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Friends Help Friends Avoid Drug Use
High-risk teenagers who participate in peer-led substance abuse prevention programs reduce their drug use by approximately 15 percent versus traditional curricula, suggests a study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC). (Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:26:58 GMT)

Friends help friends avoid drug use
Los Angeles, October 8, 2007 – High-risk teenagers who participate in peer-led substance abuse prevention programs reduce their drug use by approximately 15 percent versus traditional curricula, suggests a study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC). The study will appear in the journal Addiction , and is now available online. (Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:04:18 GMT)

USC study shows peer-led programs reduce drug abuse
The best people to dissuade teens from becoming drug addicts are other teens, researchers from USC said today. A study carried out by USC's Keck School of Medicine has shown that teens in danger of becoming drug addicts and who take part in peer-led counseling programs reduce their drug abuse by 15 percent as opposed to traditional programs. (Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:07:30 GMT)

Tennessee Sheriff Charged in Prescription Drug Case
Williamson County Sheriff Ricky Headley was indicted today on four counts of official misconduct growing out of his earlier arrest on prescription drug charges. (Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:12:11 GMT)

USC Study: Peer-Led Programs Reduce Drug Abuse
The best people to dissuade teens from becoming drug addicts are other teens, researchers from USC said Monday. (Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:14:00 GMT)

The 3-minute interview: Mike Gimbel
Working with St. Joseph Medical Center, Sheppard Pratt Health System's drug addiction director Mike Gimbel is touring the region giving information and talks about performance-enhancing substances as part of the Powered By Me campaign. (Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:31:14 GMT)

Lindsay Lohan Out Of Rehab & Back To Work
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (October 8, 2007) – Fresh out of rehab, Lindsay Lohan returned to Hollywood on Sunday. With hugs, a wave goodbye and one last cigarette, Lindsay said her final farewells outside of Utah’s Cirque Lodge rehab facility, putting an end to her 63-day stay. Making the 565-mile... (Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:52:53 GMT)

How did rehab work out for you?
After two months, Lindsay Lohan, 21, has checked out of the Cirque Lodge treatment center in Utah with plans to slowly rebuild her movie career. But it can be a long haul back to professional stardom. USA TODAY revisits other showbiz pros who struggled through rehab to see who bounced back quickly and who's still working on a career comeback. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:58:02 GMT)

USC study shows peer-led programs reduce drug abuse
LOS ANGELES - The best people to dissuade teens from becoming drug addicts are other teens, researchers from USC said today. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:03:20 GMT)

'Art in the Garden' to benefit rehab center
The Adult & Child Rehab Center's "Artwork on Display" 2008 calendar, featuring artwork from center patients, will be available at Countryside Flower Shop, Nursery & Garden Center's "Art in the Garden" event. Prints of the artwork and note cards also will be for sale. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:19:15 GMT)

Lindsay Lohan set for tango movie after completing rehab stint
Lindsay Lohan is gearing up to start work on her new movie, Dare to Love Me, after completing an extensive drug and alcohol rehab course in Utah. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:48:42 GMT)

Angels Notebook: Double rehab for Matthews
ANAHEIM - It's not just the patellar tendinitis in his left knee that Gary Matthews Jr. needs to rehab over the winter. It's also a balky left shoulder, an injury first sustained in spring training which has bothered him all season, that needs a lot of attention, Matthews revealed on Monday. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:48:50 GMT)

Graffiti strikes Royal Rehab
Despite the recent launch of the TWT ‘Dob in a Graffiti Vandal’ campaign, the Royal Rehab Centre has been targeted by renewed graffiti attacks. Vandals targeted the white walls of the Weemala building, home to 41 people with varying degrees of physical disability. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:55:59 GMT)

The trouble with rehab, Malibu-style
Lawsuits and violations reveal problems in a luxury cottage industry for the addicted. Hollywood rehab can produce unhappy endings, even when the patient isn't named Lindsay or Britney. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:15:03 GMT)

Friends Help Friends Avoid Drug Use
High risk teenagers who participate in peer-led substance abuse prevention programs reduce their drug use by approximately 15 percent versus traditional curricula, suggests a study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC). The study will appear in the journal Addiction, and is now available online. [click link for full article] (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:16:39 GMT)

