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Drug and Alcohol Rehab News Dec 2008

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Holy Smoke! Save GBP92,000 and Save Your Life!
LONDON, December 22 /PRNewswire/ -- - Revolutionary Bioresonance & Nutritional Therapy Helps Smokers Beat Nicotine Addiction - Drug Free, Pain Free, Non-Invasive Natural Therapy - 90% Success Rate People who are thinking about giving up smoking and saving on average GBP92,000 in a lifetime are desperate to find an easy way to quit. 70% of the 10 million people who smoke want to quit but find the ... (Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:09:08 GMT)

WE REMEMBER DOCK ELLIS: Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher claimed to have played an All-Star game on LSD.
*Dock Ellis, who infamously claimed he pitched a no-hitter for Pittsburgh while high on LSD and later fiercely spoke out against drug and alcohol addiction, died from a liver ailment Friday at the age of 63, his former agent Tom Reich said. (Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:24:36 GMT)

Northeast Rehab Center hosts annual open house
Northeast Rehab center hosts annual open house (Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:51:29 GMT)

Time Off For Bad Behavior
White-collar offenders can get a year off their terms for doing rehab. Funny how many of them suddenly discover substance abuse problems. (Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:01:28 GMT)

Concateno Team With Merck To Bring Road-Side Drug Testing To India
Concateno plc, Europe's largest provider of drug and alcohol testing programmes, has today announced an exclusive arrangement with Merck Specialities Private Limited (Merck Specialities), the wholly-owned Indian subsidiary of Merck KGaA, to launch and market its Cozart products for on-site drug testing into the Indian market. (Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:17:39 GMT)

Holidays with addiction
Recent research has shown that the holidays are a particularly difficult time for those with substance abuse problems and their families. Either the loved one is missing from holiday festivities or the family may try to have a happy holiday by pretending the problem doesn’t exist. It’s the call no family wants to get: there’s been a drug overdose and they need to come to the hospital. Maybe ... (Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:21:45 GMT)

Adler's Going Back To Rehab
Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler can't say "No, no, no" to rehab — unless he wants to go to jail. (Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:37:20 GMT)

Drug Rehabilitation or Revolving Door?
In the costly world of addiction treatment, states are demanding programs show results. The jury is still out. (Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:01:33 GMT)

Vt. Drug Court Gains Support
Many law enforcement authorities were skeptical when the Vt. drug court started 5 years ago; now many of them want the program expanded. (Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:10:28 GMT)

Freeway is on the way to rehab
A stray dog that has lived near the interstate in Mebane since the summer and has spent most of this month in the Burlington animal shelter is heading to rehab. (Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:34:30 GMT)

Drug Abuse and Dependence
Drug addiction (dependence) is compulsively using a substance, despite its negative and sometimes dangerous effects. Drug abuse is using a drug excessively, or for purposes for which it was not medically intended. (Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:24:08 GMT)

Global economy set to enter rehab in 2009
The global economy went on an optimism binge in 2006 and 2007, suffered a breakdown 2008 and will spend 2009 in rehab. And, as is the case with pop stars and football players, the result of the reh (Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:19:02 GMT)

Drug rehabilitation or revolving door?
In the costly world of addiction treatment, very few rehabilitation programs have the evidence to show that they are effective. (Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:48:24 GMT)

Weiland In Rehab - 08 Rewind
Scott Weiland voluntarily entered a rehab facility. (Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:49:33 GMT)

Rehab House Draws Opposition in Vestal
Neighbors of Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church on Mirador Drive in Vestal voiced their opposition Monday night to Candlehouse, Inc.'s planned relocation from Owego to the church buildings. The main complaint against the Christian rehab center: it's less than half a mile from Clayton Avenue Elementary and Vestal Senior High School. "I'm not opposed to people being rehabilitated, but I do feel that ... (Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:54:03 GMT)

Rehab Center Opposed | WBNG-TV Binghamton, NY | Local Top Stories
A rehab center for women, being proposed in Vestal, is being met with strong opposition by neighbors. (Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:23:54 GMT)

Khandu urges youths to desist from drug addiction
Itanagar, Dec 23 : Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu has urged the youths to abstain from any kind of drug addiction, which is fast becoming a bane for the state. (Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:34:57 GMT)

Man jailed for drug debt killing
A man who killed the brother of a Melbourne underworld figure had a drug debt and blamed his victim for his girlfriend's drug addiction, a court has heard. (Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:44:32 GMT)

