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Mandarich admits steroid, drug use in interview
Tony Mandarich admits steroid use and cheating on Rose Bowl drug test in college and reveals addiction to drugs and alcohol during NFL career in news-breaking exclusive on 'Inside the NFL' on Showtime. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:18:28 GMT)

Program Treats Inmate Trauma To Kick Drug Addiction
Inmate program is designed specifically for women to treat trauma which is often the underlying cause of substance abuse. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:13:50 GMT)

Wildlife Rehab ready for animal rescues
The Wildlife Rehab & Education is preparing for an influx of wild animal victims of Hurricane Ike. Executive Director Sharon Schmalz said that Ike’s high winds and heavy rain blew baby squirrels from their nests, knocked roosting birds out of trees and literally slammed coastal birds like pelicans and seagulls to the ground. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:44:35 GMT)

Exclusive: £1m bets shame of former football boss Steve Paterson as he checks into rehab
FORMER football boss Steve Paterson has gone into rehab after blowing £1million at the bookies. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:51:01 GMT)

Keane go bigger than life
Stadium rockers Keane appear to have undergone a reinvention since frontman Tom Chaplin's recovery from drug addiction, exchanging their lugubrious sound for a more upbeat approach on their new album, Perfect Symmetry, out next month. And now it seems they're coming over all artistic. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:47:46 GMT)

Former Aberdeen manager in gambling rehab
Former football manager Steve Paterson has entered a rehab clinic to receive treatment for a gambling addiction, it emerged today. The former Aberdeen and Inverness Caledonian Thistle boss said he believed he had blown more than £1 million at the bookmakers over 34 years. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:51:06 GMT)

Pioneering Study Links Holiday Drug Taking To Acts Of Violence
A new study shows that high levels of drug and alcohol consumption are behind the growth in violence among young tourists. The research work, focusing on Mallorca and Ibiza, shows that 5% of tourists visiting these areas become involved in some kind of violence during their stay. Ecstasy was the only drug consumed that the scientists have not linked to violent acts. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:07:11 GMT)

Drug Court continues push for recovery
To date, the Fifth Judicial Circuit Drug Court has graduated sixteen participants. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:13:32 GMT)

Rehab dinner at Halekulani raises $120,000 for hospital
REHAB Hospital's sold out dinner at the Halekulani Friday netted $120,000. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:30:54 GMT)

Volunteer helps with bike-rehab program
By Nick Dentamoro | Citizen PatriotMarlin Callender of Blackman Township helps with the Communiy Bike Program. When Marlin Callender heard about the Community Bike Program last spring, he knew it was something he wanted to become involved with.... (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:42:42 GMT)

New clinic for city drug addicts
A new centre to help treat recovering drug users opens in Salisbury on Wednesday. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:47:26 GMT)

Construction starts on new patient's entryway at Lehigh Acres Health and Rehab Center
Construction has begun on a new patient's entryway at the south end of the Lehigh Acres Health and Rehab Center building off Lee Boulevard in Lehigh... (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:23:37 GMT)

Extreme rehab: Inside the world's most radical drug clinic
Dr Andre Waismann looks out of the window towards the Gaza Strip. Speaking in a medical centre in the Israeli town of Ashkelon, a few miles north of the heavily fortified border and constantly under threat from Kassam rocket attack, he explains his vision. "My goal," he says, "is that any drug addict in the world will one day be able to turn up at their local general hospital and say, 'good ... (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:19:56 GMT)

Calif. measure pushes drug treatment over prison
Wed, Oct 1, 2008 (4:15 p.m.) Eight years ago, 61 percent of California voters passed a novel initiative requiring treatment instead of jail or prison for tens of thousands of drug offenders. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:23:21 GMT)

Juvenile court launching Parent Drug Court
LIMA - Parents on the verge of losing their children because of an addiction to drugs or alcohol will soon have an intense supervision program that may help them kick the habit and more important, keep their children. (Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:40:07 GMT)

Prop. 5 pushes drug treatment over prison
Eight years ago, 61 percent of California voters passed a novel initiative requiring treatment instead of jail or prison for tens of thousands of drug offenders. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:25:21 GMT)

Methamphetamine Update: Size matters
The use of a drug does not always turn into addiction, but there are ways to examine the risk of developing a dependency. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:20:09 GMT)