Chubby Pete's new addiction sees him piles on the pounds
Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty appears to have swapped one addiction for another. The reformed drug addict positively tubby as he emerged from a north London pub (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:32:42 GMT)

100-yr.-old inspires heart rehab patients
Most people his age are in recliners or the ground, but 100-year-old Allan Resis volunteers three days a week at St. Francis Hospital. Resis, who had quadruple heart bypass surgery at 95, visits the hospital's cardiac rehab unit each year on his birthday. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:06:42 GMT)

Lindsay Talks Rehab, Recovery
Lindsay Lohan is fresh out of rehab and already back in the tabloids. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:05:03 GMT)

Friends help friends avoid drug use better than traditional programmes
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): Peer-led substance abuse prevention programme tailored around social networks yield better results for high-risk teenagers, a new study conducted by the University of Southern California has revealed. The study found that such a programme reduce their drug use by approximately 15 percent compared to traditional programmes "Most substance abuse prevention programs ... (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:23:17 GMT)

LINDSAY'S REHAB TELL-ALL
Just eight hours out of rehab - for the third time - a clean and sober Lindsay Lohan candidly revealed how she had "hit rock bottom" after being busted twice in four months for drunken driving. Lohan, here pictured with dad Michael, said that... (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:55:19 GMT)

YOU LOOK REHAB-ULOUS
While Lindsay finishes her treatment on an outpatient basis, it behooves us to remember what we all can learn from her stint in rehab. Mainly, that you don't have to feel good to look good. KEEP IT SIMPLE: With more important things on her mind... (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:03:52 GMT)

Novel Antiviral HIV Drug SpirH(TM) Offers New Hope for AIDS Patients Worldwide
LOS ANGELES----Canopus BioPharma, Inc. , a biotechnology company developing pharmaceutical products and assay methods for patients suffering from infectious disease, radiation sickness, cancer, and addiction, announced today the commencement of a 30 patient Phase II clinical trial for its new HIV-1 anti-viral therapy, SpirH. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:19:00 GMT)

Concert to benefit Paramus ministry
The Paramus-based C.A.R.E. Ministry will hold a benefit concert on Oct. 20 to raise awareness about drug and alcohol addiction. Members of the bands Blood, Sweat and Tears, Vanilla Fudge and Legend of the Fall will perform. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:15:06 GMT)

UW System experts in Stevens Point to tackle alcohol and drug addiction
Today and tomorrow, University of Wisconsin System alcohol and drug prevention staff will meet at the Holiday Inn east of Stevens Point to hold an AODA prevention symposium called Putting It All Together: Linking Our Policies and Practices. The program begins today at 12:30 p.m., with a keynote address by Ralph Hingson, director in the division of epidemiology and prevention research for the ... (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:01:33 GMT)

Lindsay Lohan Leaves Rehab, Admits She 'Hit Rock Bottom'
Lindsay Lohan is out of rehab and saying she’ll never go back to the hard-partying Hollywood lifestyle she once lived. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:18:53 GMT)

Lindsay Lohan says rehab was `sobering'
Lindsay Lohan is making plans for life after rehab. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:13:55 GMT)

Lindsay Talks Rehab, Recovery
Lindsay Lohan is fresh out of rehab and already back in the tabloids. In postrehab sitdowns with a pair of celebrity weeklies, Lohan called her time at Utah's Cirque Lodge treatment center... (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:18:04 GMT)

Post-rehab Lohan vows to "grow up"
Four days out of rehab, troubled actress Lindsay Lohan apologized to fans and vowed to change her hard-partying ways in two interviews published on Tuesday. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:02:36 GMT)

Epilepsy drug may help alcoholics kick the habit: study
An anticonvulsant drug prescribed for epilepsy seizures and migraine headaches may help alcoholics kick the habit by helping to wean them off the booze, a study released Tuesday suggested. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:12:12 GMT)

Study: Drug promising for alcoholics
A medication widely prescribed to treat epileptic seizures and migraines shows promise for treating alcohol addiction, a new national study shows. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:30:20 GMT)

Epilepsy Drug Holds Promise as Treatment for Alcoholism
TUESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- An drug used to treat epileptic seizures could be added to the short list of medications prescribed to help alcoholics control their addiction, a new study suggests. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:00:35 GMT)

