Addiction Recovery News 02/2007 (Page 2)

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A Penn State College of Medicine pilot study suggests a low dose of naltrexone, a drug used to ease symptoms of alcohol and drug addiction, may also bring relief to people with Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory disorder of the intestine that affects an estimated 500,000 Americans. The study results were released online this week in an early edition of the American Journal of ... (Feb 4, 2007)

ANDOVER - Old Town Hall would get a facelift. Local athletes would have more room to roam. And low-income residents would have more local home ownership options. (Feb 4, 2007)

Officials at San Quentin State Prison are expanding a pilot rehab program to try to keep paroled felons from returning to California's overcrowded prisons. (Feb 4, 2007)

In San Antonio Monday, the U.S. military dedicated a $40 million rehabilitation center for troops with traumatic wounds. The kind of severe trauma seen at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston is amputation and also unimaginable burns. (Feb 4, 2007)

She fled barefoot; officers unable to locate her (Feb 4, 2007)

The mining company criticised for longwall coal mining under riverbeds in the New South Wales southern highlands says its rehabilitation programs are helping to stem water loss. (Feb 4, 2007)

Bartolo Colon has begun the second phase of his rehab from a partially torn right rotator cuff. He i... (Feb 5, 2007)

ST. ANN — The financially ailing Northwest Plaza would receive an estimated $90 million face-lift under plans being considered by St. Ann officials. (Feb 5, 2007)

Food The provincial government of Albay announced Friday that the Integrated Agricultural Rehabilitation Program is now in full swing to speed up the recovery from the losses in agricultural products after the series of calamities last year. (Feb 5, 2007)

The provincial government of Albay announced Friday that the Integrated Agricultural Rehabilitation Program is now in full swing to speed up the recovery from the losses in agricultural products after the series of calamities last year. (Feb 5, 2007)

A DRUG pusher who set up a heroin deal on the steps of Wakefield Cathedral has been locked up for three-and-a-half-years. (Feb 5, 2007)

Bill Buck's car hurtled toward the ravine, but a guardrail denied him what he believed to be his only escape from alcoholism. (Feb 5, 2007)

Editor's Note: The following is part of a continuing series about people in the community fighting addiction with help from the Bell County Drug Court. (Feb 5, 2007)

The results of a study in mice by researchers from Erasmus University, The Netherlands, have indicated that an inhaled drug currently used to treat individuals with pulmonary arterial hypertension (raised blood pressure in the blood vessels in the lungs that leads to shortness of breath, dizziness, and fainting) might provide a new therapeutic to treat individuals with asthma. (Feb 5, 2007)

Injured England striker Michael Owen is to step up his rehabilitation programme by beginning running sessions with Newcastle United. (Feb 5, 2007)

Things only seem to get worse for disgraced Big Brother star Jade Goody. Now she has revealed rehab was extremely traumatic, even worse than being on the UK television show. (Feb 5, 2007)

In recent decades, scientists have come to realise that addiction is not just a bad habit or a sign of a weak character. It's a chronic disease and if treatment is to have any success at all, it must be lifelong. (Feb 5, 2007)

Former U.S. Drug Czar Four-Star General Barry McCaffrey, Dr. Barry Karlin, CEO of CRC Health Group, the country's largest addiction and specialty healthcare organization now with 137 facilities in 29 states, and state and local officials will conduct an important news conference at the company's national headquarters in Cupertino, CA , at 11 AM Thursday, February 8. (Feb 5, 2007)

Some Houston teens are turning to things a lot of parents would never suspect. Take a closer look into the new world of teen drug abuse -- a world that often involves "legal" drugs. (Feb 5, 2007)

The mother of Boeing 747 stowaway Samuel Benjamin says she regrets not doing more for her son as his addiction to the drug tik took hold. (Feb 5, 2007)

BAD AXE -- His name is Anthony. Police say he came into the world as a drug addict, fighting withdrawal symptoms since his birth Jan. 17. Now, his 25-year-old mother could face criminal charges. (Feb 5, 2007)

The Honorable District Judge Stuart S. Kay Jr., 36th Judicial Court, Division A, recently handed down a written sentence convicting Eddie W. Northcutt on various drug charges. (Feb 5, 2007)

Pledging to launch a campaign against drug addiction, several students of the Lucknow University (LU) took out a procession on the varsity campus on Monday . The procession was part of an annually organised workshop by the Social Work department of LU, aiming to rehabilitate drug addicts. Led by LU chief provost Dr AN Singh, the students administered the oath to launch a drive against the ... (Feb 5, 2007)

In San Antonio Monday, the U.S. military dedicated a $40 million rehabilitation center for troops with traumatic wounds. The kind of severe trauma seen at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston is amputation and also unimaginable burns. (Feb 5, 2007)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A 50 million dollar high-tech rehabilitation center will open in San Antonio tomorrow. It's designed to serve the growing number of soldiers who return from war as amputees or with severe burns. (Feb 5, 2007)

ST. ANN, Mo. (AP) - The St. Louis region's largest indoor mall could get a $90 million overhaul under a proposal officials are considering. Northwest Plaza, located in north St. Louis County, opened in 1965, but has struggled in recent years. (Feb 5, 2007)

Tennessee leads the nation in prescription drug use and ranks second in prescription drug spending, according to a report by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. (Feb 5, 2007)

News 8 looks into the growing problem of prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse amongst teens after a Susquehanna Valley teenager dies from an overdose. (Feb 5, 2007)

