Addiction Recovery News 06/2010 (Page 2)

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LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Could a once-a-month alcoholism shot keep some of the highest-risk heroin addicts from relapse? ... (Jun 8, 2010)

A group that tries to help teens and young adults get back on their feet after spending time in jail has found a home. (Jun 8, 2010)

Two people in Washington likely died of a drug overdose yesterday. Odds are good that by midnight another two people will be dead from a fatal overdose. Tomorrow another two will succumb to drugs. (Jun 8, 2010)

One in five high school students are getting high off of them. High school - Health - Addiction - Drug use - Substance Abuse (Jun 8, 2010)

TO reduce crime, we must help rehabilitated drug addicts to live a life free from crime. Drugs and crime are inter-related. As such, we must put more effort into fighting drug addiction through treatment, rehabilitation, education and prevention. (Jun 8, 2010)

Happ makes first rehab start (Jun 8, 2010)

BRADENTON After listening to Toni Bush talk about how her two adult sons fought prescription drug addiction, the Manatee County Commission on Tuesday unanimously adopted an ordinance to deal with the proliferation of pain management clinics in the area. (Jun 8, 2010)

The forum Drug Production in Afghanistan: A Challenge for the International Community is intended to raise awareness of the world public and the media about the danger of the Afghan drug threat. (Jun 9, 2010)

MOSCOW - THE flood of heroin into Russia from war-torn Afghanistan is a key threat to the country's progress, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Wednesday, unveiling a new anti-drug policy. 'Drug addiction is a serious threat to the development of our country, to the health of our nation,' Mr Medvedev said at an international forum against Afghan drug production in Moscow. 'To fight ... (Jun 9, 2010)

Drug addiction poses a serious threat to Russian development, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said at the International anti-drugs forum in Moscow (Jun 9, 2010)

Internet addicts at a Chinese rehab clinic have been recaptured after a mass breakout in which they tied their instructor to his bed. read more (Jun 9, 2010)

The sign out front points the way: birds, please enter to the right; humans, enter on the left. (Jun 9, 2010)

A midwife who initially cared for a Hamilton woman whose baby later died in a bungled delivery by a junior colleague had lost her practising certificate after being admitted to a drug and alcohol addiction clinic. (Jun 9, 2010)

MUSCAT Drug addiction is becoming a serious problem in Oman, particularly for youth, urging authorities to appeal to parents to keep tabs on their wards. (Jun 9, 2010)

The former Montana secretary of state seeking a new position regulating utilities is checking into rehab but he's not conceding defeat. (Jun 9, 2010)

The former Montana secretary of state seeking a new position regulating utilities is checking into rehab -- but he's not conceding defeat. Montana - United States - Law - Politics - Business and Economy (Jun 9, 2010)

Volquez slated for rehab start (Jun 9, 2010)

Maine to begin rehab assignment Sunday (Jun 9, 2010)

The former manager of the Vincentian Centre drug and alcohol rehabilitation programme in Christchurch has been told that prison is "utterly certain" after his guilty pleas on 465 dishonesty charges involving hundreds of thousands dollars. (Jun 9, 2010)

Norris to make first rehab start Saturday (Jun 9, 2010)

Things are going to the dogs at Trinity Regional Rehab Center - literally. (Jun 9, 2010)

A Christchurch man has pleaded guilty to over 400 charges of falsely claiming more than $500,000 of public money to cover gambling losses. (Jun 9, 2010)

In 'American Junkie,' Seattle's Tom Hansen tells of his descent into heroin addiction and his climb back from near-death, which meant relearning to walk. (Jun 10, 2010)

A Christchurch man has pleaded guilty to over 400 charges of falsely claiming more than half a million dollars of public money to cover gambling losses. (Jun 10, 2010)

It is not uncommon to find second generation drug addicts in drug rehab often after the addicted parents died from drug related causes. But through effective drug treatment, their children have the opportunity to defy fate and live happy lives drug free and productive. Here are the stories of three of them. read more (Jun 10, 2010)

EastEnders hard man Phil Mitchell is to develop an addiction to crack cocaine. (Jun 10, 2010)

NEIL BOWEN The Observer A painkiller addiction that was supported by forged cheques and drug trafficking earned a local man two years of house arrest Thursday in Sarnia court. Judson Nahdee, 42, of Walpole Island, previously pleaded guilty to using forged cheques and possession of oxycodone [...] (Jun 10, 2010)

Richard R. Hine, the assistant attorney general who recently reported that his boss, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal , had lied to him about his military service, conceded in an interview Thursday (Jun 10, 2010)

MANSFIELD -- The Rehab Center's 24th annual Chili and Hot Wing Cook-Off is 3 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Snow Trails, 3100 Possum Run Road. (Jun 11, 2010)

