Addiction Recovery News 01/2007 (Page 5)

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Bartolo Colon has successfully completed the first two phases of his rehabilitation from a rotator-cuff tear and is scheduled to begin throwing in Arizona this week, Angels General Manager Bill Stoneman said Wednesday. (Jan 11, 2007)

Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Guo Chunlei earns the equivalent of $64,000 a year from the driving school he owns in Beijing. It pays for his heroin habit. (Jan 11, 2007)

A PIONEERING gardening scheme is being used to help former drug addicts build a new life. (11/01/2007 07:48:02) (Jan 11, 2007)

Tiny ThinkFilm is lately getting more attention than it has had in its young life, thanks to accolades for “Half Nelson” and the performance of star Ryan Gosling as an urban teacher struggling with drug addiction. (Jan 11, 2007)

More than 22 million Americans struggle with drug/alcohol addiction. Narconon can help. Start the New Year right by calling Narconon at (800) 4686933 for free counseling, assessments and referrals to centers nationwide. For more information, visit www.stopaddiciton.com. (Jan 11, 2007)

Gatehouse Academy's long-term residential drug rehab facility for young adults age 17 - 25 introduces acting classes to its programs. (PRWeb Jan 11, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/Q3Jhcy1NYWduLVNpbmctTG92ZS1NYWduLVplcm8= (Jan 11, 2007)

The Prime Minister's rehabilitation policy is in the last stage and the rural development ministry is preparing a package on it. (Jan 11, 2007)

The Calera Parks and Recreation Department on Wednesday unveiled a master plan for a $15.6 million rehab and expansion of the city's two parks, including a skate park, BMX bike track and disc golf field. (Jan 11, 2007)

Hoagland firefighters will be able to finish renovating their station, even though the Federal Emergency Management Agency has concerns about its location in the floodway. (Jan 11, 2007)

Wickenburg, AZ (PRWeb) January 10, 2007 -- Gatehouse Academy, a long-term residential drug rehab facility exclusively for young adults, recently added acting classes to its weekly curriculum. (Jan 11, 2007)

Butler County Commissioner Mike Fox will spend the next several weeks at Chesterwood Village in West Chester to continue recovering from a near-fatal E. coli infection. (Jan 11, 2007)

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Kunming, 11 January: Twenty-two methadone clinics are set to open in southwest China's Yunnan Province in response to rising drug addiction and the spread of HIV/AIDS in the region. (Jan 11, 2007)

KELLY OSBOURNE insists rehab failed to cure her addiction to illegal drugs, and was shocked clean by the cost of the process. The 22-year-old underwe (Jan 11, 2007)

A drug smuggler who swallowed 150 pellets of cannabis resin had to have surgery to remove some of them after developing complications. Derrick Hart, of WB’s Way, Hamilton Parish, bought the drugs in Amsterdam and ingested them with a drink of water and honey. (Jan 11, 2007)

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) today released a clinical alert advising physicians on practical steps for reducing the risk of a rare but serious complication associated with drug-eluting stents. The document follows hearings held by the FDA's Circulatory Systems Device Panel. SCAI's clinical alert focuses on careful patient selection, meticulous stent ... (Jan 11, 2007)

After intensive rehab, Fumiatti returned to the job in January 2004. (Jan 11, 2007)

WEYMOUTH - Neighbors of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center under construction across from South Shore Hospital want the health service company building it to tell them what will go on there. (Jan 11, 2007)

QUINCY - A management consultant hired by Quincy Medical Center last year recommended closing the popular transitional-care unit, a spokeswoman said. (Jan 11, 2007)

A Yorkton, Sask. man on trial for the murder of his daughter's boyfriend was upset because of her addiction to drugs, court heard Wednesday. (Jan 11, 2007)

Singer Kelly Osbourne replaced her drug addiction with a dangerously expensive shopping habit. After curing her addiction to painkillers, the reality TV star confesses she hit the shops hard. (Jan 11, 2007)

The San Benito County Sheriff's Office arrested four area residents on suspicion of injecting methamphetamine and possession of stolen property Monday night in a case that law enforcement officials say illustrates the connection between drug addiction and theft. (Jan 11, 2007)

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Billionaire potato magnate J.R. Simplot has been released from a Phoenix hospital and flown to the Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Hospital in Boise where he will continue to recuperate from a head injury. (Jan 11, 2007)

Some worked full time, some raised children and some beat drug addiction. Many challenges were overcome by the 19 students who earned high school diplomas Thursday night during a graduation ceremony at St. John's Missionary Baptist Church for the Life Skills Center of Springfield. (Jan 11, 2007)

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. (Jan 11, 2007)

Kelly Osbourne insists rehab failed to cure her addiction to illegal drugs, and was shocked clean by the cost of the process. The 22-year-old underwent several spells in clinics to kick her habit, but claims she cured herself. (Jan 12, 2007)

