Drug
and Alcohol Rehab News Nov 2008
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Turtle returns to ocean home after rescue, rehab
PONCE INLET -- Almost a year ago, six people carried a huge, nearly comatose sea turtle across the sand, over a sea wall and through narrow motel walkways to an uncertain future. (Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:05:54 GMT)
Southside Park rehab advances
ELKO - City Council members Tuesday approved the next step in rehabilitating tennis and basketball courts at Southside Park. (Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:29:58 GMT)
Judge lavishes praise on Blake Fielder-Civil's drug battle 'progress'
London, November 27 : Amy Winehouse's hubby Blake Fielder-Civil has entered the good books of a London judge following his progress against fighting drug addiction. (Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:51:34 GMT)
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Illinois reinstates drug testing money
People who work in the Madison County court system said Monday they are thankful for Gov. Rod Blagojevich's announcement that $55 million has been restored to the state budget for alcohol and drug treatment. (Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:38:39 GMT)
First Rehab Life Launches 3-times DBL
The new, optional Benefit Level provides up to Three Times the Statutory Disability Benefits mandated by the State of NY. [PR.com - November 27, 2008] (Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:54:24 GMT)
Beyonce checks into rehab?
Yes, Beyonce did spend some time in a drug rehab facility, but only to prepare for a new movie role. (Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:39:21 GMT)
Beyonce checks into rehab to prepare for movie role
New York, Nov 27 : Beyonce spent some time in a drug rehab facility last year - to prepare for a new movie role. (Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:41:18 GMT)
Wounded soldiers, their families get $5M home away from home on Texas base for peaceful rehab
SAN ANTONIO - Judith Markelz has relied on volunteers for years to help the war wounded and their families. They've brought meals, DVDs, event tickets and an endless supply of cookies to help comfort those whose lives suddenly were upended by a bomb or a bullet. (Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:39:12 GMT)
Iraq vets get back on track
Tens of thousands of U.S. troops have returned from Iraq needing intensive rehab and counseling. Follow the progress of three of those veterans. (Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:59:31 GMT)
Surfing becomes a new wave treatment to cure drug addicts
As a sport and lifestyle, it is not noted for its medical benefits. But an addiction clinic in Cape Town has taken up surfing as part of its rehabilitation programme. (Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:50:40 GMT)
Ben Cousins at drug trafficker's funeral
ONLY days after the AFL granted Ben Cousins the right to return to football, he flew to Melbourne to attend the funeral of a convicted drug trafficker. (Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:00:00 GMT)
Hospital expanding with rehab facility
The new rehabilitation center under construction at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital will triple the size of the current center and offer expanded services for the Bitterroot Valley’s growing population, hospital officials said Friday. (Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:36:49 GMT)
Cousins attends drug dealer's funeral
DAYS after Ben Cousins was cleared to return to football, the former West Coast captain flew to Melbourne for the funeral of a convicted drug trafficker. (Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:07:00 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, 28 Nov 2008 08:17:07 GMT)
Drug addiction steals woman's second chance
Amatha Mendive fought, but her addiction to drugs lured her back to the streets, where she died (Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:18:34 GMT)
Open house will focus on physical rehab
RICHMOND -- James Drook says the value of quality physical therapy combined with the latest technology changed his life. (Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:03:28 GMT)
Flying High
In a somewhat unusual sight, Dr. Ted Dunn, of Dunn Chiropractic & Rehab, and wife, Jane, spotted two eagles sitting in a tree just west of the Bridge Street Bridge. “I felt fortunate to have the rare opportunity to capture a few images (of the birds),” Dunn said in his submission to the Gazette. (Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:44:50 GMT)
Obituary - Amalia G. Nidermaier, 75
Amalia G. Nidermaier (nee Grippo), 75, of New Providence died in Berkeley Heights Nursing & Rehab. Center on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008. Visitation will be held in the Paul Ippolito Berkeley Memorial on Sunday, Nov. 30, from 4-8 p.m.... (Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:54:59 GMT)
CNA training program provides entry to health-care career
In 1987, Diane Balmes took advantage of a nursing certification program called Project Chance. Balmes was married, but struggling to stay on her feet financially. Today, she's a Winnebago County rehab Certified Nursing Assistant at River Bluff Nursing Home. While she takes care of some elderly patients’ more complicated needs, a class of 15 students is crawling through a similar window of ... (Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:16:24 GMT)
Injured Soldier Has Plans For After Army, Rehab
Injured Army soldier Adrian Garcia said he's ready for life after the Army, and rehabilitation on his legs. Jenn Dombrowki Reports: Injured Solider Ready For Future (Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:51:11 GMT)
Rail Road Pensions, Disability Claims In Doubt
The percentage of Long Island Rail Road union employees who end up getting disability benefits is up to 97 percent, nearly all occupational disability requests approved without rehab or medical re-evaluations. The scandal has brought a wide range of responses. Long Island Rail Road officials call it "alarming" and say they play no part in granting disability. (Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:42:47 GMT)
Rail Road Pensions, Disability Claims In Doubt
The percentage of Long Island Rail Road union employees who end up getting disability benefits is up to 97 percent, nearly all occupational disability requests approved without rehab or medical re-evaluations. The scandal has brought a wide range of responses. Long Island Rail Road officials call it "alarming" and say they play no part in granting disability. (Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:42:47 GMT)
