Addiction Recovery News 01/2009 (Page 3)

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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. (Jan 7, 2009)

Weeks after arriving weak and malnourished, a number of pelicans return to the wild. (Jan 7, 2009)

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. (Jan 8, 2009)

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. (Jan 8, 2009)

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 ... (Jan 8, 2009)

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," ... (Jan 8, 2009)

EL PASO -- The 41-bed Sierra Providence Physical Rehabilitation Hospital stopped accepting patients Tuesday, and will close March 1 because of falling patient counts. (Jan 8, 2009)

LOWELL -- The state, and some legislators, want more support for alcohol and drug abuse treatment. (Jan 8, 2009)

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-... (Jan 8, 2009)

This week, Liberty County launched a court designed to divert drug users from a life of addiction. (Jan 8, 2009)

ROXBURY TWP. — Unprecedented stress brought on by economic uncertainty and the impending holidays compound the already complex challenges that face those afflicted with addiction. (Jan 8, 2009)

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. (Jan 8, 2009)

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. (Jan 8, 2009)

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? (Jan 8, 2009)

Are the Boston Red Sox filling out their roster or casting a Celebrity Rehab spin-off focused on sports injuries? (Jan 9, 2009)

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... (Jan 9, 2009)

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 ... (Jan 9, 2009)

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. (Jan 9, 2009)

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. (Jan 9, 2009)

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... (Jan 9, 2009)

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. (Jan 9, 2009)

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. (Jan 9, 2009)

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. (Jan 9, 2009)

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... (Jan 9, 2009)

The actor enters a drug deferment program following a Sept. 17 arrest at his Malibu home (Jan 9, 2009)

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. (Jan 9, 2009)

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.  (Jan 9, 2009)

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. (Jan 10, 2009)

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... (Jan 10, 2009)

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. (Jan 10, 2009)

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. (Jan 11, 2009)

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,... (Jan 11, 2009)

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. (Jan 11, 2009)

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. (Jan 11, 2009)

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 ... (Jan 11, 2009)

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. (PRWeb Jan 11, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1844024.htm (Jan 11, 2009)

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. (Jan 11, 2009)

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 ... (Jan 11, 2009)

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. (Jan 11, 2009)

Actor Ryan O'Neal is ordered to go on an 18-month rehabilitation programme after pleading guilty to possessing drugs. (Jan 11, 2009)

Patrick Kaufman and his wife, Karen, knew they were getting a good deal when they bought their Franklinton home this year. (Jan 11, 2009)

Singer Amy Winehouse has vowed to live to cleaner life and give up her drug addiction. (Jan 11, 2009)

THE release of almost 200 dangerous sex offenders on to Queensland streets last year without rehabilitation has been labelled "a recipe for disaster". (Jan 11, 2009)

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 ... (Jan 11, 2009)

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 ... (Jan 11, 2009)

It's difficult enough to lead a city plagued by rampant violent crime, failing schools, widespread poverty and drug addiction. (Jan 11, 2009)

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. (Jan 11, 2009)

For the second time in less than a year, an inmate at a Department of Corrections rehab center in Tuscola County has escaped. (Jan 12, 2009)

 •  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... (Jan 12, 2009)

ALBANY - Rather than having people with drug and mental health problems go through two different treatment systems, New York state will start allowing patients to get help for both at the same time and in the same office, officials have announced. (Jan 12, 2009)

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