Christmas in rehab: a welcome relief for addicts
Lorinda Strang knows it's December when she is repeatedly asked the same question: Will I have to stay in rehab on Christmas Day? Ms. Strang, who runs a drug and alcohol treatment program in Bowen Island, B.C., doesn't sugarcoat her answer to those inquiring about her 21- and 42-day residential programs. (Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:00:01 GMT)

Foster child just wants an ordinary Christmas
Though Quella's health slowly improved, her home life deteriorated with her mom's drug addiction. Along with three siblings, Quella was removed from her mother's care and now lives in a foster home. She stuffed her clothes into two plastic bags -- just enough for the day or two she expected to be gone. (Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:17:29 GMT)

Rehab going well for Tate
Three months ago, North Carolina wide receiver Brandon Tate was impressing NFL scouts with how fast he could sprint, cut and evade defenders on a football field. (Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:53:34 GMT)

Northeast Rehab Center hosts annual open house
Northeast Rehab Center hosts annual open house (Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:13:07 GMT)

Christmas in rehab: a welcome relief for addicts
Rehab may sound like the last place anyone would want to spend the holidays, but some facilities are busiest during the holidays (Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:01:43 GMT)

Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab Recording Due in Stores in January
DRG Records will release the cast recording of Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab, the latest edition of Gerard Alessandrini's long-running revue that pokes fun at Broadway shows and stars, in January 2009. (Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:26:32 GMT)

Relocating Rehab Center Opposed | WBNG-TV Binghamton, NY | Local Top Stories
Relocating a drug and alcohol rehab facility from Owego to Vestal has some people up in arms. They say the proposed site's proximity to two schools could create problems. (Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:38:44 GMT)

City threatens to revoke rehab center's lease
A drug rehab facility for inmates on Albuquerque's West Side is at risk of being shut down by the city. The Second Chance Center has less than 24 hours to give officials proof that it is following their lease agreement. (Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:40:36 GMT)

Rehab Plans Spark St. Andrew's Fire
A private Christian organization wants to buy the former Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Vestal near the high school, and turn it into a rehab center for women. Based on... (Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:47:16 GMT)

Resolving To Break An Addiction? Help From Harvard Medical School
Addiction affects people from all walks of life-presidents struggling to stop smoking, doctors dependent on pain pills, elderly widows who gamble too much, and teenagers abusing stimulant drugs. Nearly a quarter of Americans have a nicotine addiction at one point or another, and more than one in seven grapple with a drug or alcohol use disorder. (Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:14:49 GMT)

Woman who stole copper admits drug addiction
A Carson City woman who stole copper from a Gardnerville home store will have her charges reduced if she can complete a drug program. (Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:08:44 GMT)

Long-Term Birth Control Program Aimed At Drug Users Should Include Counseling Requirement, Editorial Says
A program offered by the national not-for-profit group Project Prevention that provides $300 to drug users and alcoholics if they undergo procedures for long-term birth control "seems to be suggesting to those who suffer from substance addiction that there is no hope they will recover and be capable of raising a child," an Arizona Daily Star editorial states. (Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:18:40 GMT)

Peaches Geldof says won't be encouraged by late mum's drug addiction
Melbourne, Dec 24 : Pop star Peaches Geldof, whose mother Paula Yates died of a lethal drug overdose, has said that even though she loves her mother a lot, she is not following in her footsteps. (Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:23:35 GMT)

Fla. Medicare fraud debate focuses on patients
Three days a week, Philip Audette sat in a cushy white chair at the St. Jude Rehab Center, a needle pumping HIV drugs into his arm. He talked and laughed with a dozen other patients, all in good health, all receiving drugs they didn't need. All for the money. (Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:52:28 GMT)

Reward-stress Link Points To New Targets For Treating Addiction
Investigators have discovered a functional link between reward and stress. They found that dopamine -- the brain's chief reward signal -- works through corticotrophin-releasing factor -- the brain's main stress signal -- to increase the activity of a brain region involved in addiction relapse. The findings, reported in the Journal of Neuroscience, point to new potential targets for treating ... (Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:11:12 GMT)

LegalView Reports FDA Delay of Drug That Might Prevent OxyContin Drug Abuse
LegalView informed readers of a new drug that would likely replace OxyContin and prevent the abuse commonly associated with consuming a prescription pain medication. The FDA has delayed the release of the drug requesting more information on it, but no additional clinical trials. (Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:01:00 GMT)

