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Drug and Alcohol Rehab News Jan 2009

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"Shrink" takes obvious swipes at Hollywood
If a movie is called "Shrink," you know the psychiatrist in question is going to be a) crazy or b) spectacularly unprofessional or c) loaded with severely damaged, drug-addled patients. (Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:41:32 GMT)

Middle-class women in grip of cocaine addiction
Middle-class women in grip of cocaine addiction (Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:11:29 GMT)

Middle-class women in grip of cocaine as addiction to 'glamour' drug soars
Middle-class women are in the grip of an alarming epidemic in cocaine use. The number seeking NHS help for addiction to the Class A drug has leapt by 50 per cent in two years. (Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:16:44 GMT)

Kelly Osbourne in rehab
Kelly Osbourne has checked into rehab, her mother Sharon has confirmed. (Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:47:10 GMT)

Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the News
• Amy Winehouse 'Loser of the Year' Second year in a row. • Professor Arrested on Drug Charge Trading cocaine for sex. • 12 Indicted in Steroid Probe Pharmacists arrested. • Deputies Hose Down Drunk Vomited on himself after chase. • Another Houston... (Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:52:52 GMT)

Osbourne Rehab
(Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:51:51 GMT)

Drug abuse to get attention in forum
Vanessa tapped the worn kitchen table as she talked about how she had become addicted to Vicodin and how a pharmacist's suspicion both ruined and saved her life. (Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:41:57 GMT)

Suburban drug dealer seeks lighter sentence
WEST CHESTER — An East Fallowfield man whose suburban lifestyle officials said masked his role as a “quintessential drug dealer” wants a lighter sentence. (Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:12:25 GMT)

Jihadi Rehab: Playing with Finger-Paint or Fire?
(IsraelNN.com) When I went there I saw how simple-minded these kids are … they were just like tools being used. (Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:13:25 GMT)

First rehab home denial set for hearing today
Newport Beach is set to deny a use permit to the drug and alcohol rehabilitation home Newport Coast Recovery at a public hearing today. (Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:28:30 GMT)

Capella University Launches Online Master's Specialization in Addiction Counseling
To help meet the need for trained addiction counselors, Capella University ( www.capella.edu ), an accredited*, online university , has launched a new online master’s specialization in Addiction Counseling. Addiction counseling is one of the country’s fastest growing professions, yet there are few master’s programs available for working professionals who want to complete their course ... (Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:09:12 GMT)

Andrew Symonds to be sent for rehab again
MELBOURNE: Embattled Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds will be sent for a rehab for the second time in five months and not be considered for the Test tour of South Africa after his radio diatribe against Brendon McCullum. (Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:46:00 GMT)

Kelly Osbourne in rehab
The 24-year-old daughter of former Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne has checked herself into rehab. (Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:12:17 GMT)

What to Tell Children About a Parent's Addiction
Children living in homes where there is parental substance abuse can find life difficult, unpredictable and confusing. Sometimes they even believe the alcohol or drug abuse is their fault.... (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:50:24 GMT)

Alcohol, drug council fights transfer plan
TRENTON - Opponents of proposed legislation that would transfer the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse to the Department of Human Services came out in force Monday during a packed meeting of the Assembly Human Services Committee. (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:29:30 GMT)

Rights Ruling for Hep C Sufferer
The Human Rights Commission is heralding a recent decision involving a young woman who's struggle with drug addiction has brought her to public attention. Sonya Harvey filed a complaint against a local esthetics training centre, charging discrimination. (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:40:56 GMT)

PHOTOS: Stars Battle Addiction
Click here to see which rocker's daughter checked into rehab for a third time. (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:14:56 GMT)

Rehab Realities Hit Home in 'Sober House'
Dr. Drew Pinsky's new reality show turns cameras on addicts after rehab. (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:45:52 GMT)

Rehab Center breaks ground for $3M addition
MANSFIELD -- Chan Stevens' emotions got the best of him Monday afternoon, making it obvious efforts to upgrade The Rehab Center is about much more than bricks and mortar. (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:09:21 GMT)

State has new Web site for stories of recovery
New York State has a new Web site -- www.iamrecovery.com -- where people recovering from alcoholism, drug addiction and problem gambling can share their stories, Karen M. Carpenter-Palumbo, commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services, reports. As of Sunday, the state also will have a toll-free telephone number -- (877) 8- HOPENY -- for the estimated 2.5 million New Yorkers and ... (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:22:57 GMT)