WESTHOFF SAYS HIS REHAB IN HIGH GEAR
Mike Westhoff, who rejoined the Jets coaching staff Sept. 1 after having a three-piece titanium prosthesis placed in his left leg in February, said yesterday he expects to soon ditch his cane and by next winter even resume playing golf. "It's... (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:26:03 GMT)

Peachtree Hills targeted for rehab
In a show of hope amid dour economic news, city officials and fair housing advocates celebrated a program Monday that they believe will boost one neighborhood ravaged by the mortgage crisis. They also suggested that if the program is successful, it could be replicated with the help of some new federal grant money. “This represents, really, our first effort in our neighborhood preservation ... (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:56:06 GMT)

Rehab Olympics held at Edgewood
PORT CLINTON -- Edgewood Manor Nursing Center had two teams of residents and therapists competed in the facilities first ever Rehab Olympics. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:36:35 GMT)

Andrews accelerates rehab routing
PHILADELPHIA - The gesture - two thumbs up - said it all. Cautiously optimistic before getting together with a back specialist Wednesday, Eagles Pro Bowl Shawn Andrews said he's hopeful of taking the next step today. That would be intensifying his rehab after missing two games and two weeks of practice. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:35:49 GMT)

Steep rise in drug addict teenagers
The number of 16 and 17-year-olds being treated for drug addiction has risen by 30% in two years, new figures show. There were 7,857 youngsters aged 16 and 17 in drug treatment programmes in England in 2007/08, a 30% rise on the 6,058 figure for 2005/06. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:04:18 GMT)

Number of drug-addicted teens increases by a third in two years, figures show
The number of 16 and 17-year-olds being treated for drug addiction has soared by 30 per cent in two years. And cocaine is fast catching up with cannabis as the drug of choice for teenagers. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:50:36 GMT)

Homeless animal rehab moves to state wildlife offices
11Great Basin Wildlife Rescue is moving into the Springville office of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:57:31 GMT)

Rehab is turning into Wii-hab
Video games are often associated with hours of sitting and playing in front of a television set, but patients at Van Wert Manor are using one game system as a new way to get therapy. (Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:50:29 GMT)

Cocaine Addiction Stems from Desire, Not the Drug
Scientists know that addictive drugs can mess with the brain’s circuitry and hijack its reward systems, but a July 31 rat study in the journal Neuron shows that psychological factors may be more instrumental in causing these changes than a drug’s chemical effects are. Cocaine use triggers long-lasting cellular memories in the brain, the study found--but only if the user consumes the drug ... (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:03:41 GMT)

Waukesha rehab hospital to open Tuesday
Waukesha - The Rehabilitation Hospital of Wisconsin, the only freestanding rehabilitation facility of its type in the Milwaukee area, will begin taking patients Tuesday. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:52:04 GMT)

Rehab specialist faces fondling charges
Courage Center employee charged with criminal sexual conduct. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:15:13 GMT)

Drug decriminalization floated
President Felipe Calderon, who has made fighting drug traffickers the centerpiece of his administration, proposed legislation Thursday that would decriminalize the possession of small quantities of cocaine and other drugs for addicts who agreed to undergo treatment. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:00:23 GMT)

Calderón: No jail time if drug users choose rehab
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Felipe Calderón has an offer for drug users: Go into rehab, stay out of jail. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:27:22 GMT)

Treated as an addiction
Never mind the drugs and booze that go hand-in-hand with the sex trade - prostitution itself is an addiction. So says Lauren Casey, a Victoria, B.C., researcher, advocate and former prostitute. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:49:46 GMT)

Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?
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... (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:06:10 GMT)

Bears suspend Harris for Lions game
NFL The Chicago Bears suspended defensive tackle Tommie Harris for Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions for breaking a team rule, coach Lovie Smith said yesterday. "He'll continue to rehab but won't practice with the football team this week," Smith said. "Monday he'll be back with the team, hopefully ready to go, and I'll kind of go from there." Harris ... (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:08:17 GMT)

Cardinal to pay fine over drug sales
Cardinal Health has reached a settlement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and seven U.S. attorney's offices that will allow it to resume shipments of controlled substances from all of its warehouses. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:28:12 GMT)

New National Statistics On Drug Addict Treatment - Why The Treatment Isn't Effective
New figures were released today by the National Treatment Agency (NTA) for Substance Misuse which show that more than 202,000 people were recorded in drug treatment for 2007/08 with the number of people completing treatment successfully in 2007/08 increasing to more than 35,000 compared to 27,500 in 2006/07. However these figures don't tell the whole story. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:08:32 GMT)