New Drug May Treat Alcoholism Without Detox
New drug, Topamax, may help treat alcoholism without detox. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:24:11 GMT)

Post-rehab Lohan vows to 'grow up, avoid nightlife'
LOS ANGELES - Four days out of rehab, troubled actress Lindsay Lohan apologized to fans and vowed to change her hard-partying ways in two new interviews. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:57:18 GMT)

Lohan says rehab was 'sobering'
NEW YORK (AP) - Lindsay Lohan is making plans for life after rehab. The 21-year-old actress reportedly checked out of the Cirque Lodge, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Utah, on Friday. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:02:15 GMT)

Epilepsy Drug Holds Promise as Treatment for Alcoholism
Copyright © 2007 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. TUESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- An drug used to treat epileptic seizures could be added to the short list of medications prescribed to help alcoholics control their addiction, a new study suggests. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:45:34 GMT)

Lindsay Lohan says rehab was 'sobering'
Lindsay Lohan is making plans for life after rehab. The 21-year-old actress reportedly checked out of the Cirque Lodge, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Utah, on Friday. She had entered treatment in August after reaching a plea deal on misdemeanor drunken driving and cocaine charges following two arrests. (Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:25:37 GMT)

Daily Entertainment Break: Lohan leaves rehab, remains in Utah
After two months in rehab, Lindsay Lohan's back in the spotlight and trying to live a sober life. (Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:27:59 GMT)

'I'm no home wrecker' Lindsay Lohan says in her first post-rehab interview
Actress Lindsay Lohan has denied that she is responsible for the break up of a British heiress and her musican husband. In her first interview since leaving rehab last Friday, Lohan insists that she and Tony Allen, lead singer in the rock band Dead Stays Alive, are just friends (Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:02:40 GMT)

Young adults vital to combat alcohol, drug abuse
The University of Wisconsin System Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Symposium was first held in Stevens Point in 1998. Now, nine years later, while policies have changed, AODA staff members remain committed to addressing drug and alcohol addiction on college campuses across Wisconsin. (Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:52:33 GMT)

LiLo and father closer after rehab
Gatecrasher: Lindsay Lohan is talking with bracing honesty about her life after 10 weeks in rehab at the Cirque Lodge in Utah. With photo gallery (Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:57:53 GMT)

Young adults vital to combat alcohol, drug abuse
STEVENS POINT -- The University of Wisconsin System Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Symposium was first held in Stevens Point in 1998. Now, nine years later, while policies have changed, AODA staff members remain committed to addressing drug and alcohol addiction on college campuses across Wisconsin. (Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:02:09 GMT)

Lohan opts for Utah post-rehab
Lindsay Lohanis making plans for life after rehab. (Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:14:59 GMT)

Epilepsy drug helps alcoholics quit the bottle
The drug – which still needs approval – can be given to sufferers without them having to completely dry out first (Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:41:07 GMT)

Rehab programme helps reintegration
HCM CITY — Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong has appraised Ho Chi Minh City’s great efforts in combating drug addiction and helping former users reintegrate into society through a 4-year drug rehab programme. (Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:37:21 GMT)

Rehab center calendar available at Art event
WOODSTOCK – The Adult & Child Rehab Center’s 2008 calendar, featuring artwork by its patients, will be available at Countryside Flower Shop, Nursery & Garden Center’s “Art in the Garden” event from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 13 and 14. (Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:49:20 GMT)

P.E.I. welcomes federal addiction help
Ottawa's $64-million anti-drug strategy couldn't have come at a better time, says P.E.I.'s health minister. (Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:51:57 GMT)

RiverView rehab holds open house
Joan Morlan from Cardio/pulmonary Rehab (center) checks Linda Tagliabue's blood pressure and blood sugar as Sister Vivian Miron looks on. (Natalie J. Ostgaard, Photographer) (Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:03:13 GMT)

Seizure Drug May Treat Alcoholism
Title: Seizure Drug May Treat Alcoholism Category: Health News Created: 10/10/2007 Last Editorial Review: 10/10/2007 (Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:30:37 GMT)

