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DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
Kota Kinabalu : There is a need to address more aggressively the issues of racial integration, unity and nation-building besides having to deal with crime, drug addiction and other social problems, said Niosh Chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. (Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:02:41 GMT)

Blinded Romanian soldier flown to Bay Area for rehab and a better life
After being blinded and severely burned by an explosion, the soldier is in treatment at the Palo Alto VA hospital. (Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:32:09 GMT)

Thursday, January 29
Join our efforts to address the many serious issues that Surround Oxycontin Addiction and its Use. We are a newly formed action group with the sole mission to address and change the epidemic rise of prescription drug abuse in our county Help Us Save Our Kids. (Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:07:37 GMT)

Methamphetamine Update: New year is a reminder to look at world of addiction
It's a whole new year and time for news and commentary from the world of addiction. Genetic research at the Helsinki University determined that alcohol increases the risk of impulsive violence among people with a certain gene. (Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:11:55 GMT)

Hiller hurt, but still carries WMU's hopes for '09
HOUSTON -- Western Michigan quarterback Tim Hiller redshirted 2006 to rehab the torn right anterior cruciate ligament he suffered late during the previous season. During that time, on top of three to four hours daily for daily knee-strengthening workouts, he spent evenings studying film. (Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:17:27 GMT)

Florida defenseman Cory Murphy joins Rochester Americans for rehab stint
Defenseman Cory Murphy will begin a five-game conditioning assignment on Friday with the Amerks. (Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:18:03 GMT)

Woman of the Year: Diann Gilmore
[A woman walks into a shelter with no money and no job. She has lost everything, even her children, to drug addiction. She has a criminal record and spent time in jail. Past relationships have left her beaten and abused. (Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:04:45 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. (Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:34:51 GMT)

Letter: Preventing drug addiction is a battle that begins at home
To the editor: In 1974, one of us, new to the area, asked a young person if there was a "drug problem" in Gloucester. The answer was: "No, you can get whatever you want." If that question were posed today, a young person might add that he would first check out the family medicine cabinet. (Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:08:52 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... (Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:01:43 GMT)

JOAQUIN TANGOS WITH JAMIE
PERPETUALLY morose Joaquin Phoenix's antics have gotten even more bizarre since he publicly announced he quit acting last month. Phoenix, who spent time in rehab for drugs earlier this year and now claims he wants to devote his life to music, was... (Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:37:02 GMT)

Tara Reid's rehab stint 'a publicity stunt'?
Washington, Dec 31 : Actress Tara Reid's recent romp into Malibu's Promises Treatment Centre has created uproar after it was reported she was receiving free treatment in the rehab. (Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:17:48 GMT)

Home as good as hospital for cardiac rehab
Home-based rehabilitation is no worse than hospital-based programs for helping patients get better after a heart attack or surgery to clear blocked heart arteries, and may be more accessible for patients, research from the UK shows. (Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:13:29 GMT)

Titan's Vanden Bosch stepping up rehab
Titans defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch, who had surgery last month to help a groin injury, went through extensive rehab work on Thursday at Baptist Sports Park. (Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:22:11 GMT)

Drug addiction rises, 7,992 in Jan-July
KENINGAU : Assistant Minister of Rural Development, Datuk Haji Sairin Haji Karno said drug addiction in the country was on the rise, with 7,992 drug addicts recorded between January and July of this year. (Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:06:37 GMT)

Dual Diagnosis probation plan in Dallas County involves both mind and body
Kimberly Armstrong says she has run from every drug program she was ever ordered to attend. But when she was sent to one offered by Dallas County probation aimed at treating both her drug addiction and bipolar disorder, she decided to stick with it. (Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:42:44 GMT)

Vocational Rehab commissioner to retire
Larry Bryant will retire as commissioner of the S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Department. The retirement is effective today, according to a department news release. The Irmo resident has been with the agency 35 years, serving as commissioner since 2002. The department’s services aim to help South Carolinians with disabilities become competitively employed. Among many honors, Bryant was ... (Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:02:30 GMT)