Teenage drug abuse on the rise
The number of 16 and 17-year-olds being treated for drug addiction has risen by 30% in two years, new figures have revealed. (03/10/2008 15:37:22) (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:55:53 GMT)

Britney Spears's Image Rehab
These past few months have been monumental for Britney Spears in terms of turning her life around. She’s back in the studio recording, winning VMA awards, spending time with her children, getting her body back into shape, and overall, living a healthier lifestyle. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:07:49 GMT)

Kirsten Dunst: I've Grown Up Since Rehab
The actress says that after a "difficult time," she has learned "what is important and the bigger things in life" (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:04:45 GMT)

Congress passes mental health coverage boost
A measure boosting insurance coverage for mental illness and treatment of drug and alcohol addiction secured final U.S. congressional passage on Friday as part of financial industry bailout legislation. (Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:12:40 GMT)

Kirsten Dunst - Dunst Has Turned Her Life Around After Rehab Stint
KIRSTEN DUNST has turned her life around after a stint in rehab earlier this year (08), by ditching her showbiz lifestyle. The actress was treated for depression at ... (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:39:51 GMT)

Dealing With Porn Addiction
We offer some tips on dealing with porn addiction Before the internet was ubiquitous in every aspect of our lives, porn addiction was for the creepy lifelong bachelor or the lonely guy with mommy issues. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:11:40 GMT)

Mexican drug initiative easier on users, harsher on dealers
Turning to Mexico's increasing narcotics consumption, President Felipe Calderon has proposed stiffer penalties for small-time drug dealers while suspending punishment for addicts who agree to enter rehabilitation. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:54:30 GMT)

Drug court grads mark addiction-free lives
Tonya Peters struggled with drug addiction for years. After a stay in prison, she decided her life had to change. Peters, along with six others Friday, officially graduated from drug court, a program aimed at helping criminals address their problems while staying substance-free. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:16:46 GMT)

Did Rezko pay for Gov's rehab?
Federal investigators are zeroing in on whether Tony Rezko paid for all or part of a $90,000 rehab of Gov. Blagojevich's Northwest Side bungalow as the corruption probe of the state's first family accelerates. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:10:03 GMT)

Drug court grads mark addiction-free lives
Tonya Peters struggled with drug addiction for years. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:10:40 GMT)

Did Tony Rezko pay for Blagojevich's rehab?
Federal investigators are zeroing in on whether Tony Rezko paid for all or part of a $90,000 rehab of Gov. Blagojevich's Northwest Side bungalow as the corruption probe of the state's first family accelerates. Since Rezko's felony conviction in June, the FBI has been investigating how the former top Blagojevich fund-raiser billed the governor and his wife for the work, who paid for it and ... (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:19:31 GMT)

Dunst has turned her life around after rehab stint
Kirsten Dunst has turned her life around after a stint in rehab earlier this year, by ditching her showbiz lifestyle. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:30:03 GMT)

Mexico considers drug rehab, not jail
MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Felipe Calderón has an offer for drug users: Go into rehab, stay out of jail. Calderón sent lawmakers an initiative Thursday that would give people caught with less than 2 grams of marijuana, half a gram of cocaine, 40 milligrams of methamphetamine or other drugs the choice of treatment. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:02:33 GMT)

Kirsten Dunst says rehab helped her gain perspective
Washington, Oct 4 : Troubled star Kirsten Dunst has claimed that she has grown up since rehab, insisting that it helped her gain perspective. The 'Spiderman' star had checked into Utah's Cirque Lodge Treatment Center last February for depression. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:52:38 GMT)

Investigators Probe Whether Rezko Paid For Blagojevich Home Rehab
Federal investigators are zeroing in on whether Tony Rezko paid for all or part of a $90,000 rehab of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's Northwest Side bungalow. (Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:50:50 GMT)

Funding shortage could stop drug rehab project
CARLSBAD — Eddy County's proposal to build a regional drug rehabilitation center in south Carlsbad has hit a major road block, bringing the project to a standstill. (Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:17:45 GMT)

Name by Name, a Push to Change Drug Laws
A petition drive and education campaign in 20 neighborhoods was aimed at generating public support to urge the State Legislature to repeal drug laws that are considered among the harshest in the country. (Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:05:59 GMT)

Inner-city housing rehab group sinking
East Central Reinvestment Corp. defaults on rehab housing mortgages. (Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:32:49 GMT)