Lohan says rehab `sobering'
Spears to be booked ... Sutherland pleads no contest. Recovering actress Lindsay Lohan is making plans for life after rehab. The 21-year-old actress reportedly checked out of the Cirque Lodge, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Utah, on Friday. (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:03:38 GMT)

Drug rehabilitation centre planned
DOHA • The Ministry of Interior will be setting up a centre for the treatment of drug addicts, a senior official has said. (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:43:15 GMT)

Panel probes booze, drug use on Fire Dept.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino has convened a three-member panel empowered to review the policies and procedures of the Boston Fire Department as it relates to drug and alcohol use... (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:26:20 GMT)

Heartland Care and Rehab residents awarded certificates for themed essays
Three Heartland Care and Rehab residents were recently awarded certificates for their essays on "Advancing Excellence: A Resident's Perspective on Quality," sponsored by the National Consumer for... (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:13:48 GMT)

Mayor resigns due to drug addiction
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The mayor of this gambling resort resigned yesterday after a two-week absence from office during which he checked himself into a rehabilitation clinic. Robert Levy's disappearance came amid a federal investigation for embellishing his Army service in Vietnam. (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:45:03 GMT)

Life of Riley, in Utah, for post-rehab Lindsay Lohan
Gatecrasher: The mountain air certainly agrees with Lindsay Lohan. Fresh out of rehab, she told friends Tuesday she wants to move to Utah permanently to be with her new boyfriend. (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:49:24 GMT)

'Career drug user' jailed after stealing meat
A SHOPLIFTER has been jailed for stealing meat from a supermarket to help pay for his drug addiction. Adrian Benedict Frontin, 30, was sent to prison last Friday for two months after pleading guilty to theft at Sainsbury's in Leatherhead. (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:39:07 GMT)

Rehab helped Lindsay 'connect' with dad
New York, Oct 11 (ANI): Actress Lindsay Lohan has come closer to dad Michael Lohan after completing her stint in rehab. Lindsay has revealed that it was "really good for her" to see her father after a long time. "We hadn't connected in 31/2 years," New York Daily News quoted Lindsay Lohan, as saying. Michael Lohan told The News' Patricia Towle that he bought his ... (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:30:33 GMT)

The Highs And Lows Of Drug Cravings
The anticipation of a cocaine fix and the actual craving to abuse the drug are two closely related phenomena, according to new evidence published today in the online open access journal Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. [click link for full article] (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:15:29 GMT)

Lindsay Lohan says rehab was 'sobering'
NEW YORK -- Lindsay Lohan is making plans for life after rehab. The 21-year-old actress reportedly checked out of the Cirque Lodge, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Utah, on Friday. She had entered treatment in August after reaching a plea deal on misdemeanor drunken driving and cocaine charges following two arrests. (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:07:12 GMT)

Fit on Fox: Cardiac Rehab Class
Sometimes it's better to be too early, than too late. Especially, when it comes to exercising yourself to a healthier and more fit lifestyle. Certified fitness instructor Joana Canals appeared at a cardiac rehab exercise class at Rose Medical Center during Good Day Colorado. (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:54:05 GMT)

Wrapup of entertainment quotes
"It was a sobering experience. It was humbling. It made me look at myself, and all of the people, places and things in my life in a different way. I was in there for substance abuse, after all." — Lindsay Lohan, on rehab. (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:20:32 GMT)

Lohan Checks Out of Rehab, Stays in Utah
Actress Lindsay Lohan, after checking out of rehab this past weekend, decides on remaining in Utah to keep focused. (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:05:27 GMT)

Southwest Florida Addiction Services gets $450,000 grant
About 17 percent of adults 60 and older abuse alcohol or drugs, according to national data. Southwest Florida Addiction Services wants to do something about that. (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:15:59 GMT)

Driver's Girlfriend Avoids Conviction On Drug Charges
A woman pleaded guilty Thursday to drug charges in connection with a bust outside Kings Island. (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:28:09 GMT)

Driver's Girlfriend Avoids Conviction On Drug Charges
A woman pleads guilty to drug charges in connection with a bust outside Kings Island. (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:36:17 GMT)

Rep. Briley reported missing after checking out of rehab
State Rep. Rob Briley has left the rehab center he checked into following an alleged drunk driving episode in Wilson County, and his brother has reported him missing, according to a Metro police spokesman. (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:30:23 GMT)