Mayor touts drug court as alternative to jail time
The city is being urged to follow the lead of several other Canadian municipalities by pursuing a drug treatment court as an alternative to throwing addicts in jail. (Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:11:53 GMT)

Paul Gascoigne speaks for the first time about his drink and drug addiction
Paul Gascoigne has broken his silence for the first time about his drink and drugs addiction and admitted: ‘One more drink will kill me’. (Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:12:01 GMT)

Addiction Recovery Program- Cares More About People than Profits, Providing a "Pay-What-You-Can" Option for January 2009
Internationally award winning All Addictions Life Recovery Program is putting people before profits by launching a "Pay-What-You-Can option" for the entire month of January. The goal is to assist those struggling with stress and addiction, especially given today's economic climate. This 3 to 6 month online program provides accessible, anonymous, 24/7 support for anyone struggling with stress, ... (Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:23:50 GMT)

Do we really need a drug czar?
Barack Obama may choose to nominate Minnesota Representative, and recovering alcoholic, Jim Ramstad to be the next drug czar. But what I am against is the colossal waste of the War on Drugs. (Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:35:56 GMT)

REHAB gets results: Sheriff's program helps recovering addicts
Starting in January, eight additional jail inmates will get a chance to treat their substance abuse problems more extensively through the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office's 2-month-old intensive inpatient rehabilitation program. (Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:42:47 GMT)

New Strategies For The New Year: 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. (Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:15:58 GMT)

St. Joesph’s moves psychiatric, rehab out
Big changes are planned at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Providence. (Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:19:03 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, 02 Jan 2009 12:32:14 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, 02 Jan 2009 12:34:34 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. (Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:15:39 GMT)

Rachel Kramer Bussel: Exclusive: NYT Reporter Benoit Denizet-Lewis Talks Addiction, Recovery, Drug Policy, Obama and ...
New York Times journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis is a sex addict. That is a fact he openly discloses at the start of his excellent new book... (Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:12:04 GMT)

$2M juvenile detention center rehab to start
Almost six years after Westmoreland County commissioners borrowed $10 million to expand the juvenile detention center, work will finally begin on a cheaper project to rehabilitate the 29-year-old structure. (Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:19:08 GMT)

It's almost time for Rehab telethon
Television and country and western stars will take the stage at the Abilene Civic Center, 1100 N. 6th St., during the annual West Texas Rehabilitation Center Telethon. Music icon Pat Green will spotlight this year's event. (Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:00:00 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. (Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:50:31 GMT)

Road Report-- Published Jan. 3, 2008
Northbound lane restrictions to eastbound Highway 120, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., for bridge rehab. Expect 10-minute delays. (Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:05:22 GMT)

Hayes to balance rehab, accountability
A longtime advocate for juvenile justice will head the state agency responsible for keeping children out of trouble. Linda Wheeler Hayes will be Gov.-elect Bev Perdue's secretary of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention. Hayes was previously chairwoman of the Governor's Crime Commission, an advisory body for the governor. The commission administers federal grants awarded to the state. ... (Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:30:35 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, 03 Jan 2009 12:39:27 GMT)

Hayes to balance rehab, accountability
(By Benjamin Niolet, ben.niolet@newsobserver.com) A longtime advocate for juvenile justice will head the state agency responsible for keeping children out of trouble. Linda Wheeler Hayes will be Gov.-elect Bev Perdue's secretary of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention. Hayes was previously chairwoman of the Governor's Crime Commission, an advisory body for the governor. The commission ... (Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:56:50 GMT)

UVM, insurers pay $1.2 million in drug crash suit
The University of Vermont and its insurers will pay a total of $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of man killed in an accident blamed on a participant in a drug study at the school falling asleep at the wheel. (Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:18:05 GMT)

Volunteers rehab Hall House for homeless
Tom Duncan took the day off work, but faced a menacing job: Clean and paint a vacant apartment infested with cockroaches and covered in dust. Duncan was among roughly 200 volunteers Friday helping convert an idle 12-story uptown building into a temporary homeless shelter. “We will do what we can,” he said after pointing to food the former tenant left in the refrigerator. Volunteers spent hours ... (Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:44:45 GMT)

