Addiction Recovery News 08/2006 (Page 2)

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It was a job that came with dubious distinctions. In 1992, Baltimore was posting some of the country's highest rates of drug addiction, teenage pregnancy, infant mortality, syphilis, tuberculosis and lead poisoning. (Aug 3, 2006)

The Jammu police have initiated a rehabilitation program for its members who are drug addicts and alcoholics. Now there is fresh hope for many of those who have been affected. (Aug 3, 2006)

Newport Beach chain Beau Monde provides a discreet sanctuary for celebrities to heal. (Aug 3, 2006)

The Government is making Subutex a controlled drug so as to fix a growing addiction to it. (Aug 3, 2006)

Some Question Mel Gibson Picking Day Rehab, but Others Say Checking in Isn't the Only Way Out (Aug 3, 2006)

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A lot is riding on Mel Gibson's recovery from alcoholism: his health, his image, his reputation and his chance to repair relations with the Jewish community. (Aug 3, 2006)

Can outpatient rehab cure Mel Gibson? (Aug 3, 2006)

More funding for addiction treatment, border patrols, and school drug testing are all part of drug czar John Walters' plan to combat methamphetamine use, the Associated Press reported Aug. 1. (Aug 3, 2006)

Foulke sent to Triple-A for rehab (Aug 3, 2006)

BOSTON -- Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek today underwent arthroscopic surgery for a cartilage tear in his left knee. The surgery was performed by Red Sox Medical Director Dr. Thomas Gill at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Gill indicated that the procedure went as planned. (Aug 3, 2006)

Boston, MA (AP) -- Red Sox right-hander Keith Foulke is heading to Triple-A Pawtucket for a rehab assignment. Foulke is expected to start tonight for the PawSox against Syracuse. (Aug 3, 2006)

Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek Thursday underwent arthroscopic surgery for a cartilage tear in his left knee performed at Massachusetts General Hospital by Red Sox medical director Dr. Thomas Gill, who indicated it went as planned. (Aug 3, 2006)

A lot is riding on Mel Gibson's recovery from alcoholism: his health, his image, his reputation and his chance to repair relations with the Jewish community. (Aug 3, 2006)

Some Question Mel Gibson Picking Day Rehab, but Others Say Checking in Isn't the Only Way Out (Aug 3, 2006)

It's a verifiable fact - and a considerable achievement - that James Frey overcame drug addiction. Then, he took the truth and streamlined it for a book that he peddled as fiction. (Aug 3, 2006)

The latest addiction for some Westford teens isn’t iPods, it’s heroin. (Aug 3, 2006)

JEDDAH, 4 August 2006 — Drug addiction is a serious social problem that has destroyed many families. Research conducted by institutions in Saudi Arabia has shown that drug abuse is a widespread problem in the Kingdom. (Aug 4, 2006)

A lot is riding on Mel Gibson's recovery from alcoholism: his health, his image, his reputation and his chance to repair relations with the Jewish community. But unlike other celebrity alcoholics, Gibson is not checking into a treatment facility. Instead, his publicist says the actor is participating in an outpatient "program of recovery," declining to provide specifics. Slideshow: Mel (Aug 4, 2006)

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Boston Red Sox reliever Keith Foulke pitched one scoreless inning Thursday night ... (Aug 4, 2006)

BOSTON -- The surgery to repair torn cartilage in Jason Varitek 's left knee was described as successful yesterday morning, and the Red Sox captain and catcher can begin rehab immediately. (Aug 4, 2006)

The Cardiac Rehabilitation Program at Mercy Medical Center -- Sioux City has been nationally recertified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. (Aug 4, 2006)

WASHINGTON -- Odis Rivers' victory over heroin addiction brought him Thursday to the marble halls of Congress. (Aug 4, 2006)

WASHINGTON -- Otis Rivers was in a detoxification facility fighting a 30-year heroin addiction when he heard about a clinical trial for a new drug called buprenorphine. Rivers joined the trial in 1999 at Wayne State University. He has been free of heroin and buprenorphine since 2001. The drug works similarly to methadone, but is far less addictive, experts said. (Aug 4, 2006)

Challenge one: Deciding to fight addiction. Challenge two: Paying for it Public Access Journalism :: Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. (Aug 4, 2006)

England is no longer a nation of tipplers, but a land in the grip of a dangerous alcohol addiction, public health experts warned last night after the release of research showing 18.2% of adults binge drink more than double the daily recommended limit at least once a week. (Aug 4, 2006)