Conference for drug-endangered kids in SLC
Law enforcement, prosecutors, health-care providers and substance-abuse and mental-health professionals from across the country will gather in Salt Lake City for the 2008 National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children Conference. (Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:38:17 GMT)

Parents 'naive' about drug use by children
Adults are woefully unaware of their offspring's lives says new drug and alcohol survey (Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:23:04 GMT)

State restores order in old courthouse rehab
A Missouri state agency has helped the developer selected to renovate a former U.S. Courthouse in downtown Kansas City overcome financing problems relating to Wachovia Corp.’s banking tailspin. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:43:46 GMT)

'Epicurean Delight' fundraiser to benefit Renz addiction center
Community residents are invited to sharpen their culinary palate at Renz Addiction Counseling Center's "Epicurean Delight" fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 at Elgin Community College's Culinary Arts & Hospitality Institute. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:35:10 GMT)

Healing Arts Project founder Leigh Schickendantz, left, and theater Program Director Leah Lindsay pose for a portrait ...
Project board members Schickendantz, Julianne Hinchey, Paula Buckley, Libby Moothart and Lori Madden know too well the impact of drug addiction, crime and other problems on their clients. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:08:01 GMT)

Miner's subsidiary ready to process ores after completing rehab
MANILA, Philippines - A Philippine miner"s subsidiary said it was ready to process "half of its maximum production of ores" after its Cebu facility completed the first phase of its rehabilitation. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:40:58 GMT)

3 firms will work on fixes to Lake Okeechobee dike
Army Corps awards contract for $29 million Three different construction teams will beef up rehab work at Lake Okeechobee's aging dike by November, the Army Corps of Engineers has announced (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:04:35 GMT)

Koki leads addiction recovery efforts
Theresa Koki, the county anti-drug coordinator, wields a double-edged sword. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:21:41 GMT)

Money Troubles? Try Rehab
Wynonna Judd turned to therapy to deal with her over spending issues. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:29:19 GMT)

Woman stabbed in paranoid attack
A Lincolnshire man who refused help to fight his drug addiction stabbed his girlfriend to death in a paranoid attack, a court hears. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:49:29 GMT)

Koki leads addiction recovery efforts
Theresa Koki, the county anti-drug coordinator, wields a double-edged sword. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:06:41 GMT)

Woman killed by paranoid partner
A Lincolnshire man who refused help to fight his drug addiction stabbed his girlfriend to death in a fit of paranoia, a court hears. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:14:04 GMT)

David Duchovny Out of Rehab
Here's hoping David Duchovny has found the proper help for what ails him. (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:59:22 GMT)

David Duchovny Out of Rehab After Two Months
David Duchovny has been released from rehab, which he entered voluntarily two months ago to treat sex addiction. "David has successfully completed his rehabilitation," Duchovny's lawyer told Usmagazine.com on Monday. "He is out of rehab and will be starting a movie soon.” The X-Files star, 48, and his wife, Tea Leoni, were spotted arm-in-arm at the Czech Festival in New York City Sunday.... (Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:58:40 GMT)

David Duchovny Out of Rehab
Here's hoping David Duchovny has found the proper help for what ails him. The Californication star has checked out of the facility where he was undergoing treatment for a sex... (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:24:20 GMT)

"X-Files" star David Duchovny leaves sex rehab
Actor David Duchovny, who plays a womanizing novelist on the cable television series "Californication," has completed a rehabilitation program for sex addiction, his attorney said on Monday. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:33:59 GMT)

Local groups work to aid city’s homeless
For two years, Kelly Peirce floated from couch to couch. “I was a couch surfer,” said Peirce, a 27-year-old mother of three whose drug addiction forced her to forfeit her three-bedroom brick home. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:46:54 GMT)

Ex-hostage testifies at courthouse shooting trial
The life of a young, single mother struggling with a drug addiction was one of many transformed by the fatal shootings of four people that began with a courthouse rampage. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:05:48 GMT)

ADM chooses interim director
Beacon Journal staff report Green resident Gregory A. Kavinsky will serve as interim executive director of the Summit County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services as the agency begins the search for a permanent leader. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:39:18 GMT)

X-Files Star Leaves Sex Rehab
Former X-Files star David Duchovny, whose womanising role in the TV series Californication won him a Golden Globe, has completed a stint in sex rehab. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:30:00 GMT)

