Addiction Recovery News 04/2009 (Page 3)

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A young boy who was mauled by a dog, has now been moved to a rehab hospital. Three-year old Drew Sharpe was bitten on his head and face by his grandparents dog. He had to receive skin grafts. (Apr 9, 2009)

Newly single Lindsay Lohan may not want to get too psyched about playing Stevie Nicks on the big screen. In an interview published Thursday, The New York Times asked the 60-year-old Fleetwood Mac singer -- who battled a drug and alcohol addiction -- about reports that Lohan, 22, wants to buy the rights to Nicks' life story and play her on film. Look back at memorable celebrity meltdowns "Over... (Apr 9, 2009)

A drug commonly used to help smokers quit may also help fight depression. Chantix works on the brain in a different way from traditional anti-depressants and consequently could help people that aren't helped by drugs like Prozac and Zoloft. (Apr 9, 2009)

The Texas Rangers sent right-handed reliever Willie Eyre on a rehabilitation assignment to Triple-A Oklahoma. (Apr 10, 2009)

The Mets could have three All-Star closers in their bullpen for the second half of the season. They announced Thursday that Billy Wagner is scheduled to be in Port St. Lucie, Fla., next week for the next significant step in his rehab from Tommy John surgery. (Apr 10, 2009)

Former U.S. Rep. John Sweeney's court appearance Thursday on a driving while intoxicated charge was adjourned at the request of Sweeney's lawyer, who is recommending that Sweeney go to rehab, the lawyer, E. Stewart Jones, said Thursday. (Apr 10, 2009)

To the Editor: Re: “Relax, Mr. President, You’re Falling Out of Touch,” Opinion, April 3. A sane argument to perpetuate prohibiting, persecuting and exterminating cannabis (marijuana) and hemp doesn’t exist. Another reason to end cannabis prohibition that doesn’t get mentioned is because it will lower deadly hard drug addiction rates. DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) will have to stop ... (Apr 10, 2009)

Changes to the state’s Rockefeller Drug Laws are shaking up more people than rock n’ roll ever did. (Apr 10, 2009)

Former U.S. Rep. John Sweeney's court appearance Thursday on a driving while intoxicated charge was adjourned at the request of Sweeney's lawyer, who is recommending that Sweeney go to rehab, the lawyer, E. Stewart Jones, said Thursday. (Apr 10, 2009)

STANFORD - Overcomers Outreach is a fellowship of men and women who have been affected either directly or indirectly by the use of any mood-altering chemical or compulsive behavior. (Apr 10, 2009)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez is to resume baseball activities Monday, more than a month following hip surgery on March 9. (Apr 10, 2009)

Changes to the state’s Rockefeller Drug Laws are shaking up more people than rock n’ roll ever did. (Apr 10, 2009)

FARRAH FAWCETT's troubled son REDMOND O'NEAL is pleading with a Los Angeles judge to release him from jail and send him back to rehab.The 24 year old, whose father is... (Apr 11, 2009)

Red Sox-Angels pregame: Kotsay, Smoltz stay with the Sox as they continue their rehab (Apr 11, 2009)

Major league veteran Tom Glavine will make a rehab start at Trustmark Park on Sunday, the Mississippi Braves announced today. (Apr 11, 2009)

Ichiro remains hot in rehab stint (Apr 11, 2009)

London, Apr 10 : Hollywood actress Liza Minnelli has urged the makers of the flick based on her mother Judy Garland's biography, Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland, to not just depict the dark side of her life by focusing on her drug addiction phase. (Apr 11, 2009)

Former closer Billy Wagner is scheduled to arrive at the New York Mets complex in Port St. Lucie on Monday for the next step in his rehab from elbow surgery, according to the New York Daily News. (Apr 11, 2009)

Alex Rodriguez is expected to resume baseball activities Monday, a little more than a month after undergoing hip surgery. (Apr 11, 2009)

SAN BERNARDINO — Embattled former County Assessor Bill Postmus has checked himself into a drug rehabilitation center to beat his addiction to methamphetamine — reportedly his third stint in rehab. (Apr 11, 2009)

In another clear break from past policy, President Obama announced Friday that he intended to nominate as the nation's No. 2 drug czar a scientist often considered the No. 1 researcher on addiction and treatment. (Apr 11, 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... (Apr 11, 2009)

Rain ruins rehab day for Ichiro (Apr 11, 2009)

One woman's journey through addiction (Apr 11, 2009)

