Addiction Recovery News 10/2009 (Page 2)

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UC Irvine researchers have discovered that a drug they say could treat cancer may also keep recovering cocaine addicts from relapsing into their habit, university officials said in a news release. (Oct 4, 2009)

New 16-foot parallel bars are enhancing the care of physical rehabilitation patients at Paris Community Hospital/ Family Medical Center. (Oct 4, 2009)

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Anti-Drug Agency (Nada) is targetting 93,000 people for its Rakan Anti-Dadah (Rada) programme to be the eyes and ears in efforts to handle the drug-addiction programme. (Oct 5, 2009)

The new Utah Center for Affordable Housing (UCAH) is struggling to spend the state's initial $20 million in federal neighborhood stabilization funds and state affordable housing officials chose not to apply for the second round of grants. (Oct 5, 2009)

Failure to prioritise active rehabilitation for people with long-term and complex disability in an effort to rationalise spending could be costing New Zealand hundreds of millions of dollars. (Oct 5, 2009)

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals and the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced that NIDA has agreed to extend its support for the continued development of NicVAX, Nabi's proprietary vaccine to treat nicotine addiction and prevent smoking relapse. (Oct 5, 2009)

State Rep. Jeff Wood (I-Bloomer) will begin rehab treatment for his alcoholism at 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to Wood’s office. (Oct 5, 2009)

A State Government-run rehabilitation program used by hundreds of patients to prevent future heart attacks and strokes after they leave hospital could be facing the axe. (Oct 5, 2009)

Lisa Feliz enrolled in Napa County Adult Drug Court in 2000, thinking it was nothing more than a “get out of jail free” card. Ultimately, the program helped free her from more than just jail. It broke the chains of drug addiction and gave her the support she needed to change her life, she said. (Oct 5, 2009)

FALL CITY, Wash. -- Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game "World of Warcraft." As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa. (Oct 5, 2009)

A major home improvement project in Marion is expected to begin with the new year. (Oct 5, 2009)

Metro Manila residents can look forward to an early rehabilitation of the Pasig River as the dredging project continues 24 hours a day and seven days a week, Environment Secretary Jose L. Atienza, Jr. said. (Oct 5, 2009)

UC Irvine researchers have discovered that a drug they say could treat cancer may also keep recovering cocaine addicts from relapsing into their habit, university officials said in a news release. (Oct 5, 2009)

Posted by: Daniel Curtis - bio | email DOTHAN, AL (WSFA) - For over fifty years the Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center has been working to provide people with physical limitations a chance to earn a living. Monday (Oct 5, 2009)

Today the Wiregrass rehab center opened the doors to its new facility in Dothan , a 3 plus million dollar complex aimed at providing work for the areas disabled population. (Oct 6, 2009)

Vaccine-like shots to keep cocaine abusers from getting high also helped them fight their addiction in the first successful rigorous study of this approach to treating illicit drug use. (Oct 6, 2009)

On Monday, Representative Jeff Wood's staffer said he was admitted to the VA, where he said he checked himself into an inpatient program, but says the VA Medical Center didn't have an appropriate program for him, so he's waiting to get into another program. (Oct 6, 2009)

The danger in talking about "curing" addiction is that it puts recovery on a totally physical basis - as if it were something like killing a germ or a bug. (Oct 6, 2009)

A week after the New York medical examiner's office announced that a celebrity DJ died after downing a lethal cocktail of cocaine and prescription drugs, MTV announced it will go ahead and air a reality series in which that DJ recruits young addicts for rehab. (Oct 6, 2009)

Marijuana use holds risks, such as drug addiction Gregory J. Bouchard - Bangor, Maine I take issue with physician Bob Blake when he says marijuana is a safer alternative to morphine, OxyContin and other conventional painkillers ("Medical pot sales booming,"... (Oct 6, 2009)

Shauna Davis dances every day, all styles. The teenager has been dancing since she was 3 -- and suffering the aches and pains that go along with it. (Oct 6, 2009)

Wendy Johnston insists she's on a mission to save lives, but others have a dimmer view of her efforts to house recovering alcoholics and drug addicts in a stately mansion in one of Charleston's premier neighborhoods. (Oct 6, 2009)

Despite losing the show's star, MTV revealed this week that it was moving forward with the late DJ AM's drug addiction reality series, "Gone Too Far," which is set to premiere next Monday (October 12). (Oct 6, 2009)

A cocaine vaccine reduced use in 38% of addicts, according to a new study. Nicotine, heroin and methamphetamine vaccines are in the works. But legal and financial hurdles may slow production. Vaccines to help people recover from such addictions as nicotine, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines now appear scientifically and medically achievable after doctors reported Monday that a vaccine to ... (Oct 6, 2009)