Nighttime shuttles clear rehab center
Under cover of darkness Wednesday the troubled Second Chance rehab center mysteriously shuttled nearly 50 patients or inmates away from its facility just ahead of a deadline to explain who it's been housing. (Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:04:11 GMT)

Medicare patient fraud brings debate
Three days a week, Philip Audette sat in a cushy white chair at the St. Jude Rehab Center, a needle pumping HIV drugs into his arm. He talked and laughed with a dozen other patients, all in good health, all receiving drugs they didn't need. (Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:44:04 GMT)

City nears rehab deal
The Newport Beach Planning Commission could vote as early as Thursday to limit the number of recovering addicts the largest drug and alcohol rehabilitation home operator in the city may house in Newport. (Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:33:15 GMT)

Northeast Rehab Center hosts annual open house
Northeast Rehab center hosts annual open house (Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:52:52 GMT)

French authorities defuse explosive at sport rehab centre
French authorities defused an explosive device at a European sport rehabilitation centre on Thursday in the southwest of the country, prosecutors said. (Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:27:09 GMT)

Police should treat addiction as disability, lawyer argues
An Ottawa police officer who stole crack cocaine is fighting to get his job back — and his lawyer says the case raises an important issue around the responsibility of police to accommodate officers who suffer from the "disability of drug addiction." (Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:31:49 GMT)

Paul Gascoigne spending Christmas in horsey rehab
Fallen England football star Paul Gascoigne will be spending Christmas in rehab — talking to horses in a rural retreat (Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:01:20 GMT)

Health, rehab center to get another day in court
The state Court of Appeals will hear the city of Cleveland's appeal of a ruling that could mean the loss of 75 skilled nursing home beds. (Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:16:07 GMT)

Troubled New Mexico rehab center moves 50 inmates amid city lease dispute
ALBUQUERQUE -- Albuquerque city officials say they are concerned about the Second Chance drug rehabilitation center, which they say abruptly shuttled nearly 50 of its inmates away from the facility on Christmas Eve. (Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:16:17 GMT)

Northeast Rehab Center hosts annual open house
Northeast Rehab center hosts annual open house (Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:11:00 GMT)

Developmentally Disabled a Growing Addiction Risk Group
There was a time when people with developmental disabilities rarely developed alcohol and drug problems. But in recent years, because fewer of them are institutionalized but instead are encouraged... (Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:16:43 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, 26 Dec 2008 09:17:03 GMT)

Armstrong gets probation officer for drug offenders
A newly created position in the Armstrong County probation department will help the court system keep a better watch on some offenders with serious drug-and-alcohol problems. (Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:03:31 GMT)

Rehab terms panned
Newport Beach residents voiced concerns Thursday night that a city agreement with Newport’s largest drug and alcohol rehabilitation home operator does not go far enough to protect homeowners from problems with crime, second-hand smoke, noise and traffic they associate with the recovery homes. (Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:37:46 GMT)

Holiday season can bring uptickin drug, alcohol and substance abuse
ROXBURY TWP. — Unprecedented stress brought on by economic uncertainty and the impending holidays compound the already complex challenges that face those afflicted with addiction. (Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:41:26 GMT)

Northeast Rehab Center hosts annual open house
Northeast Rehab center hosts annual open house (Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:37:42 GMT)

Beasley rehab center filled with recovering turtles
The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center has 49 patients right now, the largest number the hospital has ever seen. Space is so tight that four turtles are floating in plastic tubs in the bathroom. (Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:05:25 GMT)

Drug offender law faces uncertain future
Five years since its implementation, a Kansas law aimed at keeping minor drug offenders out of priso ... (Sat, 27 Dec 2008 04:58:18 GMT)

Coping with the loss of a loved one
Alcohol and drug abuse counselors say divorce and the death of a loved one usually hit hard during this time of year. It drives many people into relapse. One man in Odessa saw himself slipping into the abyss of addiction, so he did something about it. (Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:00:01 GMT)

Success spurs expansion in drug program
LAFAYETTE — The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office will further expand its drug rehabilitation efforts following the early success of its intensive inpatient drug treatment program created in October. (Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:12:39 GMT)

City pulls plug on Second Chance
A controversial drug-rehab center organized on elements of Scientology is being evicted for housing inmates convicted of violent crimes, Albuquerque's mayor said Friday. (Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:34:21 GMT)

Local women: Muncie needs a women's rehab program
MUNCIE -- Local women in need of drug and alcohol rehabilitation services are often left with limited options in Muncie. (Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:29:00 GMT)