Bogosian starts rehab assignment with Wolves
Zach Bogosian's comeback from a broken leg returned to Plan A on Saturday when the Thrashers sent their rookie defenseman to the minor league Chicago Wolves for a conditioning assignment. (Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:24:19 GMT)

Road Report-- Published Jan. 3, 2008
Northbound lane restrictions to eastbound Highway 120, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., for bridge rehab. Expect 10-minute delays. (Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:05:22 GMT)

Fido? He's in rehab -- for his knee (or is it his elbow?)
A Santa Monica clinic provides physical therapy for dogs, cats -- even a rabbit. The regimens and treatments look familiar to anyone who's undergone rehabilitation. They come in with arthritis, back pain, sore elbows. Some are recuperating from car accidents or surgery or just bad judgment (a leap off a balcony). Others are coping with the ravages of old age. The most common problem: a tear ... (Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:16:05 GMT)

'Drug court' offers alternative to jail, but takes work
Known as 'drug court,' Cumberland County's Treatment Court reaches the hardest of the hard-drug and alcohol cases with an alternative approach. Clients meet the rigors of reform or risk time in prison. (Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:15:59 GMT)

New Philippine corporate rehab rules takes effect Jan
MANILA, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) said on Sunday improved corporate rehabilitation rules that aim to avoid delays in rebuilding insolvent firms will take effect on Jan. 16, a move seen as timely in light of the growing number of bankruptcies worldwide. (Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:48:56 GMT)

Jacksonville To Receive Home Rehab Funding
JACKSONVILLE -- The city of Jacksonville has been approved to receive state funds that will be used to help rebuild or renovate residents' homes. (Sun, 04 Jan 2009 08:06:04 GMT)

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-04 08:04 New Philippine corporate rehab rules takes effect Jan
MANILA, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) said on Sunday improved corporate rehabilitation rules that aim to avoid delays in rebuilding insolvent firms will take effect on Jan. 16, a move seen as timely in light of the growing number of bankruptcies worldwide. The rules, approved by the Supreme Court and which replace a 2000 interim version, also recognise reorganisations or ... (Sun, 04 Jan 2009 08:33:07 GMT)

Breaking the cycle
Graduates of Howard court program are moving beyond drug and alcohol dependency Purnell Parker remembers when his drug addiction was so bad that he ate nothing but peanut brittle for an entire summer because he was broke. (Sun, 04 Jan 2009 08:41:05 GMT)

North East News: Desperate Paul Gascoigne in cure plea
PAUL GASCOIGNE is to undergo another therapy programme to beat his drug and alcohol addiction, it was reported last night. (Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:11:49 GMT)

Beyonce donates movie pay to drug rehabilitation centres across US
London, Jan 4 : Beyonce Knowles has donated her entire salary from her new movie 'Cadillac Records' to a string of drug rehabilitation centres across U.S. (Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:13:06 GMT)

Overdose victim's addiction problems began with alcohol, prescription drugs
Since she returned home this summer, Renee Guinn's family supported her efforts to stay clean. Guinn went to Narcotics Anonymous meetings twice a week, family members said, and she passed the OrAlert drug tests her parents gave her. (Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:20:12 GMT)

Reid out of rehab
Actress Tara Reid has checked out of rehab after spending the holidays at the Promises Treatment Center in California. (Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:57:53 GMT)

Tara Reid Out of Rehab? Not So Fast
Has Tara Reid kicked off the new year by checking out of rehab? (Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:58:41 GMT)

Tara Reid - Reid Out Of Rehab
Actress TARA REID has checked out of rehab after spending the holidays at the Promises Treatment Center in California. A source tells People.com that Reid left the ... (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:01:59 GMT)

Tara Reid Out of Rehab? Not So Fast
Has Tara Reid kicked off the new year by checking out of rehab? Citing an unnamed source, People is reporting that the 33-year-old American Pie actress checked out of Promises Treatment... (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:03:43 GMT)