By Ruby L. Bailey, Detroit Free Press Aug. 4--WASHINGTON -- Otis Rivers was in a detoxification facility fighting a 30-year heroin addiction when he heard about a clinical trial for a new drug called buprenorphine. Rivers joined the trial in 1999 at Wayne State University. (Aug 4, 2006)

Newport Beach chain Beau Monde provides a discreet sanctuary for celebrities to heal. (Aug 4, 2006)

The South Luzon Tollway Corp. (SLTC) has assured commuters that the Alabang viaduct will not be closed during its scheduled rehabilitation to avoid traffic congestion in the area. (Aug 4, 2006)

The Moorpark Redevelopment Agency voted unanimously to revive the Housing Rehabilitation Program, which provides financial assistance to very-low-income and low-income homeowners in the (Aug 4, 2006)

The home of Billie Ruth Linder, at 20th Street and Central City Road, became a temporary meeting place for the Jasper County Board of County Commissioners on Thursday as the officials commemorated the first year of a new housing rehab program to benefit seniors and low-income residents. (Aug 4, 2006)

Alaska's high rates of drug and alcohol abuse are nothing new, but what some don't know is that Anchorage has the state's largest rehab center. It's helping hundreds of locals each year. (Aug 5, 2006)

A lot is riding on Mel Gibson's recovery from alcoholism: his health, his image, his reputation and his chance to repair relations with the Jewish community. (Aug 5, 2006)

· Rest assured that when Mel Gibson finally gets out of rehab, he will spare no expense to discover and eventually fuck the person responsible for defacing his city's signage. (Anyone who's... (Aug 5, 2006)

Drew Brees' throwing arm is feeling so good he's decided to scrap some of the limitations he placed on himself when training camp opened last week. (Aug 5, 2006)

TRENTON, N.J. -- New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano had three hits and an RBI for Double-... (Aug 5, 2006)

Jefferson County's Family Drug Court, credited with reuniting dozens of children with their parents in the past four years, may soon have to close because of a lack of funding. (Aug 5, 2006)

The campaign's message is that addiction is a disease worse than cancer, diabetes or AIDS. (Aug 5, 2006)

Heroin continues to tighten its grip on the Tuscarawas Valley. While two New Philadelphia men await the filing of heroin possession charges against them, two more New Philadelphia men have been terminated from the county’s drug court program as a result of using heroin while in treatment. (Aug 5, 2006)

While two New Philadelphia men await the filing of heroin possession charges against them, two more New Philadelphia men have been terminated from the county’s drug court program as a result of using heroin while in treatment. (Aug 5, 2006)

Keith Foulke pitched one scoreless inning Thursday night in a rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket. (Aug 5, 2006)

Notes: One more rehab start for Chacin (Aug 5, 2006)

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 on Thursday to deny a rezoning for a drug and alcohol treatment facility for adolescents. (Aug 6, 2006)

Heroin continues to tighten its grip on the Tuscarawas Valley. While two New Philadelphia men await the filing of heroin possession charges against them, two more New Philadelphia men have been terminated from the county’s drug court program as a result of using heroin while in treatment. (Aug 6, 2006)

With rollers still in her hair, an 82-year-old grandmother helped rehab her crumbling house Saturday afternoon. She is raising a second generation of children - five grandchildren - who have lived with her in north St. Louis since birth. (Aug 6, 2006)

Bannister out for consistency in rehab (Aug 6, 2006)

BARRE -- A new court in Barre aims to help drug-abusing offenders kick their addictions, avoid prison time and break the cycle of crime that often finances their illicit habits. ... - By PETER HIRSCHFELD Staff Writer (Aug 6, 2006)

Wheelchair-confined Richard Paey committed almost exactly the same violations of Florida prescription drug laws that radio personality Rush Limbaugh did, with a different result: Limbaugh's sentence, in May, was addiction treatment, and Paey's, in 2004, was 25 years in prison. Both illegally possessed large quantities of painkillers for personal use, which Paey defiantly argued was (and will be) (Aug 6, 2006)

PORT TOWNSEND -- Like much of the nation, Jefferson County is riddled with a drug problem that doesn't seem to be going away. ``Ninety percent of our drug cases are meth cases,'' said David Miller, a Jefferson County sheriff's detective. (Aug 6, 2006)

DAWNA ZANE has won the marathon in Honolulu, paddled in New Zealand and skied in Alaska. All in a wheelchair. In 2000, Zane was in a car accident that left her with a spinal cord injury, paralyzed from my chest down. (Aug 6, 2006)

The Whitemarsh rehab center gives fowl a place to rest and recuperate. (Aug 6, 2006)

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