Chinatown site tops 25 Chicago-area landmarks, wins $100,000 for rehab
Chinatown building beats out 24 other area sites to grab $100,000 in rehab funds They voted early. They voted often. (Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:43:16 GMT)

Drug Rehab Resource confidential consultation
Problems with drug or alcohol addiction in a loved one? Don't know whom to turn to for help? Contact Drug Rehab Resource for a free confidential consultation to find the help you need. Call today 1-866-649-1594 or find out more at www.drugrehabresource.net. Don't wait. (Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:17:11 GMT)

Addiction is a 'family disease' - and so is denial
Addictions & Answers: Chemical intoxicants distort the mind of sober people, too. He does not want to know his addiction will get worse and worse. She seems to be buying his rationalizations because she doesn't want to know it either. (Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:36:34 GMT)

Baffled by violent end to man's troubled life
SARASOTA -- A long struggle with drug addiction, combined with a recent diagnosis of bipolar disorder, may have been a prescription for disaster to a man shot and killed by Sarasota Police Tuesday night. (Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:14:32 GMT)

Drug court held at Gravette High School
GRAVETTE — Students at Gravette High School got a close look at how drug court functions on Thursday when the program came to the school auditorium. (Benton County Daily Record) (Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:22:07 GMT)

Clapton writes autobiography
British musician Eric Clapton said he didn't return to drinking and drugs after his 4-year-old son died in 1991 because he wanted to honor the boy's memory. Clapton battled drug and alcohol addiction for years and was 36 months sober when his son Connor f... (Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:53:06 GMT)

Doherty 'at drugs turning point'
Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty tells the BBC he is at a "turning point" in his battle against drug addiction. (Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:24:28 GMT)

Winehouse to make rare appearance at awards show in New York
British soul singer Amy Winehouse, who has rarely performed in recent months due to her battle with drug addiction, is scheduled to sing in New York at the mtvU Woodie Awards in November. (Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:08:50 GMT)

Heart rehab underused by Medicare patients
A relatively small proportion of Medicare beneficiaries receive rehabilitation therapy following a heart attack or bypass surgery, although the usage rates vary widely among states. (Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:34:00 GMT)

Senators goalie Ray Emery makes 34 saves in first rehab start
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Ottawa Senators goalie Ray Emery stopped 34 of 38 shots Friday in his first conditioning start for the AHL's Binghamton Senators. (Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:37:00 GMT)

Man sentenced for forging prescriptions
The Columbia man who pulled a gun on police officers arresting him for forging prescriptions asked a judge to allow him drug treatment for his pain killer addiction. (Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:02:24 GMT)

Suspect: Drug addiction led to crime spree
A 29-year-old Wausau woman says a drug problem led her to rob two Wausau businesses and steal a purse from an elderly woman Thursday, according to police reports. (Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:39:03 GMT)

I've been drug free for 7 weeks: Doherty
London, October 13 (ANI): 'Babyshambles' frontman Pete Doherty says that he has reached a "turning point" in his battle against drug addiction, claiming that he has not taken drugs for seven weeks. He has revealed that this is the first time in the last eight years that he has managed to stay off drugs for such a long time. is now residing in Wiltshire after s The Babyshambles ... (Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:30:53 GMT)

Man takes stand in drug death
A 50-year-old man with a long-term addiction to painkillers said that after a fellow transient died, he told Pasco police what they wanted to hear thinking he then could go home. (Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:43:12 GMT)

Doherty Reaches Drug Battle Turning Point
Troubled rocker PETE DOHERTY has reached the "turning point" in his battle with drug addiction, after staying sober for seven weeks. The singer has a (Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:24:48 GMT)

Clapton I Survived Drugs For A Reason
ERIC CLAPTON refuses to accept he is "lucky" to have survived years of drug addiction - insisting he was meant to live through his demons. The rocker (Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:24:58 GMT)

Country singer Joe Nichols enters rehab for substance abuse
Associated Press - October 13, 2007 10:45 AM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country music singer Joe Nichols is in rehab for treatment for substance abuse. (Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:54:33 GMT)

Country Singer Enters Rehab For Substance Abuse
Country music singer Joe Nichols is in rehab for treatment for substance abuse. (Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:50:26 GMT)