Reid out of rehab
Actress Tara Reid has checked out of rehab after spending the holidays at the Promises Treatment Center in California. A source tells People.com that Reid left the facility on Saturday, admitting the actress is "doing well". The 33-year-old star checked into rehab in December for undisclosed reasons. Copyright World Entertainment News Network (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:06:33 GMT)

'Drug court' changes addicts' lives
Known as 'drug court,' Cumberland County's Treatment Court reaches the hardest of the hard-drug and alcohol cases with an alternative approach. Clients meet the rigors of reform or risk time in prison. (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:15:59 GMT)

Tara Reid Out of Rehab? Not So Fast
http://images.eonline.com/resize Tara Reid kicked off the new year by checking out of rehab? Citing an unnamed source, People is reporting that the 33-year-old American Pie actress checked out of Promises Treatment… http://feedads.googleadservices. ... (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:42:13 GMT)

Tara Reid Checks Out of Rehab
Tara Reid has checked herself out of rehab less than one month after entering Promises Treatment Center. (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:30:13 GMT)

New drug users
Asian women using Class A drugs is on the rise (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:27:57 GMT)

McHenry County hoping for 2009 launch of drug court
Buoyed by their success with a special court for criminal defendants suffering from mental illness, officials in McHenry County's legal system are now turning their attention to drug abusers. (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:28:40 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, 05 Jan 2009 06:34:15 GMT)

Tara Reid Checks Out of Rehab?
Rumors have circulated that the 33-year-old actress has checked herself out of rehab. (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:56:46 GMT)

Tara Reid leaves rehab
Washington, Jan 5 : American actress Tara Reid checked out of the Promises Treatment Center in California on January 3. (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:54:57 GMT)

HOSP DRUG 'ABU$E'
Seven New York hospitals operated a $50 million Medicaid scam through unlicensed drug-treatment programs that admitted patients who weren't addicts, gave kickbacks for referrals, and even lured street people into medical beds with beer, according... (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:18:14 GMT)

Debunking The Detox Myth
A group of over 300 young UK scientists and engineers who investigated the evidence behind claims made for products and diets, have started a public awareness campaing by publishing a dossier that shows the word "detox" has no meaning outside of the clinical treatment of drug addiction and poisoning. (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:18:20 GMT)

Rep denies Reid has checked out of rehab
Actress Tara Reid's representative has refuted reports the star checked out of a rehabilitation center in California on Saturday. The American Pie star entered the Promises Treatment Center in December for undisclosed reasons. Over the weekend, People.com reported the star had left the facility, with a source telling the website the star is "doing well." But the star's spokesperson Jack ... (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:36:16 GMT)

Obvious: Tara Reid Still In Rehab
Despite a People magazine report, Tara Reid is still undergoing rehab treatment. (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:27:47 GMT)

One Year in Rehab
Rehab , the little Monday night dance party that could, turns one-year-old tonight at evilOlive. Derek Berry 's baby pulls in an amazingly motley mix of attendees, all of whom merely seem hell-bent on having fun and extending the weekend out just one more day longer. Tonight's DJs are headed by heavy hitters Matt Roan and million $ Mano so expect to call in late to work tomorrow .... if you ... (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:15:10 GMT)

Tara Reid out of rehab
Tara Reid is getting her life back together after spending less than a month in rehab. (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:27:50 GMT)

Business Brief Local nursing center opens surgery rehab unit
Ballard Care and Rehabilitation, a 142-bed licensed nursing center, will open its new post-surgery Rehab Recover Suites at an open house Jan. 28. The community is invited to the event from 3 to 6 p.m. at 820 N.W. 95th St. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:12:41 GMT)

Local Drug Treatment Facility Closing Its Doors
A downward spiraling economy is causing one local addiction treatment facility to close its doors. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:10:44 GMT)

Drug court helps non-violent offenders
The 17th Judicial Drug Court isn’t even a year old yet and it hasn’t run its first full cycle, but already the team in charge of this alternate means of dealing with addicts in the court system are optimistic, even excited. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:36:40 GMT)

