Addiction Recovery News 09/2008 (Page 3)

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EL PASO -- A researcher at the University of Texas at El Paso is using his skills to develop a technology that will help countless people with neurological problems to walk again. (Sep 8, 2008)

Marilyn Stromborg listed DeKalb County drug court’s successes in human terms. (Sep 8, 2008)

It turns out the City of Crookston won't have to go it alone after all. (Sep 8, 2008)

Published: Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 8:23 a.m. More than one out of every 100 licensed nurses in Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union counties has been disciplined by the state Board of Nursing for a drug-related offense. (Sep 8, 2008)

Cincinnati officials are considering a developer's request to forgive a $388,000 loan because the Over-the-Rhine rehab project the money was intended for is losing money. (Sep 8, 2008)

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced the first three recipients of its new Avant-Garde Award. This award is intended to stimulate high-impact research that may lead to groundbreaking opportunities for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS in drug abusers. (Sep 8, 2008)

A drug dealer's "right-hand man" stabbed his boss before setting fire to the car he was in, a court hears. (Sep 8, 2008)

Operation UNITE and Focus on the Family are teaming up to help families battle drug addiction at home and in the community. (Sep 8, 2008)

Five days a week, Western Springs resident Paul Pearce gets up for his 6:30 a.m. exercise at Hinsdale's Healthcare Rehab/Fitness Center. The cardiac staff checks his blood pressure with the other 15 or so men in his group before they warm up with stretching. Then they do a series of aerobic workouts on various machines. Some go three times a week, others five times. Most have had some sort of ... (Sep 8, 2008)

Five days a week, Western Springs resident Paul Pearce gets up for his 6:30 a.m. exercise at Hinsdale's Healthcare Rehab and Fitness Center. The cardiac staff checks his blood pressure with the other 15 or so men in his group before they warm up with stretching. (Sep 8, 2008)

After undergoing full-body plastic surgery, Brigitte Nielsen debuted her new figure on Monday's The Insider. The Danish actress, 45, previously told Hello! magazine she underwent a facelift, liposuction and a breast lift last month after leaving rehab for alcoholism last year. "I'd cleaned up on the inside and wanted to freshen up," she told Hello!. "I had it done in Germany because they ... (Sep 9, 2008)

The rainout of Monday night's game with Toronto has caused the White Sox to reach deeper into their pitching reservoir for a starting pitcher for Saturday's game. (Sep 9, 2008)

It turns out the City of Crookston won't have to go it alone after all. (Sep 9, 2008)

Developers are asking the city of Jackson for a $900,000 loan to help purchase and renovate the Standard Life Building downtown. (Sep 9, 2008)

Town officials are hoping to embark soon on a $300,000 state-funded program to help eligible homeowners improve their properties. (Sep 9, 2008)

Addicts can now learn how to lower their blood pressure holistically, potentially without the use of medication. G & G Holistic Addiction Treatment Program has recently added holistic hypertension protocols to their approach to the treatment of recovering addicts. Addicts now have the opportunity to learn how to breathe more effectively focused and as a result potentially lower their blood ... (Sep 9, 2008)

By WALT GOGOLYA Register Citizen Staff LITCHFIELD - A city man, accused of operating a drug factory out of his Weigold Road home, is free after posting $200,000 bond in Bantam Superior Court. (Sep 9, 2008)

Marilyn Stromborg listed DeKalb County drug court’s successes in human terms. (Sep 9, 2008)

Washington, Sept 9 : Move over drugs, smoking and even gambling, for a new compulsion has hit today's youth - Internet addiction. (Sep 9, 2008)

WHEN people succumb to drug addiction, they are rarely the only casualty. Each pill, line or needle leaves behind it a trail of unseen victims, as sons and daughters, parents, grandparents and even friends can’t help but get dragged into the mire. (Sep 9, 2008)

Britney Spears’ mom has revealed the depth of her “brave little girl’s” drug addiction, desperation and despair in a searing and wealth-creating account of celebrity motherhood. (Sep 9, 2008)

Borough residents who own a home in need of repairs may be eligible for financial assistance through the Palmyra Housing Rehabilitation Program. (Sep 9, 2008)

Grand Valley State University pre-veterinarian major Elias Olague, 22, holds an angry opossum at the Wildlife Rehab Center in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Aug. 22, 2008 Olague works for Peg and Roger Markle, who operate the non-profit center, which rehabilitates wildlife brought to them by many different animal agencies. (Sep 9, 2008)

Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery is on course to play in the Champions League later this month and has impressed coach Jurgen Klinsmann with his "brutal" rehab work following ankle surgery. (Sep 9, 2008)

