Addiction Recovery News 06/2008 (Page 3)
Drug used to treat alcohol dependence also works for pathological gamblers (News-Medical-Net)
Scientists in the U.S. have found that a drug commonly prescribed for the treatment of alcoholism and drug dependence, also works for pathological gamblers.
(Jun 8, 2008)
Wade says 'no problems' so far in knee rehab (USA Today)
Dwyane Wade still believes his knee will be ready for the Beijing Olympics. The Miami Heat guard, who missed the final 21 games of last season because of chronic soreness in his surgically repaired left knee, said Sunday that he's been playing 5-on-5 games for about a week with "no problems."
(Jun 8, 2008)
Hampton eyeing rehab assignment (MLB.com)
Hampton eyes Minor League assignment
(Jun 8, 2008)
Wade says rehab going well, still has Oly hopes (Sports Illustrated)
Dwyane Wade still believes his knee will be ready for the Beijing Olympics.
(Jun 8, 2008)
Clement ready for rehab start tonight against Arkansas (The Springfield News-Leader)
Trying to get back to the majors for the first time since 2006, Clement makes second rehab start tonight
(Jun 8, 2008)
DePaul Addiction Services facility in Rochester closing in mid-August (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Main Quest will close its inpatient detox facility on West Main Street.
(Jun 9, 2008)
'Virtual Dementia Tour' at Briarcliff Health and Rehab (The Oak Ridger)
Briarcliff Health and Rehab Center and the East Tennessee Alzheimer's Association are gearing up to present the "Virtual Dementia Tour," on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 24 and 25, at Briarcliff Health and Rehab, 100 Elmhurst Drive.
(Jun 9, 2008)
Wade says rehab going well, sights on Olympics (Sports Illustrated)
Dwyane Wade still believes his knee will be ready for the Beijing Olympics.
(Jun 9, 2008)
Only motherhood will cure Amy's drug addiction: Dad (New Kerala)
Washington, Jun 9 : Troubled singer Amy Winehouse's father believes that the only way his daughter will quit drugs is when she decides to become a mother.
(Jun 9, 2008)
Exercise May Prevent Addiction (Time Magazine)
Sure, exercise is good for your waistline, your heart, your bones - but might it also help prevent addiction to drugs or alcohol?
(Jun 9, 2008)
Figgins Joins Bees for Rehab Assignment (OurSports Central)
SALT LAKE CITY (June 9, 2008) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim announced today that infielder Chone Figgins will begin a rehab assignment with the Salt Lake Bees in the team's home game tonight against the Tacoma Rainiers at 7:05 p.m. at Franklin Covey Field.
(Jun 9, 2008)
Researchers Make Pivotal Breakthrough in Alcohol Addiction Treatment (Newswise)
Addiction experts led by a University of Virginia Health System team have found that topiramate, an effective therapeutic medication, not only decreases heavy drinking, but it also lowers all liver enzymes, plasma cholesterol, body mass index (BMI), and systolic and diastolic blood pressure - all of which tend to increase with heavy drinking and pose such serious health risks as heart disease ...
(Jun 9, 2008)
Can exercise help prevent addiction? (USA Today)
Exercise is good for your waistline, heart, bones -- but might it also help prevent addiction to drugs or alcohol? There are clues that physical activity might spur changes in the brain to do just that. Now the government is beginning a push for hard research to prove it.
(Jun 9, 2008)
Loewen to Begin Rehab Stint with Keys (OurSports Central)
Frederick, MD - Baltimore Orioles left-handed pitcher Adam Loewen will begin his lengthy rehab stint with three appearances in Frederick, beginning Tuesday June 10th when the Keys take on the Wilmington Blue Rocks at 7:00 p.m. Loewen, who will be working his way back towards a spot in the Orioles bullpen, is scheduled to make three appearances in Frederick before continuing his rehab stint in ...