Bees on cocaine teach drug's effects - by dancing
To learn more about the biochemistry of addiction, scientists are giving bees cocaine and have found the insects react much like humans do. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:26:38 GMT)

In an increasingly wired China, rehab for Internet addicts
A 6 a.m. wake-up call. Afternoon drills in military bearing and formations. And a grueling regime of push-ups and leg lifts before the 9:30 p.m. lights-out. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:00:00 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. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:00:23 GMT)

Nigeria: 'Nutrition Plays Major Role in Management of Drug Addiction'
Lagos — SHE is one of a kind. While her contemporaries in the scientific arena are more engaged in pursuing research into areas with potential commercial profit, she is primarily involved in breaking frontiers that would primarily be of social benefit to mankind. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:08:40 GMT)

New Addiction Treatment Program Allows You to Attend Drug Rehabilitation and Still Keep Your Day Job
Drug addiction is a disease that can inflict anyone, including those that can continue to hold down jobs and build careers that won't allow them to take extended time off for drug rehab. A new style of rehab allows clients to still go to work and get clean at the same time. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:00:00 GMT)

Drug Addiction Treatment Center Offers to Get you Clean: You Pay Later
With the economy on the decline, addiction is on the rise in the United States. New budget rehab facilities help you lead a sober life without leaving you bankrupt. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:00:00 GMT)

Addiction Treatment in a Mansion? With New Luxury Rehab Facility, You Can
Breaking an addiction is hard, but with luxury rehabilitation centers, it can be done in pleasant surroundings. At Estates Delray, the comforts of home are not sacrificed to help clients conquer addictions. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:00:00 GMT)

NIDA Releases a New Research Report on Comorbidity of Addiction and other Mental Illnesses
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, today released a research report, Comorbidity: Addiction and Other Mental Illnesses, summarizing the state of the science regarding the complex relationship between substance abuse and other mental disorders. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:40:15 GMT)

Gaborik's surgery goes as expected, rehab begins
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -Marian Gaborik has begun rehabilitation from surgery on his left hip. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:26:01 GMT)

Wild's Gaborik starting post-surgery hip rehab
Marian Gaborik has begun rehabilitation from surgery on his left hip. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:44:34 GMT)

Postmus admits drug addiction during appearance
His voice cracking with emotion at times, San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus appeared today before the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, admitting for the first time to battling a drug addiction and to making mistakes during his tenure in office. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:47:42 GMT)

Salies addiction services facing tough start to 2009
More people are using the Salvation Army's addiction services after the festive season, the group says. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:14:25 GMT)

Sallies' addiction services busy in new year
More people are using the Salvation Army's addiction services after the festive season, the group says. Addiction services manager Major Lynette Hutson said today there was a rise in demand as people picked up the pieces after the festive season. (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:21:34 GMT)

Tough start for Sallies' addiction services
The Salvation Army is beginning to see a rise in demand for its addiction services as people pick up the pieces after the festive season. (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:01:15 GMT)

Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center Opens in New Mexico
Desert Oasis Recovery of New Mexico Announces the opening of their drug and alcohol rehab center. [PR.com - November 04, 2007] (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:05:48 GMT)

Gaborik starts rehab after left hip surgery
Gaborik starts rehab after left hip surgery (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:10:36 GMT)

Rehab center posting auction items online
The 39th annual West Texas Rehabilitation Center telethon won't happen until Jan. 17, but the annual auction items are already being collected and put on display on the Internet. (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:13:08 GMT)

In front of supervisors, S.B. County Assessor Postmus acknowledges addiction, apologizes for errors in office
His voice cracking with emotion, San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus unexpectedly appeared before the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday and admitted to a struggle with drug addiction and to mistakes in office. (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:26:33 GMT)

Tara Reid planning 'new beginning' after rehab stint
London, January 7 : Actress Tara Reid is set to have a 'new beginning' once she is done with her rehab stint, according to a family friend. (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:10:16 GMT)