The police have attributed attacks on drug rehab centers like the one in Chihuahua to drug gangs seeking to wipe out opponents undergoing treatment for addictions. (Jun 11, 2010)

The police have attributed attacks on drug rehab centers like the one in Chihuahua that left 19 dead on Thursday to drug gangs seeking to wipe out opponents undergoing treatment for addictions. (Jun 11, 2010)

An addiction treatment and rehab center in Florida has become the first facility on the East Coast to use single-photon emission CT scans as part of its standard of care for treating addicts. The Hanley Center in West Palm Beach is using the modality to analyze the parts of the brain affected by addiction in order to customize treatment for patients. (Jun 11, 2010)

Is there a 12-step group for people hooked on addiction literature? There should be, given the million little drug stories out there. The latest is about a literary agent turned crack fiend, but is his tale that different fromwell, the rest? Match the excerpt to the book: (Jun 11, 2010)

NEIL BOWEN The Observer A 22-year-old Sarnia woman who stole to support a drug addiction and violated multiple court orders was sentenced to 75 days in jail in Sarnia court. Jessica Plain pleaded guilty Friday to eight offences including two thefts, possession of painkillers, failing to [...] (Jun 11, 2010)

Pearce to begin rehab stint by Tuesday (Jun 11, 2010)

On Friday gunmen broke into the Faith and Life drug rehabilitation center in Chihuahua, Mexico, and executed 19 people. Several others were wounded. More than 60 people have been killed in Mexican rehab centers over the last two years. Host Scott Simon asks NPR's Jason Beaubien to tell us why rehab centers are being targeted in Mexico's ongoing drug wars. (Jun 12, 2010)

Happ to make rehab start Sunday (Jun 12, 2010)

Tampa Bay shortstop Jason Bartlett is close to rejoining the Rays after taking batting practice and doing some running to test his injured right hamstring at Tropicana Field. Bartlett worked out before the Rays faced the Florida Marlins on Saturday night. He plans to begin a brief minor league rehab stint with Triple-A Durham on Monday, then expects to be activated from the 15-day disabled list ... (Jun 12, 2010)

Volquez scoreless in rehab start (Jun 12, 2010)

Haeger takes loss in Class A rehab start (Jun 12, 2010)

McLennan County Judge Mike Freeman said he is proud of every person who has come through the drug court he oversees, whether they graduate successfully or not. (Jun 13, 2010)

LANCASTER -- Community leaders hope a charity bike ride will start chipping away at the county's ever-increasing drug addiction epidemic. The Tour de Cause bike ride, which will be July 17, aims to raise money for drug awareness, education and treatment programs in Lancaster and Fairfield County. (Jun 13, 2010)

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Edinson Volquez is scheduled to make his second rehab start since undergoing Tommy John surgery. Volquez will start for Class A Lynchburg on Thursday. Volquez, who had ligament-replacement surgery last Aug. 3, pitched three shutout innings for Lynchburg on Saturday. He allowed hits to the first two batters he faced before retiring the next nine, three with strikeouts. (Jun 13, 2010)

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Edinson Volquez is scheduled to make his second rehab start since undergoing Tommy John surgery. Cincinnati Reds - Edinson Volquez - Tommy John surgery - Major League Baseball - Tommy John (Jun 13, 2010)

John Maine allowed just one hit over four, shutout innings in a Major League rehab start and Eric Campbell roped three hits, including a homer, but Binghamton dropped their third straight game to the Trenton Thunder 10-2 at Waterfront Park Sunday afternoon. (Jun 13, 2010)

READING - Despite the results in his second rehab start, Phillies pitcher J.A. Happ insists he feels fine.Continuing his road to recovery from a strained left forearm, Happ struggled to find his control for Double A Reading yesterday against the Richmond Flying Squirrels at FirstEnergy Stadium. In 2 1/3 innings, he allowed four runs on six hits. He fanned four and walked one. He threw 57 pitches ... (Jun 13, 2010)

John Maine allowed just one hit over four, shutout innings in a Major League rehab start and Eric Campbell roped three hits, including a homer, but Binghamton dropped their third straight game to the Trenton Thunder 10-2 at Waterfront Park Sunday aftern (Jun 13, 2010)

In West Virginia, where prescription drug abuse and the subsequent consequences have increased 300 percent in the past decade, more than 60 percent of prescription drug abusers say that family and friends are helping further their addiction. (Jun 13, 2010)

Barbara Harris thinks they should. She's already started a campaign in America, now she's coming to the UK It's overcast in Possilpark , one of the most deprived areas of Glasgow. Outside the pound shops and bookmakers on the high street, Barbara Harris, founder of US charity Project Prevention , is giving out flyers. She hands one to James, a wiry man in his 20s. "I'm from a nonprofit ... (Jun 13, 2010)

It took seven turns at detox centers and more than a few brushes with the law before Jennifer Ulich was able to... (Jun 13, 2010)

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