Nabi Biopharma reaches special protocol agreement with US FDA for NicVAX phase 3 trial
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals has reached agreement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) for a pivotal phase-3 clinical trial of NicVAX (Nicotine Conjugate Vaccine), the company's innovative and proprietary investigational vaccine to treat nicotine addiction and prevent smoking relapse. (Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:36:16 GMT)

Recovery home ruling postponed
Impartial hearing Officer Thomas Allen decided to postpone until Jan. 12 his decision on whether substance abuse rehab home Newport Coast Recovery will be allowed to continue to operate on the Balboa Peninsula at a public hearing Monday night. (Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:45:48 GMT)

Rehab center loses contract, lease
It's been a bad week for the controversial Second Chance drug and alcohol treatment center. (Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:34:23 GMT)

Drug addict sings praises of Buttery's rehab help | Music | Local Gig Guides for Qld and NSW | Lismore Northern Star
WHEN Owen O'Neil woke up in hospital after nearly losing a leg, a legacy of his drug addiction, he saw his mother and sister crying by his bedside. Until then he had managed to live a relatively normal life with his years of ice and heroin use and did not really consider giving it up. (Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:50:04 GMT)

Texon Building rehab project in South Hadley delayed by lack of financing
SOUTH HADLEY - The developer hoping to rehabilitate the former Texon Building into a $10 million retail complex with housing units says the project will be delayed at least a year because of the difficulty in securing financing in the current national economic climate. (Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:17:03 GMT)

Texon Building rehab project in South Hadley delayed by lack of financing
SOUTH HADLEY - The developer hoping to rehabilitate the former Texon Building into a $10 million retail complex with housing units says the project will be delayed at least a year because of the difficulty in securing financing in the current economic climate. (Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:18:24 GMT)

Former Broncos lineman admits drug habit
DENVER (AP) - Matt Lepsis was living the good life last season, making millions in the NFL and finally fitting in when he locked himself in a closet and screamed for help: Please, God, help me kick this drug habit. (Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:52:35 GMT)

Rehab funding soon to be at homeowners' fingertips
Some homeowners in Hutchinson, Lyons and McPherson will soon be able to tap into a pool of funds to ... (Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:26:57 GMT)

Public gets a peek into rehab center for wildlife
SQUAW VALLEY -- Louise Culver didn't plan to turn her yard into a rehabilitation center for sick and injured wildlife. (Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:58:38 GMT)

Tomball PD, ISD make a ‘DEAL’
The Tomball Police Department honored students for completing the DEAL program, a program that strives to combat drug use and addiction. (Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:36:27 GMT)

Amy Winehouse's expensive addiction
Singer Amy Winehouse spent Â£3,500 a week on drugs at the height of her addiction, it has been claimed. (Sun, 28 Dec 2008 11:00:00 GMT)

Report: Tom Brady's rehab well behind schedule
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Injured Patriots quarterback Tom Brady remains "well behind schedule" in his recovery from surgery on the torn ACL and MCL in his left knee,... (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:41:33 GMT)

Documentary targets meth addiction
On Jan. 13, Oklahoma television stations affiliated with the three major networks will simultaneously broadcast a documentary about the effects of methamphetamine. (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:38:33 GMT)

Honey bees get a real buzz from cocaine
An Australian scientist is doping up honey bees with cocaine to study how their brain reacts to the drug, and possibly find a way to stop addiction in humans. (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:48:28 GMT)

L.A. Times Says Longer Stay in Drug Rehab Equals "Lasting Solution"
Shari Roan of the L.A. Times writes that longer stays in drug rehab result in less chance for relapse. In conjunction Florida Drug Rehab - Ambrosia Treatment Center announces their extended stay treatment program. (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:01:00 GMT)

Brady's rehab progressing as expected
NBCSports.com reported yesterday that Tom Brady is "well behind schedule" in his rehab from October surgery to repair his torn left ACL and MCL. The article also cited a league source who said the ACL and MCL remain "loose" and could require a second surgery that could force Brady to miss the 2009 season. (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:47:40 GMT)

Tomball PD, ISD make a ‘DEAL’
The Tomball Police Department honored students for completing the DEAL program, a program that strives to combat drug use and addiction. (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:11:12 GMT)

Ordonez's rehab on schedule, really
Lost in the speculation about when White Sox right fielder Magglio Ordonez will return to the lineup is one important fact: Ordonez is only three weeks removed from having arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:40:53 GMT)

Charles R. Bratton, 72
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. Charles Richard Dick Bratton, 72, of Berkeley Springs, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at Berkeley Springs Rehab and Nursing. (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:37:13 GMT)

