Addiction Recovery News 07/2008 (Page 3)

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Saginaw County police say it's a drug explosion. Heroin, cocaine and marijuana are pouring into urban and rural areas like never before. (Jul 8, 2008)

A baby’s smile gives a new mother a drug-like high and is equally addictive, a study of the female brain shows. (Jul 8, 2008)

More than a century after New Trier High School opened, administrators and school leaders on Monday debated whether to raze, rebuild or rehab the flagship campus in Winnetka. (Jul 8, 2008)

Amy Winehouse has reportedly developed a new addiction — to tanning. (Jul 8, 2008)

Washington, July 8 : Regular exercise can help you avoid and overcome drug addiction, suggests a new study. (Jul 8, 2008)

LOS ANGELES - Steve-O is back in rehab. The "Jackass" daredevil writes in his blog that after 115 days of sobriety, he is "back in the looney bin." Steve-O, whose real names is Stephen Glover, told fans that he's still struggling with the effects of the many drugs he'd taken over the years. (Jul 8, 2008)

The 24-year-old singer - who was recently hospitalized with a lung condition supposedly triggered by her drug use - is said to be obsessed with a sunbed she has installed in her home and even falls asleep under its powerful rays. (Jul 8, 2008)

Drew Barrymore and Justin Long split; it's a boy for Matthew McConaughey and girlfriend; Eva Mendes talks rehab (Jul 8, 2008)

Eva Mendes, who spent time in Utah’s Cirque Lodge rehab facility earlier this year, says she is “proud” of celebrities who seek help for their addictions to drugs or alcohol. (Jul 9, 2008)

Brandon Dawson, aged 16, was sentenced Tuesday night to spend six months in a post-dispositional rehab program at the Blue Ridge Detention Center. (Jul 9, 2008)

Eva Mendes ignores the "lies" printed about her recent trip to a rehab clinic. (Jul 9, 2008)

Maryland doctors can get reimbursed for identifying and treating drug abusers through Medicaid, Bush administration officials announced this week. (Jul 9, 2008)

Wed, Jul 9, 2008 (2:09 a.m.) Drug addiction normally conjures up images of junkies shooting heroin into their arms or teenagers induced by methamphetamine to ransack homes. It’s the pusher on the dark street corner. It’s the rave party fueled by Ecstasy. It’s the line of cocaine on the coffee table. (Jul 9, 2008)

Monitoring your teen’s activities is an important deterrent to drug use. (Jul 9, 2008)

Eva Mendes says she is 'proud' of celebrities who admit they have problems and head into rehab. Eva Mendes is "proud" of celebrities who seek help for their addictions to drugs or alcohol. (Jul 9, 2008)

NEW YORK (AP) - A new report is calling for a crackdown on some Internet pharmacies selling controlled prescription drugs on the Web. According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 159 sites are offering these drugs for sale. (Jul 9, 2008)

BOSTON (AP) - Red Sox manager Terry Francona says David Ortiz will do a minor league rehab stint once he's cleared to return to game action. But just when that might happen remains unclear. Francona (Jul 9, 2008)

Teens and drug use: It's more than just experimentation, experts say it is an epidemic sweeping the tri-county area. Hinds, Rankin, and even Madison county teens are venturing into dangerous territory. (Jul 9, 2008)

Matsui to rehab in Tampa (Jul 9, 2008)

The upcoming issue of Star breathlessly reports that Spencer Pratt Attack ringleader and excellent on-screen kisser Mary-Kate Olsen might be headed back to the floral pastures of celebrity rehab any... (Jul 9, 2008)

NEW YORK -- A new report is calling for a crackdown on some Internet pharmacies selling controlled prescription drugs on the Web. According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 159 sites are offering these drugs for sale. (Jul 9, 2008)

Addiction to drugs and alcohol continues to grip many lives and tear apart many families here in Eastern Kentucky. One facility in the mountains is opening its doors to women with the hope it can turn lives around. (Jul 9, 2008)

BARASAT: It was a fight that lasted three days. Armed with a court order, 23-year-old Sujata Das sat on dharna outside a Barasat drug rehab centre, waiting for husband Rajesh Chandra Das (35) to be released. (Jul 10, 2008)

A Westchester man has filed a suit blaming the drug he used to treat his Parkinson's disease for a "pathological" gambling addiction that cost him millions of dollars. (Jul 10, 2008)

Yangon - A Myanmar billionaire business tycoon and a Malaysian national are standing trial on drug-trafficking charges and face lengthy prison terms if found guilty, media reports said Thursday. Maung Weik, 35, the managing director of Maung Weik and... (Jul 10, 2008)

Local educators and members of Faith Speaking, a non-denominational religious community group, gathered Wednesday to discuss methods for teaching children about drug addiction. (Jul 10, 2008)