SU speaks on port rehab
SILLIMAN University has finally made their position clear on the issue of developing a seaport terminal in Dumaguete City. (Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:08:55 GMT)

Project to aid addicts may be extended
pilot project which issues heroin addicts, their family and friends a life-saving anti-overdose drug could be rolled out further. Since the year-long scheme began in March, 150 supplies of Naloxone have been given out by the Glasgow Addiction Services team. (Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:21:43 GMT)

'Prostitution is another addiction'
Angela Davis waved down her first john on the corner of Salem and Grand avenues in Dayton at age 21. (Sun, 14 Oct 2007 03:18:10 GMT)

Sober-house operator wants to open drug-testing lab
A partner in a controversial Roxbury sober house is seeking a license to open a drug testing lab in Sturbridge, but his application is being scrutinized because of his ties... (Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:24:29 GMT)

Stories of success, failure mark first 2 years of drug court
Brian Sales was a methamphetamine cook, addicted and facing 19 years in prison. That's when he heard about Hamilton County's drug court program that offers treatment rather than incarceration for nonviolent addicts, he said. (Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:29:04 GMT)

'Prostitution is another addiction'
Angela Davis waved down her first john on the corner of Salem and Grand avenues in Dayton at age 21. (Sun, 14 Oct 2007 05:05:31 GMT)

Fans seek to preserve Norconian Resort
The Riverside County spa, built over warm springs, was short-lived as a star retreat and was long a rehab center. Now preservationists hope to bring it back to life. Stepping into the dusty gloom of the former Lake Norconian Resort, it is not hard to realize it was once the opulent playground of some of Hollywood's biggest names. The brass chandeliers still hang from the soaring ... (Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:13:40 GMT)

Pete Doherty on the road to recovery
Washington, Oct 14 (ANI): Beleaguered rocker Pete Doherty is on the road to recovery after staying sober for an astonishing seven weeks. The Babyshambles frontman, who has turned to countryside rehab clinic, is convinced that he has been successful in beating his drug demons and has even patched up with his estranged dad. Doherty said that he is not going to claim that beating addiction is not ... (Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:49:42 GMT)

Lindsay Lohan broke after booze and alcohol revelry
London, Oct 14 (ANI):It seems that rehabbed actress Lindsay Lohan has coughed up a staggering seven million dollars on mindless revelry including drugs and booze. The starlet, who finished her third rehab stint recently, is broke to an extent that she cannot afford her own accommodation and is staying in a rich pal's mansion. The extravaganza includes one million dollars hotel bill, 137,000 ... (Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:30:54 GMT)

Lindsay Lohan Blew $7 Million on Wild Lifestyle
Actress Lindsay Lohan has been forced to return to Hollywood post-rehab to boost her poor finances--after blowing $7 million in the last year on hard partying. (Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:06:37 GMT)

Escape from rehab ends in crash
LAKE OZARK ' Two juveniles who walked away from a rehabilitation facility and stole a car in Jefferson City were apprehended after leading police on a car and foot chase. (Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:23:59 GMT)

North Oaks makes rehab more accessible
North Oaks Health System celebrated its rededicated rehabilitation hospital Thurs-day by opening every door and inviting guests inside to see a renewed, rededicated and redesigned facility. (Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:47:33 GMT)

Country singer Joe Nichols in drug rehab
American country-western singer Joe Nichols has entered a rehabilitation program for treatment of substance abuse. (Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:11:16 GMT)

UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News
3 new flicks in Top 10 ... Country singer Joe Nichols in drug rehab ... Julia Roberts honored at Hollywood gala ... Celine Dion looks to Top 40 with new album ... News from United Press International. (Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:41:16 GMT)

FEATURE-Afghanistan struggles with heroin addiction scourge
Source: Reuters By Hamid Shalizi KABUL, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Afghanistan, the world's biggest heroin producer, is struggling to cope with a drug problem as thousands of Afghans -- trying to cope with the traumas of ... (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:11:20 GMT)

Nichols Follows Urban Into Rehab
Newlywed country star JOE NICHOLS was forced to scrap a show in Texas on Saturday night (13Oct07) after revealing he had checked into rehab in a posti (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:23:58 GMT)

