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Abdullah Says Drug Addiction Problem At Dangerous Level
From: www.bernama.com
"KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the drug addiction problem in the country has reached a dangerous level."
Drug Court wins top praise
From: www.miami.com
"The U.S. drug czar paid a visit to Miami-Dade's Drug Court to tout its success in turning around the lives of nonviolent, first-time offenders with addiction problems."
Curing cocaine addiction
From: news8austin.com
"The total social cost of overall drug addiction is as much as $1 trillion a year in the United States, Brodie said. He hopes, however, one drug in particular could turn things around."
Legislator pushes for new drug laws
From: badgerherald.com
"A series of 10 witnesses gathered at the Capitol Wednesday to hold an informational hearing on the illegal drug methamphetamine, advocating for the proposal of legislation to prevent addiction. State Rep. Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, chairman of the Assembly Criminal and Homeland Security Committee, organized the hearing. Current treatment of methamphetamine addiction has created concerns in the"
DOHERTY TESTED ANTI-ADDICTION IMPLANT
From: www.contactmusic.com
"Recovering rocker PETE DOHERTY took heroin just hours after leaving rehab, to test a new anti-addiction implant he has been given. The former LIBERTINES frontman ended a two-week stay in a London hospital on Saturday (19FEB05) and doctors proclaimed him clean and free of the drug."
JOHN HELPED WAINWRIGHT OVERCOME DRUGS ADDICTION
From: www.contactmusic.com
"SIR ELTON JOHN helped cult singer-songwriter RUFUS WAINWRIGHT overcome his drug addiction. The ROCKET MAN helped the American star get clean and recommended rehabilitation centre the Hazelden in Minnesota, America, where Wainwright spent a month detoxing and undergoing therapy a couple of years ago."
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Johnson County support groups
From: www.indystar.com
"All meetings are free and open to the public. Alateen helps those 12 and older to gain a better understanding of how alcoholism in a friend or relative affects lives. Meetings are from 8 to 9 p.m. Fridays at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Indianapolis."
Researchers set sights on alcoholism
From: www.yaledailynews.com
"College parties are not the only places alcohol can be found at Yale. Faculty at the School of Medicine are involved in research on a range of health issues stemming from alcohol use and abuse."
New county Sobriety Court offers treatment, not jail, for offenders
From: www.enidnews.com
"English author and composer Samuel Butler once said, If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue. Alcohol can cause many headaches, physical and legal alike."
In therapy with Paris and Posh
From: www.smh.com.au
"We are not perves. We are simply reading up on case studies to support discussion of important social issues such as infidelity, alcoholism, overseas adoption, big age gaps in relationships and how long one should wait before getting engaged to a new flame after breaking up with one's fiance."
A BILLION DOLLARS IN BORROWING PROPOSED DESPITE BUDGET WOES
From: www.wlbz2.com
"AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- The Appropriations Committee continued hearings on more than three dozen proposed bond issues Wednesday. They would help to finance programs ranging from conservation of open space to alcoholism treatment, rural Internet access, fish hatcheries and a new state ferry."
RollingStone.com: Back to Me : Kathleen Edwards : Review
From: www.rollingstone.com
"On her 2003 debut, kathleen Edwards was a twenty-three-year-old folkie trawling dead-end bars and the ashtray of her mind for character sketches and tough, heart-rending tunes. She sang of alcoholism, bad parents and a gun-toting lover, and managed to sound older than she was."
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