Chris Brown thanks fans via phone call from jail
Brown pleaded not guilty, but his Rihanna judge sent him to court-ordered rehab in November saying the incident may have violated his probation. Brown was living at his Malibu rehab when he got tossed last month after allegedly ignoring a drug test and …
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Passages Malibu Marks Alcohol Awareness Month
“In our clinical experience at Passages, young people with unresolved traumatic experiences or mental health issues are particularly at risk for becoming dependent on alcohol,” said Pax Prentiss, CEO of Passages Addiction Treatment Centers. “As a …
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Mobile app may help people recovering from alcohol abuse: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A mobile app aimed at keeping people recovering from alcohol abuse sober appears to cut down on the number of days they drink, according to a new study. More recovering alcohol abusers also reported total abstinence from …
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Substance Abuse Counselor Who Drove 2 Miles With Dying Man On Windshield …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A substance-abuse counselor who drove 2 miles through a Los Angeles suburb with a dying man on her windshield faces a maximum prison term of 45 years to life at her sentencing scheduled for Wednesday. A jury last month found Sherry …
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Survey looks at substance abuse and bullying among students
A seminar took place in Medfield addressing the number of teens who participate in dangerous activities—such as binge drinking, substance abuse, and bullying—and although percentages have seen a decline since 2008, the numbers, presenters said, are …
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Things to do in Cape Coral, March 27 – April 2
The Artist's Choice Portrait and Figure Painters Society of SW Florida Inc. and the Friends of the Cape Coral Library presenting a one-month exhibition open and free to the publicdisplaying original art by members in various mediums and themes …
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Marijuana, the cash crop that may be headed for your state
Several states – including Alaska (recreational), Florida (medicinal), New York (medicinal) and California (recreational) – are considering some form of legalization. Poll after poll reveal a march toward legalization, with a recent CNN …
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The Holistic Sanctuary Aims to Astound the International Medical Community …
All that is changed thanks to the innovative and ground-breaking results achieved by The Holistic Sanctuary of California. Johnny The Healer the developer of the “Pouyan Method”, has introduced the world to a new paradigm in addictive drug detox …
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Budget boosts funds for NJ drug courts
In New Jersey, that can be hard to find: access to detox and rehabilitation facilities can be difficult even though the abuse is widely characterized as epidemic. In Ocean County, which has experienced a spike in heroin and opiate deaths, Prosecutor …
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Heroin Overdose 'Cure' Exists, But Can Users Find It?
If approved, New York would join at least 17 states — including California, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina and Vermont — as well as the District of Columbia that have adopted “naloxone access” laws to make it easier for family, friends and …
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Today in History
1942 – Program of moving Japanese-Americans from their homes on U.S. West Coast to inland detention centers during World War II begins. 1956 – Pakistan becomes an independent … 2010 – In a major triumph for his presidency, a jubilant Barack Obama …
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Abrupt Climate Change: No Bioperturbation
Pollution levels (nutrients from wastewater treatment plants, urban stormwater runoff agriculture, etc.) accumulate over time to a sufficiently high level that finally, an algae population explosion occurs. Then a really devastating thing sometimes …
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The Psychomagical Realism of Alejandro Jodorowsky
As the rapper Kanye West, whose “Yeezus” tour was inspired by “The Holy Mountain,” put it last November to a packed (and very likely perplexed) house at Brooklyn's Barclays Center: “I don't know if . . . y'all ever heard about Jodorowsky, the director …
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Time for a local drug treatment center or methadone clinic, say some officials
BENNINGTON — The time may be ripe for a drug treatment center to come to Bennington, according to a state senator and town leaders. "I think it's time for Bennington to start to work to have a methadone clinic, whether it be a mobile one that's here a …
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Local centers reaching limits on treating heroin addicts
Increased heroin use is a problem across New York State and a challenge for treatment sites like Beacon Center in Utica. Opiate addiction is very difficult to overcome and clinical supervisor Admina Spahic says many patients require medication like …
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