Montero Heading To Rehab After Drug Arrest
Mexican singer PABLO MONTERO has reportedly checked into rehab after pleading innocent to cocaine possession charges in Florida. Montero was arrested (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:24:18 GMT)

Clapton Refuses To Divulge Britney Rehab Information
ERIC CLAPTON is remaining tight-lipped about whether BRITNEY SPEARS spent time at his Antigua rehabilitation centre, but insists she would have receiv (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:24:28 GMT)

Afghanistan struggles with heroin addiction scourge
Afghanistan, the world's biggest heroin producer, is struggling to cope with a drug problem as thousands of Afghans -- trying to cope with the traumas of war, displacement and poverty -- are becoming addicted to narcotics. (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:24:59 GMT)

Alcohol Is Most Common 'Date Rape' Drug
Young women in Northern Ireland are leaving themselves vulnerable to rape or serious sexual assault because of their binge drinking, according to research carried out by staff and students within the Forensic and Legal Medicine team at the University of Ulster. [click link for full article] (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:15:43 GMT)

OC Star Armstrong goes to rehab
Samaire Armstrong, star of the OC and It's A Boy Girl Thing has joined the latest A list trend and checked herself into rehab. According to Samaire's agent she "decided to enter an outpatient facility to deal with some personal issues in a therapeutic atmosphere and is doing very well." (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:20:18 GMT)

Drug treatment act worries advocates
A federal bill could override the state law that requires insurers to provide substance abuse treatment when prescribed by a medical professional. (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:01:04 GMT)

Random drug tests lacking in local police, fire departments
Area police and fire departments do not randomly test their officers and firefighters for drugs or alcohol. (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:11:46 GMT)

Joe Nichols enters rehab for substance abuse
Joe Nichols, whose hits include Brokenheartsville and Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off, has entered a rehab program for treatment of substance abuse. (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:17:53 GMT)

'O.C.' actress Armstrong checks into rehab
Former O.C. actress Samaire Armstrong checks herself into rehab over 'personal issues'. (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:53:55 GMT)

Nichols enters rehab for substance abuse
Joe Nichols, whose hits include "Brokenheartsville" and "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off," has entered a rehab program for treatment of substance abuse. "As Joe has alluded to in interviews over the past year, he has struggled with the issue of substance abuse," said a statement from Lytle Management. "In order to become a healthier person and deal with long-standing issues, he has entered ... (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:16:57 GMT)

Country Star Joe Nichols Enters Rehab
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 15, 2007) — Joe Nichols, whose hits include “Brokenheartsville” and “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off,” has entered a rehab program for treatment of substance abuse. “As Joe has alluded to in interviews over the past year, he has struggled with the issue of substance abuse,”... (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:05:59 GMT)

Half way between addiction and sobriety
Recovering alcoholic looks to open half-way house. WESTERLY -- You’ve heard the story before. Drinking, marriage. Drinking, losing job. Drinking, divorce. Drinking, losing family. And in between the drying out and the crying out, despair. Broken promises, broken hearts. Broken lives. (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:10:22 GMT)

Half way from addiction to sobriety
Man wants to create half way house. You’ve heard the story before. WESTERLY - Drinking, marriage. Drinking, losing job. Drinking, divorce. Drinking, losing family. And in between the drying out and the crying out, despair. Broken promises, broken hearts. Broken lives. (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:11:08 GMT)

Gratton on rehab assignment
The Coyotes sent Josh Gratton to San Antonio for a rehab assignment. (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:23:01 GMT)

Drug Court takes unique road to recovery
The scene inside U.S. District Court Judge James Redden's chambers during “Drug Court,” is much different than a typical day in court. Instead of a judge sitting high above those being tried for a federal crime, Redden stands at a podium facing the members of the drug court, who are ... (Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:51:50 GMT)

Dramatic twist to anti-drug campaign
AN anti-drug campaign has been initiated in Balakong to fight the social ill plaguing society. (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:07:15 GMT)

Country singer Nichols enters rehab
Country singer Joe Nichols, whose hits include Brokenheartsville and Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off, has entered a rehab program. (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:49:17 GMT)

Country singer Nichols enters rehab
Country singer Joe Nichols, whose hits include Brokenheartsville and Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off, has entered a rehab program for treatment of substance abuse. (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:08:15 GMT)