David Duchovny - Duchovny Leaves Rehab
DAVID DUCHOVNY has left rehab after completing treatment for sex addiction. The 48-year-old actor checked himself into the Meadows rehab centre in Wickenburg, Arizona ... (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:40:00 GMT)

David Duchovny - David Duchovny Leaves Rehab After Sex Addiction Treatment
David Duchovny has completed his treatment for sex addiction at a rehabilitation centre, his lawyer has confirmed.David is out of rehab and about to start a ... (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:09:00 GMT)

Paramedic suspended over narcotics thefts
After admitting to forging medical logs and stealing narcotics to feed a personal drug addiction, a high-level paramedic at Ventura County's largest ambulance provider has been suspended, according to records from the state's Emergency Medical Services Authority. The license of John Wilson, a clinical education specialist with American Medical Response, was revoked Sept. 18 by state Emergency ... (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:16:19 GMT)

Duchovny out of sex rehab clinic
X Files actor David Duchovny has left rehab after "successfully" completing a course for sex addiction, his lawyer confirms. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:26:41 GMT)

Former hostage testifies in courthouse shootings
Atlanta - She was a young, single mother struggling with a drug addiction and only one of many lives transformed by the fatal shootings of four people that began with a courthouse rampage. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:53:47 GMT)

David Duchovny out of sex rehab
New Delhi, Oct 7 : Hollywood actor David Duchovny, who was admitted to a sex addiction rehab, has completed the program and has been released, his attorney. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:01:11 GMT)

Duchovny leaves rehab
The 48-year-old actor checked himself into the Meadows rehab center in Wickenburg, Arizona in August in a bid to control his sexual urges. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:16:23 GMT)

Indications of drug addiction
Possession of drug-related equipment such as pipes, rolling papers or small decongestant bottles are said to be indicators of drug usage. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:38:18 GMT)

Duchovny leaves rehab
David Duchovny has left rehab after completing treatment for sex addiction. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:45:04 GMT)

OPEC Plays Oil Junkies for Suckers
NEW YORK I respect drug thugs. I don't like them. But I must give them their due. They have taught two of the world's biggest industries, oil and tobacco, how to keep addiction going. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:06:36 GMT)

New National Statistics Reveal More Drug Addicts In Treatment - And They Are Staying The Course, UK
Figures published today by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) show that more than 202,000 people were recorded in drug treatment for 2007/08, which over-achieves the target set by the government. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:09:02 GMT)

David Duchovny checks out of sex addiction rehab
An attorney for David Duchovny says the actor has checked out of a rehabilitation facility for treatment of sex addiction. Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed character on Showtime's "Californication," voluntarily entered the facility in late August. Says lawyer Stanton Stein: "David has successfully completed his rehabilitation, he is out of rehab and will be starting a movie soon." Duchovny ... (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:15:43 GMT)

David Duchovny checks out of sex rehab
David Duchovny has checked out of a rehab facility for treatment of sex addiction. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:31:54 GMT)

Actor Duchovny finishes sex rehab to star in show as sex addict
Los Angeles - Actor David Duchovny has checked out of a rehab clinic for sexual addiction and will return to star in the hit comedy Californication as the sex-obsessed character Hank Moody, according to People Magazine Tuesday. David is out of rehab... (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:16:17 GMT)

Sex addict David Duchovny out of rehab
David Duchovny is out of rehab and back in the arms of his wife, Tea Leoni. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:00:43 GMT)

David Duchovny Completes Sex Addiction Rehab
Actor David Duchovny has completed a rehabilitation program for sex addiction, his attorney said Monday. The actor's admission to a rehab facility for treatment of sex addiction was publicly revealed by his attorney, Stanton "Larry" Stein, in late August, Reuters reported. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:51:52 GMT)

Local Anti-Drug Campaign Has Signature Song
A song written and sung locally becomes the signature song for an anti-drug movement in Jonesboro. Out Of The Dark puts "Stealing Our Children Away" on their their official website and Myspace page. The song is the work of Travis, Eades, Gloria Ross and Bernadette Nagy. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:08:05 GMT)

Tuesday's celebrity dish - Tom Arnold heads in to rehab, David Duchovny gets out
Tom Arnold goes in to rehab for addiction to cake and Diet Coke, while David Duchovny completes program for sex addiction. Gossipers ponder the strange peccadilloes of Hollywood stars. (Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:18:54 GMT)