A York County teen died in 2004 from an overdose of prescription and over-the-counter medication. News 8 On Your Side investigative reporter Susan Shapiro recently spoke to his family and also found out how prescription drug abuse is on the rise. One Family's Story Prescription drugs are meant to cure. But they can also kill if they are misused or abused. (Feb 5, 2007)

NEW YORK (February 5, 2007) -- A new, uplifting Miss USA invited Access Hollywood backstage at the Tadashi show during Fashion Week. Before her runway debut, Tara Conner talked openly to our own Tim Vincent about her recovery. "Once people stop drinking they get a clarity about their life.... (Feb 6, 2007)

One month after Mike Tyson's arrest for DWI and felony drug possession in Arizona, the former champ has checked himself into the Wonderland Center, an exclusive Los Angeles treatment facility in West Hollywood. (Feb 6, 2007)

Over the years, the Crime Tracker 3 Team has shown you how meth addiction has led to a crime trend in southern Nevada: copper theft. Now, thieves are after another metal for drug money. And they've already targeted two neighborhoods in the valley. (Feb 6, 2007)

LINDSAY LOHAN has sparked fears she isn't taking her stint in rehab seriously after partying with pal PARIS HILTON at a Hollywood club last weekend (e (Feb 6, 2007)

Lindsay Lohan, who checked into a rehabilitation centre during January, was spotted partying with her friend Paris Hilton last weekend. (Feb 6, 2007)

Jacksonville, FL (PRWeb) February 6, 2007 -- No one understands a struggle like those suffering from the clutches of drug addiction, alcoholism, and dual disorders. (Feb 6, 2007)

Lakeview Health Systems is a premier drug rehab center where recovery becomes a reality. Offering specialized addiction treatment programs for adults with alternative lifestyles and recovery plans including dual diagnosis, compassionate addiction treatment, and plans that are fully customizable to a patient's needs, they are truly leading the way in addiction recovery. Their new drug treatment ... (Feb 6, 2007)

Participants in the Harford County juvenile drug court had 36 percent fewer subsequent arrests than nonparticipants, and 59 percent fewer days on probation or parole, according to an independent study commissioned by the state court system. (Feb 6, 2007)

(2006) Starring: Ryan Gosling , Shareeka Epps Director: Ryan Fleck Synopsis: A well-respected teacher battles alcoholism and drug addiction. At the same time, he establishes a special friendship with one of his students. (Feb 6, 2007)

Lindsay Lohan has sparked fears she isn't taking her stint in rehab seriously after partying with pal Paris Hilton at a Hollywood club last weekend. (Feb 6, 2007)

Washington, Feb 6 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan has family, friends and fans worried that she isn't serious about her stint in rehab, especially after she was snapped hanging out with Paris Hilton. The two tabloid favourites were snapped by the paparazzi on Friday night, Feb 2, as they made their way out of Les Deux nightclub. However, Les Deux was not the only nightclub that the 'Mean Girls' star hit on ... (Feb 6, 2007)

Sophomore goaltender Ben Bishop has been listed as questionable for this weekend’s important Hockey East series against Vermont by University of Maine coach Tim Whitehead after suffering a strained right groin in Saturday’s 2-1 loss at New Hampshire. (Feb 6, 2007)

Standing before a projected image of a giant fly in a liquor store, Kyung-An Han, associate professor in biology, concluded her lecture, "Addiction: A Bad Case of Good Memory." (Feb 6, 2007)

Lindsay Lohan has sparked fears she isn't taking her stint in rehab seriously after partying with pal Paris Hilton at a Hollywood club last weekend. (Feb 6, 2007)

Lindsay Lohan is snapped outside a club in LA, after enjoying a night out with Paris Hilton. (Feb 6, 2007)

Lindsay Lohan was seen laughing and joking with hotel heiress Paris Hilton as they left the Les Deux nightclub. (Feb 6, 2007)

Moldova.ORG -- Despite being in rehab Lindsay Lohan was seen out partying this weekend. The young Hollywood actress is supposedly undergoing a period of rehabilitation, after checking herself into the Wonderland centre in Los Angeles last month, and the incident follows numerous reports from within the centre that Lohan isn't taking the cure seriously, as Digital Spy notes. Just last week reports ... (Feb 6, 2007)

Moldova.ORG -- Lindsay Lohan was seen out partying this weekend, despite being in rehab, claims The Sun magazine. The actress is theoretically undergoing a period of rehabilitation, after checking herself into the Wonderland centre in Los Angeles last month, and the incident follows a number of rumours from within the centre that Lohan isn't taking the treatment seriously. Only last week reports ... (Feb 6, 2007)

Penn State College of Medicine pilot study suggests a low dose of naltrexone, a drug used to ease symptoms of alcohol and drug addiction, may also bring relief to people with Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory disorder of the intestine that affects an estimated 500,000 Americans. The study results were released online this week in an early edition of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. ... (Feb 6, 2007)

People with newly diagnosed epilepsy experienced few, if any, seizures while taking the drug levetiracetam as a single therapy, giving hope to epilepsy patients who don't respond to or can't tolerate existing treatments, according to a study published in the Feb. 6, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. (Feb 6, 2007)

NEW YORK (February 5, 2007) -- A new, uplifting Miss USA invited Access Hollywood backstage at the Tadashi show during Fashion Week. Before her runway debut, Tara Conner talked openly to our own Tim Vincent about her recovery. "Once people stop drinking they get a clarity about their life.... (Feb 6, 2007)

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