Honeybees get a buzz from cocaine
An Australian scientist is doping up honeybees with cocaine to study how their brain reacts to the drug, and possibly find a way to stop addiction in humans. (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:57:34 GMT)

Amy's drug bill
Amy Winehouse was spending £3,500 a week on drugs at the height of her addiction, a former employee has revealed. (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:03:00 GMT)

Amy's drug bill
Amy Winehouse was spending £3,500 a week on drugs at the height of her addiction, a former employee has revealed. Alex Haines claims to have had an affair with the singer while working as her junior assistant last year. (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:18:51 GMT)

Alabama Notebook: Upchurch rehab going 'extremely well'
NEW ORLEANS - Alabama junior tailback Roy Upchurch appears to be on a path to recovery by next season. His rehabilitation from neck surgery "is going extremely well," said Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban. (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:37:09 GMT)

Report: Brady Behind Schedule On Knee Rehab
There's a possibility that Patriots' injured star quarterback Tom Brady may not be able to return to the playing field in time for the 2009 season because he's reportedly behind on his knee rehab. (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:37:18 GMT)

Study: Cocaine Alters Judgment in Humans, Bees
An Australian scientist is doping up honey bees with cocaine to study how their brains react to the drug, and possibly find a way to stop addiction in humans. (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:11:10 GMT)

Promises Malibu Now Admitting D-Listers For Free With Proof Of Notoriety [Rehab]
Though our wintry economic climate provides plenty of reasons to drink, it also leaves us with little money to spend on lavish, unhelpful rehab facilities. How bad have things gotten? Just look at... (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:31:57 GMT)

Local doctor’s drug project
Local doctor Fares Samara and nurse Madeleine Morgan have conducted a study into a new treatment for the withdrawal symptoms from cannabis addiction. (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:11:50 GMT)

Promises rehab blasts Star report
MALIBU, Calif., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Promises Treatment Centers says it has demanded Star magazine retract its story claiming the California facility is courting celebrities for publicity. (Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:28:28 GMT)

Councillor wants help for drug addict son
COUNTY Councillor Nalini Roopnarine yesterday told a court she wanted her son to be given help for his drug addiction instead of a jail term. (Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:21:06 GMT)

Reports mixed on whether Brady's knee rehab is on schedule
Tom Brady’s rehab is progessing as expected, The Boston Globe reported Monday despite an NBCSports.com story to the contrary. (Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:31:01 GMT)

Risk takers, drug abusers driven by decreased ability to process dopamine
( Vanderbilt University ) For risk-takers and impulsive people, New Year'sresolutions often include being more careful, spending more frugally and cutting back on dangerous behavior, such as drug use. But new research from Vanderbilt finds that these individuals -- labeled as novelty seekers bypsychologists -- face an uphill battle in keeping their New Year's resolutions due to the way their ... (Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:33:57 GMT)

Books About Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
For those who are dealing with alcoholism or drug abuse, either themselves or with someone they know, it is important to learn as much as possible in order to... (Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:46:43 GMT)

Risk takers, drug abusers driven by decreased ability to process dopamine
For risk-takers and impulsive people, New Year's resolutions often include being more careful, spending more frugally and cutting back on dangerous behavior, such as drug use. But new research from Vanderbilt finds that these individuals--labeled as novelty seekers by psychologists--face an uphill battle in keeping their New Year's resolutions due to the way their brains process dopamine. The ... (Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:11:12 GMT)

Germany plans to outlaw cannabis-like drug Spice
Berlin - Germany plans to ban the cannabis-like drug Spice next month because of its potential danger to health, Drug Commissioner Sabine Baetzing said Tuesday. Spice is enjoying growing popularity in Germany where it is sold as a natural herbal mixt... (Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:40:47 GMT)

Emirati woman becomes world's first ever recipient of CIMA's Islamic finance certificate
Rehab Mohammed Lootah has been awarded CIMA's certificate from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, a London-headquartered institute with eight branches in China, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and Sri Lanka. (Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:47:45 GMT)

Germany to Ban Cannabis-Like Drug Spice
The production, trade and sale of the in-drug "Spice" will likely be illegalized from January under German narcotics laws, the country's federal drugs commissioner said in Berlin on Tuesday. (Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:16:21 GMT)