NIDA Releases A New Research Report On Comorbidity Of Addiction And Other Mental Illnesses
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, released a research report, Comorbidity: Addiction and Other Mental Illnesses,summarizing the state of the science regarding the complex relationship between substance abuse and other mental disorders. (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:16:40 GMT)

UB given $801,999 for rehab services
WASHINGTON -- The Research Foundation at the University at Buffalo will receive $801,999 from the U. S. Department of Education for its rehabilitation services to severely disabled people, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N. Y., announced Tuesday. (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:33:16 GMT)

Building ready for rehab damaged in overnight fire
(KMOV) -- Firefighters were called to Carter and Harris in north St. Louis overnight. A fire at that location caused some major damage. News 4 talked with the new owner of the building, and she says that she just bought it and was getting ready to rehab it. (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:31:05 GMT)

Rehab 2009 Auction Items
You can start setting your sights on the auction items for the 39th annual Rehab Telethon. The telethon airs Saturday, Jan. 17. The items will be on display Jan. 17 at the Abilene Civic Center beginning at 6 p.m. The telethon begins at 7 p.m. (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:45:22 GMT)

Pelicans Leave Rehab
Weeks after arriving weak and malnourished, a number of pelicans return to the wild. (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:10:55 GMT)

Sierra Providence Discontinues Rehab Hospital
The Sierra Providence Health Network announced today it will discontinue its rehabilitation hospital activities which will affect both patients and employees. The health network president says federal bureaucracy made the move necessary. (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:14:53 GMT)

San Bernardino County assessor admits abusing drugs
Bill Postmus, 37, apologizes to supervisors and says his drug use did not interfere with his service as a public official. He vows not to seek reelection when his term expires in 2011. After months of silence in the face of persistent reports of drug addiction and official misconduct, San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus this week admitted abusing drugs and making other "errors" while ... (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:31:05 GMT)

McHenry County works to set up a drug court
With drug abuse crimes and drug seizures on the upswing, McHenry County court officials hope to start a drug court this year as an alternative to jail for people arrested on narcotics charges. Drug cases are rising annually, especially cases involving heroin, said State's Atty. Louis Bianchi. "We need to stop incarcerating people who have drug habits before they get into violent crimes," ... (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:39:07 GMT)

Rehab hospital to close March 1
EL PASO -- The 41-bed Sierra Providence Physical Rehabilitation Hospital stopped accepting patients Tuesday, and will close March 1 because of falling patient counts. (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:09:14 GMT)

State Official Pushes For Increase In Drug Treatment Programs
LOWELL -- The state, and some legislators, want more support for alcohol and drug abuse treatment. (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:22:11 GMT)

Warriors' Ellis entering 'end stage' of rehab
Monta Ellis has been cleared by team doctors to begin the "end stage" of his rehabilitation from ankle surgery - the final step before he resumes practicing with the Warriors. Ellis' green light came after completing a series of strength tests and medically-... (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:46:19 GMT)

Court To Divert Minor Drug Users Into Rehab
This week, Liberty County launched a court designed to divert drug users from a life of addiction. (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:06:53 GMT)

Youth drug rehab program gets Camp Pellston
After nearly two years of effort, the Whitefeather Wellness Project is in the final stages of acquiring Camp Pellston, which will be turned into a drug and alcohol rehab center for Northern Michigan youths. (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:28:15 GMT)

Glavine waits on Braves with rehab going well
Now that Greg Maddux has retired and John Smoltz has opted to leave Atlanta for the Boston Red Sox, the question remains: What's next on the agenda for Tom Glavine? (Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:36:20 GMT)

Cliff Corcoran: Red Sox can afford to gamble on Penny, Smoltz
Are the Boston Red Sox filling out their roster or casting a Celebrity Rehab spin-off focused on sports injuries? (Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:08:18 GMT)