Weiland wraps rough year with album
The 41-year-old rocker continues to be dogged by his drug addiction, though trips to rehab and jail have become less frequent. (Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:08:20 GMT)
Feed your addiction
There are all sorts of crippling addictions in this world. You have alcoholics, gambling addicts, drug addicts, sex addicts - who must surely be the most fun to be around in rehab clinics. (Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:49:01 GMT)
NADA DETECTS RISE IN DRUG ADDICTION AMONG FISHERMEN'S CHILDREN
KOTA BAHARU, Nov 29 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan branch of the National Anti-Drug Agency (Nada) has detected a sudden rise in drug addiction among fishermen's children in the state. (Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:14:24 GMT)
Sotto leads groundbreaking rites of P15-M drug rehab center
ILIGAN CITY -- Dangerous Drugs Board (DBB) Chair Vicente Sotto III led the groundbreaking of a P15-million Drug Rehabilitation and Treatment Center to be constructed in a two-hectare lot in Barangay Abuno here. (Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:57:29 GMT)
AFL oversteps mark as drug enforcer
The AFL has given Ben Cousins a chance to reboot his football career after his struggle with drug addiction. It was a wish granted through the most gritted of teeth. Any club game enough to take him will be forced to implement a unique drug and alcohol management program. (Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:47:07 GMT)
Mining land rehab rubbished
MINING industry claims that coal mines in NSW's Hunter Valley have been effectively rehabilitated and successfully returned to agriculture have been ridiculed by an independent research scientist. (Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:41:55 GMT)
Council estates crumbling into broken ghettos, says Tory study
COUNCIL housing estates have become “broken” ghettos dominated by dysfunctional families blighted by unemployment, crime and drug addiction, a Tory report claims today. (Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:09:48 GMT)
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Sotto leads rehab center groundbreaking rites
ILIGAN CITY -- Dangerous Drugs Board (DBB) Chair Vicente Sotto III led the groundbreaking of the P15-million Drug Rehabilitation and Treatment Center to be constructed in a two-hectare lot in Barangay Abuno here. (Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:49:17 GMT)
Mental illness risk ‘rises 30 per cent for women who have abortions’
Women who have an abortion are three times more likely to develop a drug or alcohol addiction and 30 per cent more likely to have mental disorders. (Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:39:41 GMT)
Integrity of AFL system is in hands of a drug addict
THREE urine tests a week. Four hair samples a year. Welcome back, Ben Cousins, to the strict new world of AFL footy. For a self-confessed drug addict, the system is set up for him to fail, but if he does, the entire AFL drugs system fails, too. (Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:25:46 GMT)
Change for the better
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Drug-addled. Homeless. Lawless. A couple of years ago, Tony Parker was hardly a poster boy for resilience. "Thirty-five years of addiction," Parker said, stroking his scraggly white beard. "Thirteen years on the streets. My life was pretty much a shambles." The same could be said for most of the people sitting around him on a recent Tuesday at Serna Village, a housing ... (Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:03:30 GMT)
Miami Heat guard Shaun Livingston taking the long way back after knee injury
Shaun Livingston persevered through more than 20 months of rigorous rehab. He learned to walk, run and jump again. Livingston is 80 percent now and seeing occasional playing time as he tries to revive his career with the Heat. (Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:10:06 GMT)
Injection Drug Use Accounts For Two-Thirds Of HIV Cases In Russia, Agency Says
The use of injection drugs is responsible for about two-thirds of HIV cases in Russia, the country's consumer rights and sanitary oversight agency announced at a press conference on Monday, AFP/Yahoo! News reports. Alexandre Golyussov, head of HIV/AIDS prevention at the agency, said, "AIDS is mainly spreading in Russia among drug addicts, while sexual transmission is the second main cause. (Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:10:58 GMT)
Pregnancy Loss 'Increases Risk Of Drug And Alcohol Use'
Young women who have a miscarriage or an abortion are three times more likely to experience a drug or alcohol problem during their lifetime, according to new research published in the December issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry. Recent evidence has suggested that induced abortion may be associated with later psychiatric disorders in women. (Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:11:17 GMT)
Stewart's son beat himself up for drugs
Rod Stewart's wild child son Sean Stewart once beat himself up for drugs. (Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:30:05 GMT)
Women who have abortions 'at three-fold risk of developing drug or alcohol addiction'
London, Nov 30 : Women who have an abortion are at three-fold risk of developing drug or alcohol addiction, shows a shocking new study. (Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:24:28 GMT)
Fielder-Civil says he's responsible for Winehouse's drug addiction
London, Nov 30 : Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil has admitted that he is responsible for the troubled singer's drug addiction and has vowed to save her life by ending their marriage. (Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:46:40 GMT)
Story update: One-on-one with drug addiction
One man's slow and perilous journey to make sense of his past and rebuild his life When readers were introduced to James Morrison last year in a story about poverty, he was a drug addict living in a shipping container. He was arrested for burglary in Rockford and sent to Sheridan Correctional Center where he retraced his pattern of depression and drug-aided escape in months of counseling. He ... (Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:38:35 GMT)
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