(Jun 9, 2008)
Can Exercise Help Prevent Addiction to Drugs or Alcohol? (InteliHealth)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sure, exercise is good for your waistline, your heart, your bones -- but might it also help prevent addiction to drugs or alcohol? There are some tantalizing clues that physical activity might spur changes in the brain to do just that.
(Jun 9, 2008)
Thompson to make rehab start (St. Louis Cardinals)
Thompson to make rehab start
(Jun 9, 2008)
St. Louis' Isringhausen to make rehab start tonight for Palm Beach Cardinals (The Palm Beach Post)
Special to The Palm Beach Post
(Jun 9, 2008)
Nats' Zimmerman begins rehab, remains on hold (ESPN)
Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman began rehab on his injured shoulder.
(Jun 10, 2008)
Keppinger, Hopper begin rehab stints (MLB.com)
Keppinger, Hopper begin rehab stints
(Jun 10, 2008)
Thompson off his mark in rehab return (St. Louis Cardinals)
Thompson off mark in rehab return
(Jun 10, 2008)
More research planned into whether exercise can help prevent addiction (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul)
Studies in both humans and animals suggest that exercise may help prevent drug or alcohol addiction. The government is pumping more money into
(Jun 10, 2008)
Exercise reduces drug and alcohol use (WTVM 9 Columbus)
that exercise may help prevent drug or alcohol addiction. The government is pumping more money into research to find out.
(Jun 10, 2008)
More research planned into whether exercise can help prevent addiction (KHQ Spokane)
Associated Press - June 9, 2008 10:33 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - Studies in both humans and animals suggest that exercise may help prevent drug or alcohol addiction.
(Jun 10, 2008)
More research planned into whether exercise can help prevent addiction (WLBT 3 Jackson)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Studies in both humans and animals suggest that exercise may help prevent drug or alcohol addiction. The government is pumping more money into research to find out.
(Jun 10, 2008)
Drug abuse deaths come down dramatically in Mizoram (Outlook India)
Mizoram has witnessd a dramatic fall in the number of deaths due to drug abuse since 2004 when 143 people lost their lives to the deadly addiction, thanks to the Young Mizo Asociation which carried out a sustained anti-drug campaign.
(Jun 10, 2008)
Burger King helped Robert Downey Jr. kick drug habit (New Kerala)
New York, June 10 : Actor Robert Downey Jr. has thanked fast food giant Burger King for helping him overcome his drug addiction problems.
(Jun 10, 2008)
Can Exercise Help Prevent Addiction to Drugs, Alcohol? (Fox News)
Sure, exercise is good for your waistline, your heart, your bones — but might it also help prevent addiction to drugs or alcohol?
(Jun 10, 2008)
Exercise May Fight Drug, Alcohol Addiction (KMGH 7 Denver)
People -- and animals -- who work out are less likely to get addicted. Researchers try to find out why.
(Jun 10, 2008)
Study: Exercise may prevent addiction (KMOV St. Louis)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Studies in both humans and animals suggest that exercise may help prevent drug or alcohol addiction. The government is pumping more money into research to find out.
(Jun 10, 2008)
Celebs Sign Up for ‘Rehab With Dr. Drew’ (TV Week)
VH1’s “Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew” will return for a second season in October, featuring celebrity patients Jeff Conaway, Sean Stewart, Amber Smith, Rodney King, Nikki McKibbon, Steven Adler and Tawny Kitaen as they undergo detoxification and treatment at a Los Angeles-area center.
(Jun 10, 2008)
VH1 reveals 'Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew' second-season cast (Reality TV World)
VH1 has revealed the identities of the seven Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew second-season participants, who will receive detoxification and treatment from David Drew "Dr. Drew" Pinsky and his staff.
(Jun 10, 2008)
Aristotle, Augustine, and Addiction (Psychiatric Times)
In my last column, "Accountable but Not Responsible" (April 2008), I suggested that long-term substance use could lead to a state in which the addiction had so co-opted a person's neurobiology that the individual could no longer exercise free will to any meaningful degree.
(Jun 10, 2008)
VH1 Goes Back to Celebrity Rehab (Broadcasting and Cable)
VH1 ordered a second season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.