Kobe Bryant will not have surgery on his right pinkie because recovery would take too long. Bryant has played with damaged ligaments in the finger since February, but said Tuesday that he won't have surgery after seeking opinions from hand specialists. "When the doctors told me recovery from a procedure could be 12 weeks, I just decided now was not the time to have surgery," Bryant said on the ... (Sep 9, 2008)

Travis Hafner was activated Tuesday by the Cleveland Indians after spending more than three months on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder. (Sep 9, 2008)

Hundreds of people in our area battle drug and alcohol addiction every year. That's why several addiction recovery organizations joined together today for a public outreach program. (Sep 9, 2008)

ATLANTA - John Smoltz thinks a checkup Wednesday will show that his surgically repaired right shoulder is progressing ahead of schedule. (Sep 10, 2008)

Gaudin heads to Mesa for rehab (Sep 10, 2008)

Valdez throws well in rehab (Sep 10, 2008)

It turns out the City of Crookston won't have to go it alone after all. (Sep 10, 2008)

September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. Recovery Fest is a celebration of choosing to live substance-free, and in recognition of the people and agencies who provide recovery services. (Sep 10, 2008)

Marilyn Stromborg listed DeKalb County drug court’s successes in human terms. (Sep 10, 2008)

WATERLOO REGION (Sep 10, 2008) -- About 28 people in the region die every year from drug overdoses, a first-ever report says. (Sep 10, 2008)

Laboratories that perform pre-employment drug screening are fighting back - against hundreds of products now on the market that promise to mask evidence of illicit drug use, according to an article scheduled for the Sept. 8 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS' weekly news magazine. (Sep 10, 2008)

Investigators say Augusta resident Amanda Johnson and Michael Jenkins, the father of the seven-month-old baby, were trying to use the child as a loan to support their drug addiction. (Sep 10, 2008)

CHEYENNE - An association of Wyoming district judges says it supports judges taking part in rehabilitation programs. But the judges also are worry about the structure of so--called "drug courts" in Wyoming and their demands on court time. (Sep 10, 2008)

( Rockefeller University ) Rockefeller University researchers reveal that adolescent mice exposed to the painkiller Oxycontin can sustain lifelong and permanent changes in their reward system -- changes that increase the drug's euphoric properties and make such adolescents more vulnerable to the drug's effects later in adulthood. (Sep 10, 2008)

Saipan Mayor Juan B. Tudela will sign a Mayoral Proclamation designating the weeks of Sept. 14 to 27, as the 2008 National and Drug Addiction Recovery Weeks tomorrow, Sept. 12, 2008, at 10am at the Saipan Mayor's Office in San Antonio. (Sep 10, 2008)

Researchers reveal that adolescent mice exposed to the painkiller Oxycontin can sustain lifelong and permanent changes in their reward system -- changes that increase the drug's euphoric properties and make such adolescents more vulnerable to the drug's effects later in adulthood. (Sep 10, 2008)

No child aspires to a lifetime of addiction. But their brains might. In new research to appear online in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology this week, Rockefeller University researchers reveal that adolescent brains exposed to the painkiller Oxycontin can sustain lifelong and permanent changes in their reward system - changes that increase the drug's euphoric properties and make such ... (Sep 10, 2008)

(NBC) -- Methadone, which is both abused and used to break addiction to opioid drugs, may prove to be a hero in killing cancer according to German scientists. (Sep 10, 2008)

The U.S. Marshals Service arrest a man on its most-wanted list from a rehab center in Titusville. (Sep 10, 2008)

No child aspires to a lifetime of addiction. But their brains might. In new research to appear online in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology today, Rockefeller University researchers reveal that adolescent brains exposed to the painkiller OxyContin can sustain lifelong and permanent changes in their reward system - changes that increase the drug's euphoric properties and make such adolescents ... (Sep 11, 2008)

Peter Moylan's absence has been overshadowed by injuries to other Braves pitchers including John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Tim Hudson and Rafael Soriano. (Sep 11, 2008)

Rehabilitation services at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital have received a boost. (Sep 11, 2008)

The Salvation Army is rolling out new drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in the state's north and north-west. (Sep 11, 2008)

Marilyn Stromborg listed DeKalb County drug court’s successes in human terms. (Sep 11, 2008)

Kirsten Dunst says she is in good spirits since her stay in a rehabilitation clinic for depression.The actress was admitted to the Cirque Lodge centre in Utah ... (Sep 11, 2008)

It turns out the City of Crookston won't have to go it alone after all. (Sep 11, 2008)

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