, 2006)

VIDALIA — Concordia Parish’s first voluntary drug treatment facility opens today in Bethel Baptist Church’s former sanctuary on Airport Road. The first one not run by the courts or law enforcement agencies, that is. (May 10, 2006)

Sharon Belin's voice didn't waver as she read the words of her rites of passage. A room of 11 mothers locked their gaze on the 44-year-old mother, who had lost custody of her children when a drug addiction ruled her life. (May 10, 2006)

(AP) -- As part of an effort to restore the Department of Corrections' image, Secretary Jim McDonough said Tuesday the agency will begin random drug tests of employees, including testing for steroids, which figured in allegations of misconduct by prison workers. (May 10, 2006)

The teen who jumped from Yankee Stadium's upper deck into the netting over home plate was a no-show in Bronx Supreme Court yesterday because he is in a drug rehab program in Westchester, authorities said. (May 10, 2006)

As usual, Kerry Wood means a huge financial windfall for the Iowa Cubs. A total of 2,700 tickets were sold Tuesday for Wood’s rehab appearance Friday... (May 10, 2006)

The Liberty Counsel wants a faith-based substance-abuse program to stay where it is. A legal organization that specializes in religious-freedom cases filed suit Tuesday against Osceola County in Orlando federal court, seeking to block the county from kicking a faith-based substance-abuse program out of a residential neighborhood. (May 10, 2006)

In Europe, at least 150,000 people die each year as a result of drug abuse. Germany is no exception. But it is leading the way in researching and treating addictions. (May 10, 2006)

(AP) -- As part of an effort to restore the Department of Corrections' image, Secretary Jim McDonough said Tuesday the agency will begin random drug tests of employees, including testing for steroids, which figured in allegations of misconduct by prison workers. (May 10, 2006)

There's a new health alert for those of you who tan on a regular basis. Doctors now say you could have an addiction. (May 10, 2006)

The Internet -- millions of people rely on it for everyday tasks. But when is the line crossed between average use and addiction? An article published in Perspectives in Psychiatric Care states, "The Internet has properties that for some individuals promote addictive behaviors and pseudo-intimate interpersonal relationships." Nurse practitioners will soon find themselves faced with the issues of (May 10, 2006)

Another study points out the dangers of Internet addiction. One question: is it any different than any other addiction? (May 10, 2006)

THE Wauchope District Memorial Hospital's new six-bed rehabilitation unit could be open by June. Hospital Director of Nursing, Wilma Sims, said the almost $200,000 upgrade works included major renovation works throughout the hospital. (May 10, 2006)

FORT MYERS, FL (May 10, 2006) - The last time right-handed pitcher Colby Miller donned a Fort Myers Miracle jersey was in 2003. He was the starting and winning pitcher in the game that clinched the first half title for the Miracle that season. (May 10, 2006)

Making Broadway a solid brick street by connecting the brick streets with brick on Seventh Street could cost about $128,000 if the city does not wait to apply for Transportation Enhancement funds as part of the Seventh Street railbed rehabilitation project that Main Street and city planners have been working on. (May 10, 2006)

UCLA researchers have discovered how an alcohol antidote drug binds to specific receptors on neurons to stop the drunken behavioral symptoms of alcohol. Identifying which receptors the drug binds to may lead to a better understanding of how alcohol works in the brain, and help develop alcohol addiction medications and treatments. (May 11, 2006)

Women struggling with an addiction to methamphetamine are finding hope in Putnam County at a little known program. Many recovering addicts at the Serenity House, located outside of Cookeville, believe the program has helped save their lives. (May 11, 2006)

VIDALIA — Concordia Parish’s first voluntary drug treatment facility opens today in Bethel Baptist Church’s former sanctuary on Airport Road. The first one not run by the courts or law enforcement agencies, that is. (May 11, 2006)

PAWTUCKET, R.I. - Pitcher David Riske opened Game 1 of the Pawtucket Red Sox' doubleheader with Syracuse last night, and other than tiring toward the end of the outing, he had no physical problems. The... (May 11, 2006)

WILLISTON (AP) - Williston State College officials say they developed courses to train people to work at mental health or drug treatment centers at the request of other health care workers. (May 11, 2006)

Rehab performs modern rock with hip-hop influences at the Boathouse Waterway Bar & Grill at 11 tonight. The Southern duo called Rehab is made up of Danny Boone and Brooks Buford, who met at a rehab facility and discovered their love of music. They produced three albums "Southern Discomfort," "To Whom It May Consume" and "Graffiti The World." (May 11, 2006)

GARY— City officials say a developer is interested in “rehabbing” the abandoned Sheraton hotel, but would give few details Wednesday on the future of the downtown eyesore. (May 11, 2006)

Pete Doherty has been voted one of the greatest rock heroes of all time by readers of the NME - but the magazine itself has done a dramatic U-turn and dismissed him as 'just a worn-out drug addict' (May 11, 2006)

An information evening about a sponsored walk in aid of Rehab in New Zealand will be held in Days Hotel on Tuesday at 8pm. (May 11, 2006)

Smith, a five-time Pro Bowl selection who overcame several health problems and a drug addiction during his 12 seasons, scheduled a news conference at 1 p.m. ET Thursday with the Jacksonville Jaguars to announce his decision. (May 11, 2006)

CINCINNATI — Eric Milton made it to the Great American Ball Park pitching mound Wednesday afternoon, even if starting pitcher Aaron Harang didn't make it Wednesday night due to rain. (May 11, 2006)

5-time Pro Bowler overcame several health problems and drug addiction (May 11, 2006)

There's a new health alert for those of you who tan on a regular basis. Doctors now say you could have an addiction. (May 11, 2006)

The FDA approved a Pfizer drug that helps people quit smoking. The drug, to be sold as Chantix, is designed to block receptors in the brain that are linked to addiction to nicotine. (May 11, 2006)

THURSDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Smokers looking to quit were given a new tool Thursday when U.S. regulators signed off on a drug that appears to be markedly better than existing treatments. (May 11, 2006)

The FDA has approved a new drug called Chantix to help cigarette smokers quit smoking. (May 11, 2006)

In the supermarket, petite Selma Friedman gingerly lifts her walker into a shopping cart and proceeds down the aisle, where she selects grocery items from shelves both high and low. (May 12, 2006)

The Flyers appear to be on the cutting edge of teams with surgical plans. The list: Peter Forsberg Surgery to repair both feet; rehab 7 ½ to 8 months. (May 12, 2006)

VIDALIA — Concordia Parish’s first voluntary drug treatment facility opens today in Bethel Baptist Church’s former sanctuary on Airport Road. The first one not run by the courts or law enforcement agencies, that is. (May 12, 2006)

WILLISTON (AP) - Williston State College officials say they developed courses to train people to work at mental health or drug treatment centers at the request of other health care workers. (May 12, 2006)

CINCINNATI — Eric Milton made it to the Great American Ball Park pitching mound Wednesday afternoon, even if starting pitcher Aaron Harang didn't make it Wednesday night due to rain. (May 12, 2006)

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