Duchovny Finishes Rehab for Sex Addiction
David Duchovny, the ?Californication? and ?X-Files? star, has completed a rehabilitation program for sexual addiction. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:04:36 GMT)

New $600,000 grant will fund expansion of addiction treatment
Associated Press - October 8, 2008 3:05 AM ET ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A new $600,000 grant will help fund the expansion of drug and alcohol addiction treatment programs for all New Yorkers who need... (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:17:03 GMT)

MO 'SCOPE SMOOTH; REHAB IN 3 MOS.
The rehab process is always tricky, but the first step in correcting a bothersome problem in Mariano Rivera's right shoulder was taken yesterday when he underwent arthroscopic surgery to correct a calcification problem on top of the AC joint. "Dr... (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:01:42 GMT)

Lawford discusses addiction, recovery
Christopher Kennedy Lawford, the first child of Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy Lawford, will share his experience with addiction and recovery at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at the College of Lake County. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:19:18 GMT)

Drug court graduates honored by state Supreme Court justices
OSHKOSH Michelle Ballard would have never imagined 10 years ago that she would be standing in front of a crowded courtroom after a year of hard work spent trying to kick her addiction to cocaine and straighten out her life. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:23:25 GMT)

New $600,000 Grant will Fund Expansion of Addiction Treatment
Albany, N.Y. (AP) -- A new $600,000 grant will help fund the expansion of drug and alcohol addiction treatment programs for all New Yorkers who need help. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:54:33 GMT)

32 more Greater Clevelanders to graduate drug court program
Judge Larry A. Jones CLEVELAND -- The 29th graduation ceremony of the Greater Cleveland Drug Court will begin at 4:30 p.m. today in Cleveland Municipal Court. The 32 graduates join 681 before them, 70 percent of whom remain sober and... (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:43:47 GMT)

Thinner cortex in cocaine addicts may reflect drug use and a pre-existing disposition to drug abuse
( Cell Press ) New research findings suggest that structural abnormalities in the brains of cocaine addicts are related in part to drug use and in part to a predisposition toward addiction. The research, published by Cell Press in the Oct. 9 issue of the journal Neuron, maps the topography of the addicted brain and provides new insight into the effect of cocaine on neural systems mediating ... (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:12:28 GMT)

Ryan O'Neal's Boy Ordered to Rehab
What Redmond O'Neal called a "major misunderstanding" is starting to make a little more sense. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:41:12 GMT)

U.S. Physical Therapy Acquires Rehab Management Group
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NASDAQ:USPH), a national operator of physical and occupational therapy outpatient clinics, has acquired a 65% interest in Rehab Management Group ("RMG"). (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:32:10 GMT)

Daughter's addiction too powerful: Sonya Harvey's mother
The mother of a young woman once described as the poster child for St. John's OxyContin crisis said Wednesday her daughter's addiction is so powerful that even her love for her seven-month-old son hasn't kept her off drugs. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:55:21 GMT)

Farrah Fawcett - Redmond Oneal Sent To Rehab
LATEST: FARRAH FAWCETT and RYAN O'NEAL's son REDMOND has been ordered to check into a two-week drug rehab program, after admitting he has relapsed in his battle ... (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:39:35 GMT)

Redmond O'Neal sent to rehab
Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal's son has been ordered to check into a two-week drug rehab program after admitting he has relapsed in his battle with addiction. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:46:37 GMT)

Ryan O’Neal’s Son Ordered Back to Rehab
Redmond O’Neal is headed back to rehab after being arrested for suspected drug possession at his father, Ryan O’Neal ’s Malibu compound a few weeks back. (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:55:00 GMT)

Ryan O'Neal's Boy Ordered to Rehab
What Redmond O'Neal called a "major misunderstanding" is starting to make a little more sense. The 23-year-old son of Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett, who was arrested... (Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:57:18 GMT)

Addiction, recovery to be discussed during program
LAKE COUNTY JOURNALS GRAYSLAKE - Christopher Kennedy Lawford, the first child of Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy Lawford, will share his experience with addiction and recovery at the College of Lake County at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:26:55 GMT)

Allenton man faces theft charges for faking burglary to feed drug addiction
An Allenton man accused of faking a burglary on Dec. 19, 2003, so he could feed his Oxycotin addiction has been charged. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:32:49 GMT)

Victoria candidates debate homelessness, addiction
Gritty questions on everything from homelessness, drug addiction and mental illness to Canada's flailing economy kicked off a federal election town hall meeting for the Victoria riding last night. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:12:25 GMT)