SALEM and mdash; Paul Goodwin's mom was happy to help police when they showed up at her home on South Street last September following a tip that there might be some stolen items there. Her son, 39, had been struggling with drug addiction, she told police, and she wanted him to get the help he needed, a prosecutor said. (Jul 10, 2008)

In the 1950s, the American Medical Association recognized that addiction was a medical condition. Today, a handful of states are implementing programs that are trying to expand the role the medical community plays in reducing the harm associated with drug abuse and addiction. (Jul 10, 2008)

The Fort Myers Miracle announced today that Minnesota Twins shortstop Adam Everett will begin a rehab stint with the Miracle beginning Saturday. (Jul 10, 2008)

FORT MYERS, FL (July 10, 2008) - The Fort Myers Miracle announced today that Minnesota Twins shortstop Adam Everett will begin a rehab stint with the Miracle beginning Saturday, June 12. The sure-handed infielder is scheduled to play in three games during the Miracle's upcoming home stand. (Jul 10, 2008)

PEORIA, IL- The Peoria Chiefs in conjunction with the Chicago Cubs have announced that LHP Scott Eyre will make a rehab appearance with the Chiefs tonight as they take on Kane County in the middle game of a three-game series in Geneva, IL. Eyre is expected to pitch one inning tonight, likely out of the bullpen. (Jul 10, 2008)

Actress SEAN YOUNG has learned to control her "social hostility" problems following a spell in rehab. The No Way Out star checked herself into a self-help facility to ... (Jul 10, 2008)

Salt Lake City – Common genetic variations affecting nicotine receptors in the nervous system can significantly increase the chance that European Americans who begin smoking by age 17 will struggle with lifelong nicotine addiction, according to researchers at the University of Utah and their colleagues at University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Jul 11, 2008)

Common genetic variations affecting nicotine receptors in the nervous system can significantly increase the chance that European Americans who begin smoking by age 17 will struggle with life-long nicotine addiction. Published July 11 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, this research -- led by scientists at the University of Utah together with colleagues from the University of Wisconsin -- ... (Jul 11, 2008)

Drug counselors and narcotics detectives liken the effort to combat heroin and save an addicted child to a maze, a nightmare, a 15-round heavyweight fight. (Jul 11, 2008)

Pyramid Healthcare Inc., operator of a housing program for recovering addicts in Swissvale, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging bias by the borough and its zoning hearing board. ... (Jul 11, 2008)

Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those... (Jul 11, 2008)

Mark Ronson admits that he was surprised his 'Rehab' became a hit. (Jul 11, 2008)

In the new A&E drama series "The Cleaner," Benjamin Bratt plays a veteran of jail terms and rehab who leads an ill-assorted trio of former users, a sort of A-Team (as in "addicts") who'll do almost anything, even at their own risk, to save their addict-in-need. (Jul 11, 2008)

A group of common genetics variants that affect the nicotine receptors in the nervous system could significantly increase the risk of developing nicotine addiction. These results, which could have powerful implications for policy preventing tobacco use in young people, were published on July 11, 2008 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. (Jul 11, 2008)

Common genetic variations affecting nicotine receptors in the nervous system can significantly increase the chance that European Americans who begin smoking by age 17 will struggle with lifelong nicotine addiction, according to researchers at the University of Utah and their colleagues at University of Wisconsin-Madison. The study, published in the July 11, 2008 issue of PLoS Genetics, ... (Jul 11, 2008)

Heidi Fleiss has been given the ol' one-two. (Jul 11, 2008)

Yankees outfielder-designated hitter Hideki Matsui could resume taking onfield batting practice Saturday while he progresses in a rehab program for his sore left knee. Also, Carl Pavano threw 45 pitches in his second batting practice session. (Jul 11, 2008)

The Toronto Film Festival has been the launching pad for many an Academy Award-winning movie. "Ray," the gripping tale of legendary singer Ray Charles' rise to fame and his battle with drug addiction, was unveiled at the festival several years ago. So was "Crash," the gritty saga of racial and social strife in Los Angeles. (Jul 11, 2008)

A reader named Stephan just sent me a news story that's got him worried. It's about a brand new report from Columbia University's National Center on Addiction, trumpeting that "the Internet is a pharmaceutical candy store." (Jul 11, 2008)

Friday's news briefs: Yankees outfielder-designated hitter Hideki Matsui could resume taking onfield batting practice Saturday while he progresses in a rehab program for his sore left knee. (Jul 12, 2008)

Tribe's Carmona ready for rehab stint (Jul 12, 2008)

One more rehab start for Hampton (Jul 12, 2008)

Sees Hamilton drug fight as inspiration White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen has a rooting interest in Tuesday's All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium. (Jul 12, 2008)

Orlando Hernandez, making a rehab start for the St. Lucie Mets, pitches well despite taking a line drive off his foot (Jul 12, 2008)

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