Addiction Recovery News 08/2007 (Page 4)

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DRUG-TESTING - saliva swabs, urine testing, pat downs and sniffer dogs searchers - could become mandatory in Australian high schools. (Aug 9, 2007)

Pedro Martinez made a rehab start Wednesday in his comeback from rotator cuff surgery. (Aug 9, 2007)

Dallas resident Fernando Cortez, Sr., never saw any of the warning signs of drug addiction in his 15-year-old son. (Aug 9, 2007)

QUINCY - Quincy Mayor William Phelan refers to it as ‘‘the issue of drug use’’ in the city. Tom Koch, who is campaigning against Phelan, prefers stronger language: ‘‘spiraling drug problem.’’ (Aug 9, 2007)

A Baltimore man and woman whose lives of crime and addiction provided fodder for a pair of HBO shows are now sober and getting married, the New York Times reported Aug. 9. (Aug 9, 2007)

Construction along Hollywood's famed Vine Street has forced dozens of stars -- Walk of Fame markers anyway -- to go into seclusion during the rehab project. (Aug 9, 2007)

Construction along Hollywood's famed Vine Street has forced dozens of stars -- Walk of Fame markers anyway -- to go into seclusion during the rehab project.Markers for Charlton Heston, Jane Wyman, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra and 55 other celebrities were missing Wednesday from the Walk of Fame in the 1600 block of Vine Street, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. They ... (Aug 9, 2007)

DRUG-TESTING could become mandatory in Australian high schools following an investigation by the Federal Government's drug watchdog into illicit substances. (Aug 10, 2007)

DRUG-TESTING could become mandatory in Australian high schools following an investigation by the Federal Government's drug watchdog into illicit substances. (Aug 10, 2007)

Colorado Springs, CO - The Colorado Rockies announced today that closer Brian Fuentes will begin a Major League rehab assignment with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox tomorrow evening, Friday, August 10th. (Aug 10, 2007)

A new drug offers a different method for those who fight their addiction to smoking. (Aug 10, 2007)

CHATSWORTH — Putting drug offenders in jail gets them off the street — for a while — but rehabilitation is the key to putting a cap on the drug problem, law enforcement officials said Thursday. (Aug 10, 2007)

The kingpin of what prosecutors described as the county’s biggest drug ring in history on Tuesday received the longest drug-racketeering sentence ever handed down in Benton County and the second longest in Oregon’s history. (Aug 10, 2007)

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Pedro Martinez struggled in his first rehab start for Class A St. Lucie on Wednesday, giving up five runs and six hits in three innings as he attempts to return to the Mets’ rotation after offseason shoulder surgery. (Aug 10, 2007)

FEDERAL Health Minister Tony Abbott says it is "highly unlikely" mandatory drug testing would be introduced to Australian high schools. (Aug 10, 2007)

Troubled British singer AMY WINEHOUSE has been admitted to rehab following her recent hospitalisation, according to reports. The 23-year-old was rush (Aug 10, 2007)

Stark County commissioners on Thursday appointed the majority of members needed to create the board that merges Stark County’s mental-health and drug and alcohol addiction services. (Aug 10, 2007)

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has been admitted to rehab following her recent hospitalisation, according to reports. (Aug 10, 2007)

Just what is the latest on Amy Winehouse? Well, a report claims she has gone into rehab. Just yesterday, news broke that she'd been rushed to hospital, suffering from "severe exhaustion". (Aug 10, 2007)

Amy Winehouse may not want to go ... but go she has, checking into a rehab facility in south London. (Aug 10, 2007)

Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse has been admitted to rehab following her recent hospitalization, according to reports. (Aug 10, 2007)

Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes (center) honors graduates of his Drug Treatment as an Alternative to Prison program. (Aug 10, 2007)

Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes (center) honors graduates of his Drug Treatment as an Alternative to Prison program. (Aug 10, 2007)

Lindsay Lohan has to clean her own toilet in rehab. The 'Mean Girls' star was admitted to Utah's Cirque Lodge on Sunday where patients are assigned cleaning duties as part of their treatment programme. (Aug 10, 2007)

For some Truckee-area residents struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, their search for help and hope leads them to a community-based treatment clinic on Palisades Drive. (Aug 10, 2007)

Did Amy Winehouse go to rehab? We don't know, know, know. (Aug 10, 2007)

Although Lindsay Lohan may be a big star, she's not being treated like one in rehab. Sources tell TMZ.com that Lilo is doing hard labor, which includes washing dishes, doing laundry and cleaning toilets. (Aug 10, 2007)