Connelly, Ruffalo, Phoenix travel down a rough 'Road'
Jennifer Connelly rarely shies away from films that test her stamina along with an audience's tolerance for wrenching subject matter. The onetime child actress has built a solid grown-up career out of drug addiction (2000's Requiem for a Dream), tortured souls (2000's Pollock and 2003's Hulk), tragic culture clashes (2003's House of Sand and Fog) and suburban unease (2006's Little Children). (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:26:37 GMT)

Drug Court Successful In Lonoke County
Drug Court has been a major success in some parts of the state since its inception three years ago. Season Sutherland of England will tell you that three years ago her life was out of control. (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:46:24 GMT)

"Falling Down" - Models in Rehab Courtesy Duran Duran and Justin Timberlake
The media and public fixation with drug and alcohol rehabilitation (or "rehab") is likely to continue if the latest video from 80's pop powerhouse Duran Duran is any indication. ... (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:14:33 GMT)

San Francisco Safe Haven For Drug Users?
Only in San Francisco -- shooting galleries for intravenous drug addicts. Is the city enabling illegal drug users? (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:50:26 GMT)

New Escondido complex will house recovering addicts
ESCONDIDO -- Local women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction will soon have an easier time getting back on their feet thanks to Serenity Village, a special apartment complex opening this month in Escondido that will give recovering addicts an inexpensive and drug-free place to begin building a new life. (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:09:48 GMT)

Drug Court has good first year
'Drug Court Works' was the theme at the National Association of Drug Court Professional's annual conference in Washington D.C. and, according to Coordinator Craig Sheley, Drug Court does work. (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:58:01 GMT)

Judge: Drug court saves lives, money
AUBURN - Drug court is one alternative to jail that is saving lives, saving the state money and doing its part for Maine's prison overcrowding problem, Maine supreme court Justice Ellen Gorman said. (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:02:45 GMT)

'Brokenheartsville' singer enters rehab
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country singer Joe Nichols, whose hits include ''Brokenheartsville'' and ''Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off,'' has entered a rehab program for treatment of substance abuse. (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:15:41 GMT)

First graduation at family drug court
OTTUMWA — Monday was a first for Ottumwa’s family drug court. The court has a graduate now. This has been a good fall for the court. It started early this year on a shoestring. There was no separate funding for the court or its operations. (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:12:51 GMT)

AFL's Cousins on drug charge
TROUBLED AFL star Ben Cousins has been charged with possessing a prohibited drug and failing to comply with a requirement to provide blood. (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:41:00 GMT)

Man stole meat to feed his drug habit
A SHOPLIFTER from Epsom has been jailed for stealing meat from a supermarket to help pay for his drug addiction. Adrian Benedict Frontin, 30, was sent to prison on Friday for two months after pleading guilty to theft from Sainsbury's in Leatherhead. (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:06:56 GMT)

AFL must deregister tragic superstar
THE AFL cannot now stand back pretending the Brownlow Medalist Ben Cousins and his drug addiction remain out of its jurisdiction. The image of Cousins, in police custody, on television screens last night has hurt the AFL deeply. Again. (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:00:00 GMT)

Lindsay Lohan Is Heading Back to Rehab
Lindsay Lohan will return to rehab in Utah as soon as she has finished new movie Dare to Love Me , so she can finish her treatment for alcohol addiction. (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:36:36 GMT)

October is Drug Awareness month
October is Drug Awareness month. Narconon offers free addiction counseling, assessments and referrals to rehabilitation centers nationwide. (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:00:23 GMT)

Lohan Is Heading Back To Rehab
LINDSAY LOHAN will return to rehab in Utah as soon as she has finished new movie DARE TO LOVE ME, so she can finish her treatment for alcohol addictio (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:10:39 GMT)

Winehouse Goes To Rehab To Collaborate With Babyshambles
British singer AMY WINEHOUSE travelled to PETE DOHERTY's rehab clinic to prepare for their latest track. The Rehab hitmaker, 24, has teamed up with t (Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:08:58 GMT)

Winehouse Goes To Rehab To Collaborate With Doherty
Winehouse Goes To Rehab To Collaborate With Doherty (Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:59:56 GMT)