(Jun 10, 2008)
Holliday active, Tulo on rehab (Denver Post)
Matt Holliday rejoined the Rockies' lineup today after 15 days on the disabled list because of a strained left hamstring. And shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is travelling to Class-A Modesto in California tonight to begin a rehab stint.
(Jun 10, 2008)
Willingham ready for rehab stint (MLB.com)
Willingham ready for rehab games
(Jun 10, 2008)
Hafner still a week away from rehab trip (MLB.com)
Hafner a week away from rehab trip
(Jun 10, 2008)
Paulino headed to Houston for rehab (MLB.com)
Paulino headed to Houston for rehab
(Jun 11, 2008)
Rodney returns to Comerica for rehab (MLB.com)
Rodney at Comerica for rehab
(Jun 11, 2008)
Loewen pitches inning in rehab stint (MLB.com)
Loewen pitches inning in rehab stint
(Jun 11, 2008)
Guns N' Celeb Rehab (antiMUSIC)
Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler and Whitesnake vocalist David Coverdale's ex-wife Tawny Kitaen are among the cast of celeb rehab
(Jun 11, 2008)
Tawny Kitaen hits bottom with "Celebrity Rehab" stint; Arsenio Hall gets a new job; Ashley Simpson-Wentz rocks her ... (The Plain Dealer)
Remember when Tawny Kitaen was Cleveland's favorite sports wife? Until she started whuppin' on Chuck Finley with a shoe, that is. Kitaen's got a new gig as one of the Z-listers on the next season of Dr. Drew Pinsky's trainwreck TV show, "Celebrity Rehab."
(Jun 11, 2008)
Drug addict sentenced for home invasion (The Muskegon Chronicle)
NORTON SHORES -- This is what prescription drug addiction can lead to, the judge said: a respected substitute teacher breaking into suburban homes at the end of the school day and, ultimately, winding up in prison.
(Jun 11, 2008)
Working out may prevent drug and alcohol addiction (12:08 p.m.) (Hickory Daily Record)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sure, exercise is good for your waistline, your heart, your bones -- but might it also help prevent addiction to drugs or alcohol? There are some tantalizing clues that physical activity might spur changes in the brain to do just that. Now the government is beginning a push for hard research to prove it. Click here for more on this story.
(Jun 11, 2008)
Working out may prevent drug and alcohol addiction (CNN.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sure, exercise is good for your waistline, your heart, your bones -- but might it also help prevent addiction to drugs or alcohol?
(Jun 11, 2008)
Rodney King to appear on VH1's `Celebrity Rehab' (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Rodney King will appear in the next installment of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew."
(Jun 11, 2008)
Rodney King going on 'Rehab' (Jam! Showbiz)
LOS ANGELES - Rodney King will appear in the next instalment of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew."
(Jun 11, 2008)
Rodney King to appear on VH1's second season of `Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew' (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
LOS ANGELES - Rodney King will appear in the next installment of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew." The show features famous people dealing with drug and alcohol problems aided by celebrity addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky.
(Jun 11, 2008)
Rodney King to appear on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" (Seattle Times)
Rodney King will appear in the next installment of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew. " The show features famous people dealing with...
(Jun 11, 2008)
Rodney King to appear on VH1's `Celebrity Rehab' (The Charlotte Observer)
Rodney King will appear in the next installment of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew." The show features famous people dealing with drug and alcohol problems aided by celebrity addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky. King, whose 1991 beating by Los Angeles police led to deadly rioting the next year, prompting him to make a famously earnest plea for peace, will appear with actor Jeff Conaway, ...
(Jun 11, 2008)
Rodney King to appear on 'Celebrity Rehab' (MSNBC)
Rodney King will be one of the participants on VH-1's "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew." He'll be featured alongside Jeff Conaway, former Guns ’N Roses drummer Steven Adler, Rod Stewart’s son Sean and actress Tawny Kitaen.
(Jun 11, 2008)
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