Redwood County looking into drug court
A discussion is taking place in drug cases more and more. The back-and-forth conversation goes something like this. ’ÄúBob got busted for drugs,’Äù says Person A. (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:25:10 GMT)

Drug addicts face losing benefits
Plans to cut benefits for drug addicts in London who do not attend treatment programmes are to be debated in the Commons. (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:48:23 GMT)

Kelly Osbourne is in rehab
Former X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne has revealed her daughter Kelly is back in rehab. (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:03:01 GMT)

Critics hit Army's treatment of drug abuse
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (AP) - Spec. Jeremiah Thomson didn't know what was worse: excruciating back pain from a combat explosion in Baghdad or the prescription drug addiction he developed trying to ease the suffering once home. (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:54:34 GMT)

FDA issues warning about Hyperdrive drug
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use a dietary supplement called Venom Hyperdrive 3.0 because of potential safety risks. (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:44:39 GMT)

FDA Warns Consumers Against Dietary Supplement Containing Undeclared Drug
he U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to take Venom HYPERDRIVE 3.0, a product sold as a dietary supplement and containing sibutramine. Sibutramine, a controlled substance with risks for abuse or addiction, is a potent drug that poses potential safety risks. (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:29:30 GMT)

FDA issues warning about Hyperdrive drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use a dietary supplement called Venom Hyperdrive 3.0 because of potential safety risks.The FDA said the product might contain sibutramine -- a potent controlled substance with risks for abuse or addiction.Sibutramine is the active ingredient in an FDA-approved prescription drug used as an appetite suppressant for weight loss, said ... (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:56:55 GMT)

Suspended trooper pleads not guilty in 'doc shopping' drug charge
A 39-year-old suspended state trooper's alleged addiction to powerful painkillers left him so desperate for drugs that he engaged in illegal "doctor shopping"... (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:54:36 GMT)

Can Jihadis Be Rehabilitated?
Two former detainees at a Saudi rehab facility are back with al-Qaeda (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:01:46 GMT)

'Jihadi rehab' is a possibility for post-Gitmo
U.S. lawmakers considering the closure of the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention center will probably be looking at a rehabilitation program in Saudi Arabia that focuses on religious re-education for captured jihadists. (Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:06:54 GMT)

'Moments of Clarity' puts addiction in perspective
Christopher Kennedy Lawford's first book was about his recovery from alcohol and heroin. Now, Lawford has a new book out, Moments of Clarity: Voices From the Front Lines of Addiction, a compilation of 42 essays by ordinary people and celebrities including Martin Sheen, Susan Cheever, Alec Baldwin and Judy Collins, describing moments that led them to reach out for help. (Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:20:27 GMT)

Milestone drug rehab deal approved in Newport Beach
Pact with 200-bed recovery house company caps years of protest. (Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:47:24 GMT)

Camden drug clinic to move to waterfront
The South Jersey Port Corp. board unanimously approved a lease yesterday that will move a drug-treatment facility from downtown Camden, where it is in the way of plans for a new medical school, to the city's Delaware River waterfront. (Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:01:31 GMT)

Forum to address drug toxicity
Adults who take various pain or anxiety medications - often prescribed by different doctors and filled at different pharmacies - are unwittingly putting themselves in danger. Such a potentially deadly scenario is just one of many that experts will discuss during a downtown Toledo conference tomorrow, as deaths from combined-drug toxicity, from both abusive and unintentional mixing, rise. ... (Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:22:52 GMT)

House arrest revoked for man facing drug charges
A man placed under house arrest after facing drug charges has been remanded in custody following the prosecution’s appeal. James Hughes, 33, was charged with the possession of heroin, cannabis resin and codeine, in circumstances denoting they were not for his personal use on January 23. (Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:37:45 GMT)

Spartanburg Regional to move rehab to new YMCA
Published: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 1:40 a.m. (Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:19:31 GMT)

Report: Brady's rehab is on schedule
Tom Brady's rehabilitation from reconstructive knee surgery is on schedule, with a newspaper reporting that the Patriots quarterback is dropping back and throwing passes. (Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:42:10 GMT)

FDA Warns Consumers Against Dietary Supplement Containing Undeclared Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to take Venom HYPERDRIVE 3.0, a product sold as a dietary supplement and containing sibutramine. Sibutramine, a controlled substance with risks for abuse or addiction, is a potent drug that poses potential safety risks. (Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:22:02 GMT)

Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzy Sends Daughter To Tough Boot Camp Rehab
OZZY OSBOURNE has sent his hellraising daughter KELLY to the tough boot-camp-style rehab clinic where he kicked his addictions to alcohol and drugs. The 24-year-old checked ... (Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:42:33 GMT)

A Game Day Addiction on Any Day
Experts say gambling is the fastest growing addiction in our country, climbing faster than drugs and alcohol. (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:27:03 GMT)

Free rehab job botched?
Antonetta Pasqualone received free housing rehab through a federal grant Milford received, but she contends a Bellingham contractor's sloppy work has "wasted the taxpayers' money." PDF: Read complaint from resident (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:50:51 GMT)

Ozzy sends daughter to tough boot camp rehab
Ozzy Osbourne has sent his hellraising daughter Kelly to the tough boot-camp-style rehab clinic where he kicked his addictions to alcohol and drugs. (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:25:03 GMT)

Hitting bottom in recession is sobering story for drug addicts
The shaky economy can be linked to an increase in drug addictions, with heightened levels of anxiety, but what does it it mean for those trying to sober up and can't afford rehab? (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:48:43 GMT)

Drug treatment for felons has better chance of passage this year
Supporters hope a bill allowing some drug offenders to seek treatment rather than face prison time will finally become law this year. For four years, Sens. Dan Kelly, R-Springfield, and Ed Worley, D-Richmond, have introduced a bill designed to reduce Kentucky's exploding prison population by creating an intensive substance abuse program for non-violent drug-addicted felons. The program would ... (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:59:07 GMT)

[music] Shifty Shellshock Hits Monterey : The road in and out of stardom, Celebrity Rehab, has been a rough one. - ...
This is the story of a seemingly innocuous pop rock song – a song born out of drug abuse and inspired by a temporary light of salvation. It’s a song that won over the world but caused a massive rift between a couple of friends and musical collaborators. Believe it or not, this is the story of Crazy Town’s “Butterfly,” the breezy 2001 hit where a gratuitously tattooed rapper named Shifty ... (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:19:46 GMT)

Drug arrest prompts review at bus agency
The County of Lackawanna Transit System plans to review safeguards against drug use by drivers and other employees after the arrest of a supervisor on charges of pressuring subordinates into giving him prescription painkillers, the agency’s top official said Wednesday. (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:43:36 GMT)

Caution against drug relapse threat
More needs to be done by the NHS to prevent post-detox drug users returning to drug use, a report has warned. (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:00:00 GMT)

Iowa Hawkeyes football: Podolak rehab puts radio spot on hold
Ed Podolak’s decision to obtain treatment is about the former Iowa football broadcaster’s health, not about a return to the Hawkeye football radio booth, Iowa athletic director Gary Barta said Wednesday. (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:10:15 GMT)

MP’s warning over drug addiction
ADDICTION to over-the-counter or prescription medicines could get worse as the financial crisis continues, an MP has warned. (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:59:24 GMT)

What Sent Kelly Osbourne Back to Rehab
While living in London, Osbourne's "old party habits come back," a source tells PEOPLE (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:31:13 GMT)

Jackpot! Help for Gambling Addicts
New York State has upped the ante on addiction by announcing the launch of a 24/7 help hotline that will assist those coping with drug, alcohol and gambling problems. (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:00:25 GMT)

Online service for drug addicts
An online service dedicated to helping drug addicts has been set up on Tyneside. (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:02:07 GMT)

I-Team: Drug Center Closes
A controversial drug treatment program the I-Team profiled several years ago has shut its doors to patients. But that doesn't mean the controversy is over. The I-Team's Hagit Limor says... (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:22:45 GMT)

Carey man receives rehab opportunity
A 21-year-old Carey man, who adamantly denied during his trial last August of having had sex with a 13-year-old foster child, admitted his guilt to a polygraph examiner last October, but tried to deny it again at sentencing Tuesday in Blaine County 5th District Court. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:58:38 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, 30 Jan 2009 05:50:24 GMT)

Drug habit blamed in break-ins
MOUNT CLEMENS -- Police have charged two Macomb County men in connection with a rash of home invasions across southeastern Michigan -- a crime spree intended to feed their addiction to the painkiller Oxycontin, police said. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:30:11 GMT)

Bureaucratic rehab
GOVERNMENT programs are often accused of being weighed down by too much bureaucracy. In the case of the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, though, there was not enough. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:24:16 GMT)

Burn victim focuses on faith during rehab
Ana Diaz, speaking from her hospital bed, says God has been with her every step of the way -- first when a gunshot wound left her paralyzed and now as she heals from burns from a bonfire accident. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:59:00 GMT)