Dr Ross Wilson, a former GP of the year, said the number of unborn babies affected by ice was most notable in the suburbs of western Sydney where the drug had replaced heroin. (Jan 12, 2007)

PREGNANT women addicted to the drug ice are killing their unborn children in a plague worse than the cocaine epidemic of the 1980s, a doctor has warned. (Jan 12, 2007)

FLEMINGTON | A former Union Township school board member charged with swerving her SUV at the daughter of another board member agreed to enter a program for first-time offenders on Thursday. (Jan 12, 2007)

Jean “Chick” Merrival has vowed to leave behind a life of drug use and dealing. She has 14 years to work on it. Merrival, 36, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier to 168 months in federal custody for supplying drugs to Pine Ridge cocaine dealers. (Jan 12, 2007)

You've gotta feel for Mark McGwire. In the same week the Popeye-armed slugger was brutally rejected by the Baseball Hall of Fame — ostensibly for suspected drug use — the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its inductees. (Jan 12, 2007)

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Mark Stringer, interim deputy director of the state Mental Health Department since July, was named Thursday as director of the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse. (Jan 12, 2007)

Renaissance Institute of Palm Beach, a Caron Treatment Center, will present a free forum, Living in the Solution: Addiction and the Family, Healing and Recovery, at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Beach Club. (Jan 12, 2007)

She's sung about going to rehab... (Jan 12, 2007)

CHRISMAN – Donald W. Morris, 80, of Gardner, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, at the Morris Healthcare and Rehab Center, Morris. He was a former teacher and principal of Chrisman Grade School and then was superintendent of Gardner Grade School for 14 years, retiring in 1986. (Jan 12, 2007)

Detours around the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge do not appear to have hurt Covington businesses near the foot of 140-year-old span that is shut down to vehicular traffic until April. (Jan 12, 2007)

Local officials met Wednesday in Frankfort to talk about the drug problem in Shelby County. (Jan 12, 2007)

Jammu, Jan 12: The legislative assembly Friday witnessed uproarious scenes and pandemonium when opposition members accused the government of turning a blind eye towards the earthquake survivors of Kupwara district. They were demanding a half an hour discussion on the matter. (Jan 12, 2007)

Taiwan's legislative branch on Monday approved a draft bill that would allow HIV-positive people to receive no-cost treatment for drug addiction, the Taipei Times reports. The draft bill, which also would provide no-cost treatment for drug addiction to people with mental illnesses, was written by the Ministry of Justice and approved by the Judiciary Committee. [click link for full article] (Jan 13, 2007)

Sat, January 13, 2007 Drug court has impact, cop says By JON WILLING, OTTAWA SUN Ottawa's drug treatment court, which is coming up on its first anniversary, seems to be making progress at the street level, a downtown cop says. "We're seeing the results," Sgt. Rolly Campbell said while discussing his unit's latest prostitution sweep in the Centretown area. Seven undercover cops from the ... (Jan 13, 2007)

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Pennsylvania Hospital yesterday announced that it had been awarded a $350,000 grant to help fund the restoration of the exterior of its 252-year-old Pine Building. (Jan 13, 2007)

Pennsylvania Hospital yesterday announced that it had been awarded a $350,000 grant to help fund the restoration of the exterior of its 252-year-old Pine Building. (Jan 13, 2007)

Some neighbors are concerned that teens with anger and substance issues could be destructive. (Jan 13, 2007)

EVANSVILLE - Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel unveils a new plan to rehab houses in the central city. You could call it a booster shot. Pump thousands of dollars into an old house with high hopes it will spread renewal in other homes. (Jan 13, 2007)

Playing for the De Anza College women's soccer team this year, Aptos High grad Heather Emswiler helped her team reach the state's final four. Her spectacular save in the final seconds of regulation against Modesto kept the team alive. (Jan 13, 2007)

Local officials met Wednesday in Frankfort to talk about the drug problem in Shelby County. (Jan 13, 2007)

Martin Brodeur is headed back to the NHL All-Star game. Banged-up forwards Jaromir Jagr and Jarome Iginla are not. (Jan 14, 2007)

SHAH ALAM: About 75 per cent of former inmates of drug rehabilitation centres (Pusat Serenti) who have been treated of their addiction return to their old habit, Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Mohd Johari Baharom said. (Jan 14, 2007)

POP star Marti Pellow is going back to rehab eight years after winning his battle with drugs and booze. But fans of the Wet Wet Wet singer do not need to worry... he is playing it for laughs in a new sitcom. (Jan 14, 2007)

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners in Coral Gables has a single drug, but it has huge potential: It suppresses dopamine levels in the brain, which could be a major factor in battling cocaine and methamphetamine addiction -- and perhaps treat nicotine, alcohol, obesity and gambling problems as well. (Jan 14, 2007)

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