Drug program for prisoners is OK'd
FRANKFORT A legislative committee Thursday approved a proposal to expand programs that divert drug offenders out of the state's overcrowded prisons. The bill would allow for pretrial officers to screen people for drug addiction and then make recommendations on what type of treatment they should receive. People who receive treatment would not be incarcerated, but the legislation allows for ... (Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:55:22 GMT)

Is Drug Rehab Therapy Effective For Drug Abuse?
Pharmacotherapy is one type of therapy that is important in a drug rehabilitation program. It uses medications such as buprenorphine and methadone to tone down one's drug dependency. (Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:46:15 GMT)

Cook Library seeks temporary home during $7M rehab
LIBERTYVILLE -- Trustees of the Cook Memorial Public Library District have requested staff to investigate temporary relocation of Cook Park Library's services while the downtown facility undergoes renovations later this year. (Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:03:44 GMT)

ANGER ISSUES
FRESH out of another stint in rehab, former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland (above) is already losing his composure. The onetime heroin addict was with a female friend at Primo, a hip coffee shop on the Sunset Strip on Monday, when they... (Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:15:22 GMT)

Liga head dares PDEA to name brgy drug coddlers
ILOILO CITY, Jan 10 (PNA) – The president of the Liga ng mga Barangay in this city dares Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) regional director Roybel Sanchez to name specific names of barangay officials, especially barangay captains who are confirmed illegal drug coddlers or protectors of drug traffickers. (Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:24:55 GMT)

Sugar addiction ‘unlikely in humans’, says scientist
The study, which was presented last month by lead researcher Professor Bart Hoebel of Princeton University, claimed to show that sugar-bingeing rats experience changes in brain patterns and behaviour similar to those seen in drug addicts. (Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:43:34 GMT)

Jefferson County drug treatment center to close
STEUBENVILLE - The in-patient drug and alcohol addiction treatment center operated by the Jefferson Behavioral Health System will be closing its doors in about a month because of state funding cuts. (Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:16:18 GMT)

Jeanne Lenzer and Shannon Brownlee: A New Year's Resolution for the FDA: Kick the Drug (Company) Addiction
A New Year's Resolution for the FDA: Kick the Drug (Company) Addiction The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is suffering from a debilitating addiction... (Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:02:26 GMT)

Ryan O'Neal Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge
The actor enters a drug deferment program following a Sept. 17 arrest at his Malibu home (Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:46:38 GMT)

Prison Rehab Program Proves Successful
A drug rehab program at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility is producing successful results. Friday, the most recent class of inmates graduated from the program. (Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:59:44 GMT)

Faces of meth addiction: Part 1
Former meth user Chris Solid says it took hitting rock-bottom before he made the decision to turn his life around. He says it controlled his life. Now, Chris says his former addiction is helping others. 7News is profiling the lives of recovering meth uses as part of the "Crystal Darkness" campaign. The campaign is a statewide initiative to help stop the spread of meth. (Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:55:34 GMT)

New program to treat people with mental, drug problems
Rather than having people with drug and mental-health problems go through different treatment systems, New York will start allowing patients to get help for both at the same time and in the same office, officials announced yesterday. (Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:40:26 GMT)

LILLO'S LUCKY BRONX TALE
Lillo Brancato spun his own Bronx tale yesterday - and it spared him an extra five years in prison. After telling a judge of his rampant drug addiction and remorse over how it led to the death of an off-duty cop, he was given a reduced 10-year... (Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:44:05 GMT)

Catalyst Reaches Enrollment Target For Its U.S. Phase II Cocaine Trial
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPRX), a biopharmaceutical company that acquires, in-licenses, develops and commercializes prescription drugs for the treatment of drug addiction, announced that it has reached its patient enrollment target in its Phase II trial evaluating CPP-109 for the treatment of cocaine addiction. (Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:07:20 GMT)

County's new tax sharing policy nixes Imlay City's hopes to create commercial rehab district
LAPEER -- Lapeer County's new economic tax sharing policy knocked down Imlay City's hope to create Commercial Rehabilitation Districts. County leaders approved it with a 5-2 vote at the Thursday County Commission meeting. Commissioners Ian Kempf and Lenny Schneider cast the dissenting ballots. (Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:18:11 GMT)