Kelly goes to rehab
Kelly Osbourne is in rehab because of London's "party atmosphere". Friends of the 24-year-old star have blamed Osbourne's wild lifestyle in the UK city for her latest stint in rehab.A source said: "I (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:07:50 GMT)

Westlake restores housing rehab program
The Westlake Village City Council voted 5-0 on Wednesday night to re-establish funding for a housing rehabilitation program for residents of low to moderate income. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:37:48 GMT)

Farmington Schools Sponsor Drug, Alcohol Prevention Week
Call her "drug lady," Michelle Camiel told them. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:55:53 GMT)

Kelly Osbourne in rehab due to London's party scene
Friends of the 24-year-old star have blamed Kelly's wild lifestyle in the UK city for her latest stint in rehab. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:47:23 GMT)

Stanton Peele: What Is Addiction?
Addiction is a nasty business which enslaves people. But if you're going to target that practice, then you'd better come and take all the coffee and Diet Coke the office. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:28:03 GMT)

Osbourne blames London's 'party atmosphere' for rehab
Kelly Osbourne is in rehab because of London's "party atmosphere". Friends of the 24-year-old star have blamed her wild lifestyle in the UK city for her latest stint in rehab. A source said: "It's a (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:52:49 GMT)

FDA advisers recommend ban on pain drug Darvon
WASHINGTON (AP) - Government medical advisers Friday recommended a ban on Darvon, a prescription medicine that’s been used to treat pain for more than 50 years but left a trail of problems such as addiction and suicide. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:22:15 GMT)

Rehab center in Toms River still closed after pipe burst
The Ocean County office of the Monmouth Center for Vocational Rehabilitation has been closed since Jan. 19 after a pipe burst during that Martin Luther King Day holiday, flooding the complex. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:54:38 GMT)

Ban on Painkiller Darvon Is Recommended to F.D.A.
The prescription drug has been used to treat pain for more than 50 years but has been linked to addiction. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:55:10 GMT)

Time Lag in Vienna?
By stalling a drug policy plan based on language, the American delegation at a summit in Vienna risks sending the wrong message to developing nations faced with controlling addiction-related diseases. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:37:43 GMT)

Felon sent to prison after walking away from rehab
Jerry Delgado, 20, of Grass Valley was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison Friday by Superior Court Judge Robert Tamietti after walking away from a rehabilitation program. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:06:46 GMT)

Idaho OxyContin addiction can touch anyone
A Coeur d'Alene attorney reportedly recruited a client to help him feed his prescription pill addiction, paying for the man to travel to California monthly to fetch hundreds of OxyContin pills. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:22:34 GMT)

Dispensing hope for drug addicts
It was the gut-wrenching sorrow of turning away a pregnant teen looking for relief from her drug addiction that made Sharon Elias realize something had to be done. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:14:05 GMT)

Onondaga County sheriff's deputy back at work after suspension; drug charges adjourned in contemplation of dismissal
The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office deputy whose drug charges were adjourned in contemplation of dismissal Wednesday has been back at work for the past two months, Sheriff Kevin Walsh said Friday. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:16:35 GMT)

Rehab center closed for repairs
The Ocean County office of the Monmouth Center for Vocational Rehabilitation has been closed since a pipe burst Jan. 19, flooding the complex. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:34:57 GMT)

Advisers recommend ban on drug Darvon
WASHINGTON Government medical advisers recommended a ban yesterday on Darvon, a prescription medicine that has been used to treat pain for more than 50 years but left a trail of problems such as addiction and suicide. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 14-12 to recommend withdrawing Darvon after a daylong hearing examining its risks and benefits. The FDA is not required to ... (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:16:07 GMT)

No permit for rehab facility
Newport Coast Recovery has become the first drug and alcohol recovery home denied a use permit in Newport Beach under a controversial ordinance to regulate the homes the city adopted last year. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:36:12 GMT)

Newport approves rehab home agreement
The Newport Beach City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve an agreement between the city and Newport’s largest operator of drug rehabilitation homes that will cap the number of recovering addicts the company Sober Living by the Sea can house in the city. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:40:03 GMT)

Panel seeks ban on Darvon drug
WASHINGTON -- Government medical advisers Friday recommended a ban on Darvon, a prescription medicine that's been used to treat pain for more than 50 years but left a trail of problems such as addiction and suicide. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:27:16 GMT)