UK estimates of 'drug-related deaths' (DRDs) include mortalities of drug abusers and non-drug abusers. So these figures may not be the best way of monitoring the performance of Drug and Alcohol Action Teams, a study published in the online open access journal Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy suggests. [click link for full article] (Aug 11, 2007)

The kingpin of what prosecutors described as the county’s biggest drug ring in history on Tuesday received the longest drug-racketeering sentence ever handed down in Benton County and the second longest in Oregon’s history. (Aug 11, 2007)

Troubled actress LINDSAY LOHAN has been dubbed "a model patient" by insiders at the Utah rehab clinic she checked into earlier last month (Jul07), des (Aug 11, 2007)

EASTON | A Moore Township police officer's son, who robbed a Hanover Township bank last year to fuel his gambling and drug addiction, was sentenced Friday to state prison. (Aug 11, 2007)

Dallas resident Fernando Cortez, Sr., never saw any of the warning signs of drug addiction in his 15-year-old son. (Aug 11, 2007)

New York, Aug 11 (IANS) Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan is being called 'a model patient' by insiders at the Utah rehab clinic where she checked in earlier last month. (Aug 11, 2007)

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Pedro Martinez struggled in his first rehab start for Class A St. Lucie on Wednesday, giving up five runs and six hits in three innings as he attempts to return to the Mets’ rotation after offseason shoulder surgery. (Aug 11, 2007)

People and Places The inspiration for a character on The Wire, David Simon's HBO series about crime and social ills in Baltimore, is getting married today. His bride: the real-life protagonist of The Corner, Simon and Ed Burns' nonfiction book and HBO miniseries about a family's struggles with drug addiction. (Aug 11, 2007)

London, August 11 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan might be a big celebrity, but it seems she is not being treated like one in rehab. Lohan, who is at the Cirque Lodge drug and alcohol rehab in Sundance, Utah, after being arrested for her second DUI last month, is said to be doing hard labour, which includes cleaning her own toilet. The 21-year-old actress/singer is also supposed to wash dishes and do ... (Aug 11, 2007)

Lindsay Lohan's wild partying days have been replaced with toilet scrubbing in a hardcore rehab center run by Mormons. (Aug 11, 2007)

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has been dubbed "a model patient" by insiders at the Utah rehab clinic she checked into earlier last month, despite claims to the contrary. (Aug 11, 2007)

Lindsay Lohan is coping well with her latest rehab stint, insiders claim. (Aug 11, 2007)

Lindsay Lohan is undergoing a £15,000-a-month treatment plan at a mountain-side clinic that claims to be America's most 'exclusive' - and hardcore - drug rehab centre (Aug 11, 2007)

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has been dubbed "a model patient" by insiders at the Utah rehab clinic she checked into last month, despite claims to the contrary. (Aug 11, 2007)

The plight of a local drug addict featured in The Observer has caught the attention of the provincial government, which is pledging more money for treatment services. (Aug 11, 2007)

Inspired by a true story and co-produced by Jamie Foxx , LIFE SUPPORT uses a mix of actors and real people from the HIV/AIDS community to tell the story of an HIV-positive Brooklyn woman named Ana (Queen Latifah), who channels her energy and regret over past drug addiction into working for Life Support, an AIDS outreach group. (Aug 12, 2007)

Notes: Bullpen tired; Zumaya to rehab (Aug 12, 2007)

Lindsay Lohan has been forced to scrub toilets in an ultra-strict rehab clinic, it has been claimed. (Aug 12, 2007)

Pompano Beach Matthew Zimmer couldn't stop drinking and using cocaine. (Aug 12, 2007)

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A study led by an Oregon State University sociologist runs counter to some assumptions that Hispanic immigrants tend to bring their drug habits with them to the United States.It concludes that most such drug problems appear linked to pressures to adapt, maybe too quickly, to American ways, especially in the Pacific Northwest where many Hispanics lack the influence of families ... (Aug 12, 2007)

Call it the post-rehab look - eyes heavy with "it's so late it's early" confusion, a head scarf cinched around unkempt hair, an armload of string bracelets and frayed cutoff shorts. (Aug 12, 2007)

THE September issue of Harper's Bazaar has a lot of fun at the expense of rehabbing starlets. Instead of putting Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan on the cover, the editors chose Kate Hudson. Inside, Bazaar highlights the "rehab trend" with a fashion... (Aug 12, 2007)

London, Aug 12 (ANI): Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan's third rehab stint is costing her a whopping 15,000 pounds a month fee. The 'Mean Girls' star has checked into the Cirque Lodge clinic in Utah, which calls itself America's most 'exclusive' drug rehab centre, for an intensive one-month rehabilitation programme following her second DUI arrest in Santa Monica on July 24. ... (Aug 12, 2007)

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