City forms partnership for rehab plan
In Ishmail Johnson's Plymouth Avenue neighborhood, the street is dotted with decaying, vacant buildings. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:22:01 GMT)

Nirvana - Nirvana Boss Urged Cobain To Attend Rehab
Former NIRVANA manager DANNY GOLDBERG tried desperately to get KURT COBAIN into rehab in the months before he took his own life. Record executive Goldberg tried ... (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:10:50 GMT)

Slum residents celebrate Dussehra, pledge to fight social evils
Drawing a parallel with the festival of Dussehra which symbolises the victory of good over evil, the residents of a slum colony here Thursday burnt the effigy of a demon representing social evils such as AIDS and drug addiction. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:53:34 GMT)

U.S. Physical Therapy buys stake in Rehab Management
U.S. Physical Therapy Inc. has acquired a 65 percent stake in Rehab Management Group Inc. for about $3.1 million. (USPH) (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:25:26 GMT)

Cocaine Addicts Display A Thinner Cortex Which May Reflect Drug Use And A Pre-Existing Disposition To Drug Abuse
New research findings suggest that structural abnormalities in the brains of cocaine addicts are related in part to drug use and in part to a predisposition toward addiction. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:07:43 GMT)

David Duchovny checks out of sex rehab
David Duchovny has checked out of a rehab facility for treatment of sex addiction. (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:29:46 GMT)

O'Neal Back to Rehab
A judge has ordered Redmond O'Neal back to rehab weeks after he and his father were arrested on suspicion of drug possession. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:05:31 GMT)

Drug court helped graduate maintain sobriety, regain custody of children
Joshua Gunter/The Plain DealerJanice Taylor enjoys applause after she received her graduation certificate from Drug Court Magistrate Dick Walsh. Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court's Family Drug Court helped Taylor get sober after 20 years and regain custody of her children. Each... (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:28:04 GMT)

New Alateen support group for teens at Alliance Academy in Burnsville
Addiction comes in many forms and affects many people's lives, even if you are not the one with the addiction. For the last three years a Burnsville mother and local teacher has been dealing with her teenage son's drug addiction. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:40:52 GMT)

Embracing recovery
Treating drug and alcohol addiction with a one-stop campus in Grass Valley is the next plan for Community Recovery Resources to stem Nevada County's growing substance abuse problem. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:08:16 GMT)

O'Neal son sent to drug rehab
A judge has ordered the 23-year-old son of actor Ryan O'Neal back to rehab after he and his father were arrested on suspicion of drug possession. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:41:34 GMT)

Redmond O’Neal ordered back to rehab
LOS ANGELES — A judge has ordered the 23-year-old son of actor Ryan O’Neal back to rehab weeks after he and his father were arrested on suspicion of drug possession. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:24:39 GMT)

"Celebrity Rehab" is the first television series to chronicle the dramatic, unscripted real life experiences of a ...
to enter themselves into a... Addiction specialist Dr. Drew returns for a second season of Celebrity Rehab to once again face the challenges of helping the famous... (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:19:33 GMT)

Heroin drug study results to be released in Vancouver despite election freeze
VANCOUVER - Results from a drug program that involved providing prescription heroin to addicts in Montreal and Vancouver will be released Friday afternoon at a news conference. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:36:00 GMT)

Mottola, Davis, Langford get roving jobs as Jays round out minor-league staff
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays named Chad Mottola their roving hitting coach, Doug Davis their roving catching instructor and Rick Langford their roving rehab and pitching coach Friday, rounding out their minor-league staff for 2009. (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:11:00 GMT)

DOG-REHAB-LADN
BC-DOG-REHAB-LADN THIS IS THE HEADLINE FOR THE STORY (For use by NYT News Service clients) By MELISSA HECKSCHER c. 2008 Los Angeles Daily News SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Of you didn't know any better, you'd think Sammi was just a typical dog. (Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:32:45 GMT)

Rehab for problem students
MORE teachers, rehab for problem students and parent input into school discipline are among the measures in the Liberal National Party's education policy. (Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:10:00 GMT)

Duchovny checks out of sex addiction rehab
NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney for David Duchovny says the actor has checked out of a rehabilitation facility for treatment of sex addiction. (Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:31:39 GMT)

Prop 5 seeks rehab for drug offenders
Prop 5 seeks rehab for drug offenders instead of jail time. (Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:48:15 GMT)