THREE hundred petition letters will be handed to the council this week, objecting to a proposed rehabilitation centre in the Whitehall area of Darwen. (Oct 6, 2009)

The western Wisconsin lawmaker, recently arrested in Marathon County for his 4th OWI, says he's waiting to get into another rehab program. (Oct 6, 2009)

UC Irvine researchers have discovered that a drug they say could treat cancer may also keep recovering cocaine addicts from relapsing into their habit, university officials said in a news release. (Oct 6, 2009)

In the first successful study of a vaccination approach to treating drug addiction, a vaccine that uses the immune system to help block the euphoric effects of cocaine had a promising effect among 38 percent of subjects who received it, according to a Baylor College of Medicine researcher who headed the study.While the shots did not have a perfect effect, the researchers believe the small ... (Oct 6, 2009)

INVERNESS-born writer Ali Smith has described plans to axe a rehabilitation ward at Raigmore Hospital as an act of "heinousness". (Oct 6, 2009)

VH1, Dr. Drew and Irwin Entertainment have expanded their documentary series on addiction to examine one of society's most taboo topics, sex addiction, in the upcoming series "Sex Rehab With Dr. (Oct 6, 2009)

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- VH1 has announced plans to broadcast a new U.S. docu-drama series called "Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew." (Oct 6, 2009)

The ex-partner of comedian Matt Lucas was battling drug addiction when he apparently killed himself, it has been reported. Kevin McGee was reportedly found hanged in his Edinburgh flat after posting a message on the internet which said: "Kevin McGee thinks death is much better than life." (Oct 7, 2009)

Sustainable Tallahassee and Rainbow Rehab will hold a news conference today to showcase a project that is finally coming to fruition. (Oct 7, 2009)

London, Oct 7 : Legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne, who had tried to strangle his wife Sharon while drunk, did not understand what rehab was and expected to find a bar on his visit there. (Oct 7, 2009)

The ex-partner of comedian Matt Lucas was battling a £250-a-day cocaine addiction when he apparently killed himself, it has been reported. (Oct 7, 2009)

OZZY OSBOURNE underestimated how tough rehabilitation centres are - he mistakenly believed he would be allowed to carry on drinking during his treatment.The Black... (Oct 7, 2009)

The ex-partner of comedian Matt Lucas was battling drug addiction when he apparently killed himself, it has been reported. (Oct 7, 2009)

The Nintendo WII video gaming system can be used by children, teens and adults with injuries or disability, for physical therapy and rehabilitiation as well as entertainment. Student programmers have created software making the Nintendo Wii remote (WiiMote) functional for people with disabilities. (Oct 7, 2009)

Avera St. Luke's Cardiac Rehabilitation Department will host its annual potluck picnic for cardiac rehab patients, alumni and families from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Wylie Park Pavilion.... (Oct 7, 2009)

It is thought Matt Lucas was urging his ex-partner to overcome a drug addiction before Kevin McGee apparently killed himself. (Oct 7, 2009)

Vaccine-like shots to keep cocaine abusers from getting high also helped them fight their addiction in the first successful rigorous study of this approach to treating illicit drug use (Oct 7, 2009)

UC Irvine researchers have discovered that a drug they say could treat cancer may also keep recovering cocaine addicts from relapsing into their habit, university officials said in a news release. (Oct 7, 2009)

Sheboygan's mayor says he's in an alcohol treatment program, but won't resign after a drunken YouTube video showed him making sexual remarks about his sister-in-law. (Oct 7, 2009)

Robbie Williams has said he would have died had he not gone into rehab. (Oct 7, 2009)

Robbie Williams reckons he was on the verge of death just before he went into rehab. (Oct 7, 2009)

An early trial suggests that addiction vaccines could theoretically work, but researchers have doubts that they will ever get to market (Oct 7, 2009)

The MMC Cardiac Rehab Alumni Luncheon was held Wednesday, September 30. While enjoying a heart healthy lunch prepared the by MMC Dietary Manager, graduates were presented with t-shirts and the MMC Dietitian discussed heart healthy eating choices & recipes. (Oct 7, 2009)

VH1 has announced Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew , a Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew -like spinoff that will feature stars addicted to sex instead of drugs and alcohol, will premiere Sunday, November 1 at 10PM ET/PT. (Oct 7, 2009)

Robbie Williams is glad he checked into rehab — because he would have died if he didn’t seek treatment for his addictions. In an interview with GQ magazine, the singer, 35, revealed how his addiction to prescription medication — including sleeping pills and painkillers — almost killed him. “There was a lot of awful stuff going on,” [...] (Oct 7, 2009)

The Jennie Edmundson Hospital Cardiac Rehab department has received national certification from the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. (Oct 7, 2009)

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