Joel Zumaya's Minor League rehab stint began Saturday night with a two-run inning at Class A Lakeland against the Tampa Yankees. Zumaya began the season on the disabled list with a sore shoulder after suffering a setback in early March from his shoulder recovery. (Apr 12, 2009)

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) ? Ichiro Suzuki missed a final rehab game because of inclement weather. It's OK because the Seattle Mariners' star does not plan to miss any more. (Apr 12, 2009)

Hernandez ready for rehab assignment (Apr 12, 2009)

Honors New Directions, an adolescent drug and alcohol treatment center in Pepper Pike, received the John F. Lewis Contract Provider Agency Award from the Alcohol & Drug Addiction Services Board of Cuyahoga County for the fourth year. Bendix Commercial Vehicle... (Apr 12, 2009)

LHP Tom Glavine will throw 50 to 60 pitches in a minor-league rehab assignment today. (Apr 12, 2009)

Given only two weeks to live, cancer patient Mollie Lishman made it five productive months thanks to the care she received at Crystal Health and Rehab, according to her daughters. (Apr 12, 2009)

The Rev. Ron Ovitt is using neuroscience and God in the fight against heroin. "It's a hard addiction," the executive pastor at Calvary Church in Orland Park said. He started a program about a year and a half ago aimed at helping people rid themselves of their addictions, be they drugs, gambling or sex. It's a year-long process based on right-brain and attachment research, with an emphasis on ... (Apr 12, 2009)

Dancer Fabia Cerra has told how she suffered rape, drug addiction and mental illness that drove her to attempt suicide. (Apr 12, 2009)

The number of soldiers in drug rehab has risen 25 percent since 2003, and Army Secretary Pete Geren is weighing whether to make it easier for soldiers to volunteer for treatment — by letting them go without their commanders’ knowledge. (Apr 12, 2009)

Shock for Amy after rehab mother claims: 'I'm pregnant with Blake's baby' (Apr 12, 2009)

A-Rod's on-field rehab starts Monday (Apr 12, 2009)

Early reports good on Zumaya's rehab (Apr 12, 2009)

Braves' Glavine has setback in rehab start (Apr 12, 2009)

Atlanta Braves veteran left-hander Tom Glavine suffered a setback during his most recent rehab start, the club announced on Sunday. (Apr 12, 2009)

Glavine experiences rehab setback (Apr 12, 2009)

Rome, GA - Newly acquired Atlanta Braves catcher David Ross is scheduled to play in Rome on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of a Major League Baseball Rehab assignment. (Apr 12, 2009)

The United States must do more to curb the spread of diseases like AIDS and hepatitis C in prison, where infection rates are high and diseases are easily spread. (Apr 13, 2009)

Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) was in the border city of El Paso, TX to investigate the drug-fueled violence and the impact of the cartels on the border. “We are faced with transnational criminal networks that produce, transport and market illegal drugs, Barrasso said. We must destroy the cartels. The violence along the U.S. – Mexico border [...] (Apr 13, 2009)

In a two-part series beginning Tuesday on Morning Edition , NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson explores the growing problem of heroin and opium addiction in Afghanistan and what efforts are under way to treat drug users. (Apr 13, 2009)

In a two-part series beginning this week on Morning Edition , NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson explores the growing problem of heroin and opium addiction in Afghanistan and what efforts are under way to treat drug users. (Apr 13, 2009)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Alex Rodriguez's rehab hits Tampa on Monday, as the Yankees third baseman is slated to take the next step in his recovery from March 9 hip labrum surgery. Rodriguez... (Apr 13, 2009)

After years of drug addiction and eight months in jail, Lynn Rehm visited a Mercy Center for Women awards dinner and knew that she needed to move to Erie. (Apr 13, 2009)

Dancer Fabia Cerra has told how she suffered rape, drug addiction and mental illness that drove her to attempt suicide. (Apr 13, 2009)

Marlee Matlin is making headlines with her recent autobiography, in which she details her abusive, drug-fueled relationship with Hollywood actor William Hurt . The actress talks about a harrowing struggle with cocaine addiction and the two fearful years she spent in a violent courtship of constant bruises and forced sex. (Apr 14, 2009)

Oscar winner MARLEE MATLIN was in rehab when she learned she had been nominated for an Academy Award.The deaf actress checked into the Betty Ford Clinic in... (Apr 15, 2009)

SAN BERNARDINO — Embattled former County Assessor Bill Postmus has checked himself into a drug rehabilitation center to beat his addiction to methamphetamine — reportedly his third stint in rehab. (Apr 15, 2009)

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