Uganda: Is Your Child Taking This Drug?
A highly addictive, intoxicating drug is being openly sold in Ugandan shops and supermarkets. (Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:33:07 GMT)

Heroin drug study results to be released in Vancouver
Advocates of drug reform say they will release results from a trial drug program that provided prescription heroin to addicts at a news conference Friday, in defiance of efforts to silence the study in the midst of the federal election campaign. (Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:06:32 GMT)

Prop. 5 calls for expanding drug-crime rehabilitation
SACRAMENTO – Eight years ago, 61 percent of California voters passed a novel initiative requiring treatment instead of jail or prison for tens of thousands of drug offenders. Supporters of that initiative are back with a follow-up measure that would require even greater leniency. (Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:12:31 GMT)

Rodney King enters 'Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew'
He's been low profile, but King is again putting himself -- and his demons -- on display.. ON PROMINENT display in Rodney King 's suburban Rialto home is a framed photograph -- a reminder of his role in one of the most incendiary chapters in Los Angeles history. (Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:29:04 GMT)

Prescription drug use, abuse common among college students
Percocet is a moderate to severe pain reliever. By itself, overdosing on the drug can cause fainting, blue lips, confusion, muscle weakness and shallow or no breathing. (Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:30:04 GMT)

Regulators in Need of Rehab
Regulators have completely squandered any trust that taxpayers may have had in them. Earning it back is going to take time and a commitment to transparency. (Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:41:38 GMT)

Oceana County struggles with teen drug problem
By Heather Lynn Peters | Oceana County, with its pastoral fields brimming with asparagus and cherry trees, might seem an unlikely place for a teenage drug problem. But in this quiet area where the largest of five high schools will graduate fewer than 115 seniors, there is a growing number of young people entering treatment centers for drug abuse. (Chronicle photo/Ken Stevens) Read the story | ... (Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:49:39 GMT)

Movie Preview: Rachel Getting Married
The Anne Hathaway in Jonathan Demme's indie drama Rachel Getting Married bears little resemblance to the sexy spy she played in Get Smart — much less the squeaky-clean heroine of The Princess Diaries . With her trademark flowing locks hacked into a jagged bob, the 25-year-old actress stars as Kym, a recovering drug addict who's temporarily released from rehab in time to stir things up at her ... (Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:52:59 GMT)

Helping homeless is ongoing struggle
For some, the answer to Oklahoma City’s homeless problem is easy: Help people get a job. If only it were that easy, says Dan Straughan, executive director of Oklahoma City’s Homeless Alliance. Many people suffer from mental illness, drug addiction or sometimes a combination of both. As the executive director of the Homeless Alliance, Straughan, 51, works to bring the right services to the right ... (Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:05:12 GMT)

Addiction Debate
Prop. 5 backers, its critics disagree over effectiveness of court-ordered treatment programs, but John Delino knows it can work. (Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:55:16 GMT)

Brady rehab to be intense, lengthy
Tom Brady's left knee must feel like it was hit by a truck. Most likely, it hurts even more now than after he was knocked to the ground in that fateful Sept. 7 game by someone built pretty much like a truck, 224-pound Kansas City Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard. (Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:50:54 GMT)

Britney's Mom Talks Rehab, Rumors and K-Fed
Lynne Spears - Britney and Jamie Lynn's mom - talks rehab, rumors and K-Fed on the nationally syndicated program "The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet." (Oct. 10) (Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:15:45 GMT)

Groups say delay in release of drug study is political interference
Results of North America’s first heroin trial project which provided prescription heroin or heroin replacements to drug addicts are expected to be released Friday. (Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:42:30 GMT)

Manatee found near Massachusetts coast dies enroute to Florida rehab center
The animal wandered into a harbor near Dennis, Mass. Wildlife officials who feared for his health in the chilly water decided to pull him out Saturday. Advertisement: BRIAN KALK ELECT BRIAN KALK - Public Service Commission VOTE BRIAN KALK NOVEMBER 4TH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:52:14 GMT)

Thinner Cortex In Cocaine Addicts May Reflect Drug Use And A Pre-existing Disposition To Drug Abuse
New research findings suggest that structural abnormalities in the brains of cocaine addicts are related in part to drug use and in part to a predisposition toward addiction. The research maps the topography of the addicted brain and provides new insight into the effect of cocaine on neural systems mediating cognition and motivation. (Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:09:11 GMT)