Need growing for substance abuse counseling
If you want to make a career pulling people out of the darkness of drug and alcohol addiction, the job market is looking bright. "I love it," said Luke Griffin,... (Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:25:17 GMT)

Linwood Group Setting Price Benchmark for Alcohol Rehab
Linwood Group rehab centre is giving guests a reason to be cheerful by announcing a winter sale with a 50% discount on the normal weekly rate. (Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:01:00 GMT)

Project Amend Treatment Center: SLO County gets a detox facility
By AnnMarie Cornejo -- A residential drug and alcohol treatment and detox facility in San Luis Obispo is now open, a move supporters say will close a long-standing gap in local addiction services. Despite a consensus among local law enforcement, health care and social service officials that residential treatment is a critical component to battling addiction, such services have long been absent ... (Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:48:51 GMT)

Homeowners can qualify for rehab assistance
An informational meeting on programs offering financial assistance to qualifying homeowners whose house needs rehabilitation or repairs will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Pascal Senior Activity Center, 125 Dorsey Road, Glen Burnie. (Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:23:00 GMT)

Fido goes to rehab: L.A. clinic offers pet therapy
They come in with arthritis, back pain, sore elbows. Some are recuperating from car accidents or surgery or just bad judgment (a leap off a balcony). Others are coping with the ravages of old age. The most common problem: a tear of that pesky knee ligament, the anterior cruciate ligament. They work out on treadmills, strengthen their core muscles, get their joints manipulated and undergo ... (Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:32:02 GMT)

Methadone one tool in addiction fight
Every day Alicia is off heroin is one day further from the time when she felt like something else controlled her." You feel like the devil's inside you almost, scheming and plotting to use again," she said one sunny day in May, almost 90 days since she had last shot up. (Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:16:03 GMT)

O'Neal is sentenced to drug rehab
Actor Ryan O'Neal is ordered to go on an 18-month rehabilitation programme after pleading guilty to possessing drugs. (Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:58:52 GMT)

Rehab effort no deal for city
Patrick Kaufman and his wife, Karen, knew they were getting a good deal when they bought their Franklinton home this year. (Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:08:12 GMT)

No more drugs for Amy?
Singer Amy Winehouse has vowed to live to cleaner life and give up her drug addiction. (Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:23:49 GMT)

Sex offenders skip rehab
THE release of almost 200 dangerous sex offenders on to Queensland streets last year without rehabilitation has been labelled "a recipe for disaster". (Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:00:00 GMT)

Winehouse: 'I have beat my drug demons'
British singer Amy Winehouse has declared she has finally kicked her drug addiction after falling for her reported new beau Joshua Bowman while on vacation. The Rehab hitmaker escaped to the paradise island of St Lucia in December and has since been snapped by paparazzi cuddling up to the clean-cut former rugby player and looking healthy. And she insists she is so happy spending time with ... (Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:54:59 GMT)

Amy Winehouse - Winehouse I Have Beat My Drug Demons
British singer AMY WINEHOUSE has declared she has finally kicked her drug addiction after falling for her reported new beau JOSHUA BOWMAN while on vacation. The ... (Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:11:43 GMT)

Baltimore mayor's ability to govern may suffer
It's difficult enough to lead a city plagued by rampant violent crime, failing schools, widespread poverty and drug addiction. For Mayor Sheila Dixon, the job figures to get tougher this year — and not just because of the sagging economy. (Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:45:01 GMT)

Inmate escapes from Tuscola County rehab center
For the second time in less than a year, an inmate at a Department of Corrections rehab center in Tuscola County has escaped. (Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:02:50 GMT)

Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the News
• Ryan O'Neal Pleads Guilty Sentenced to drug program. • Donda West's Surgeon Jailed Gets year for DUI. • Rip Torn Faces DUI Charges Second arrest in two years. • Winehouse Drops Drug Appeal Of pot bust in Norway. • Antoine Walker Arrested Stopped... (Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:39:34 GMT)