Risk Takers, Drug Abusers Driven By Decreased Ability To Process Dopamine
For risk-takers and impulsive people, New Year's resolutions often include being more careful, spending more frugally and cutting back on dangerous behavior, such as drug use. But new research finds that these individuals -- labeled as novelty seekers by psychologists -- face an uphill battle in keeping their New Year's resolutions due to the way their brains process dopamine. (Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:26:12 GMT)

Pop Tarts: Tara Reid's Rehab Romp Causes Controversy
It's no secret that stars get a lot of freebies, but it seems a complimentary cruise into rehab (Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:10:10 GMT)

Tara Reid's Rehab Ain't Free
Almost a month ago, Tara Reid checked into Promises Treatment Center for rehab. Although the actress did not publicly announce what she was being treated for, speculation didn’t spread. (Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:55:46 GMT)

A Tara Reid-Welcoming Promises Attempts to Assert Its Integrity [Rehab]
Not long after we reported on Tara Reid getting free rehab at Promises, a rep for the rehab facility contacted us, took us into a quiet, seaside-adjacent massage room, and began a healing... (Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:01:57 GMT)

Risk Takers, Drug Abusers Driven by Decreased Ability to Process Dopamine
For risk-takers and impulsive people, New Year's resolutions often include being more careful, spending more frugally and cutting back on dangerous behavior, such as drug use. But new research from Vanderbilt finds that these individuals--labeled as novelty seekers by psychologists--face an uphill battle in keeping their New Year's resolutions due to the way their brains process dopamine. The ... (Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:16:37 GMT)

Pfizer spent nearly $3.1 million lobbying government on drug prices, trade in third quarter
Pfizer Inc., the world's top drugmaker by sales, spent nearly $3.1 million lobbying the federal government in the third quarter on drug (Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:18:30 GMT)

Hinrich confirms rehab ahead of schedule Matchup: Magic at Bulls
Bulls guard says he's 'far ahead of schedule' The Bulls built off the rare defensive aptitude they displayed during the fourth quarter in New Jersey without doing one thing on the court Tuesday. (Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:09:02 GMT)

Honey bees get a real buzz from cocaine
SYDNEY – An Australian scientist is doping up honey bees with cocaine to study how their brain reacts to the drug, and possibly find a way to stop addiction in humans. (Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:53:28 GMT)

Tomball PD, ISD make a ‘DEAL’
The Tomball Police Department honored students for completing the DEAL program, a program that strives to combat drug use and addiction. (Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:28:43 GMT)

Muntinlupa mayor to PDEA, media: Refrain from referring to 3 high-profile drug suspects as 'Alabang boys'
MANILA, Dec. 31 (PNA) - Muntinlupa City Mayor Aldrin San Pedro on Wednesday appealed to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the media to refrain from referring to the three high-profile drug suspects who were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in the city last September as the “Alabang boys.” (Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:39:55 GMT)

Rep pleased with drug settlement
LYNN - Pennsylvania drug maker Cephalon, Inc. has agreed to a nearly $4.7 million payment to settle allegations of off-label marketing of three pharmaceutical products, according to the Massachusetts attorney general's office. (Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:23:09 GMT)

Comments on Mexico drug trafficking from around America
At times, the fight against drug trafficking in Mexico seems hopeless. The Los Angeles Times asked experts and public figures in the United... (Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:24:36 GMT)

Rehab program turns up the heat
YUCCA - Thanks to Mohave County's Owner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program, Evelyn Bellamy not only has power to her home, but it is green power. (Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:27:37 GMT)

Hinrich confirms his rehab ahead of schedule
CHICAGO (MCT) -- The Bulls built off the rare defensive aptitude they displayed during the fourth quarter in New Jersey without doing one thing on the court Tuesday. | NBA page (Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:59:42 GMT)

FDA reviewing abuse-resistant pain drug
The Food and Drug Administration is still reviewing King Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s pain drug candidate Embeda, King said Wednesday. (Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:14:08 GMT)

Mural at Cambridge Rehab
Mural at Cambridge Rehab Michael Neilson/The Daily Jeffersonian/www.buyjeffphotos.com Kate Douglass, an art student at Otterbein College, looks at a large mural she recently painted on a wall at Cambridge Health and Rehablitation Center in Cambridge. The (Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:53:12 GMT)

Los Altos man could still avoid jail in drug store robbery
A Los Altos man convicted Tuesday of a 2006 drug store robbery might be able to avoid jail time.Sargent Binkley, 34, was found guilty on one count of robbery, one count of assault with a firearm, and four counts of possessing a controlled substance. (Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:36:15 GMT)