The passion of Mel Gibson
Eight years after Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic rant during a drunk-driving arrest, Hollywood is debating the rehabilitation of an Oscar winner who was once one of the industry's most bankable stars. The heated discussion was sparked by a March 12 opinion … Read more on Winnipeg Free Press

Lindsay Lohan's Sober Coach Fired? Why Bad Ratings For OWN Reality Series …
"It's hard to imagine that any addiction treatment professional would think going on a reality show right after rehab is a good idea," Dr. Washton, executive director and co-founder of Compass Health Group in New York City, explained. "Lindsay has not … Read more on Hollywood Take

Chris Brown ordered to stay in rehab another two months
Los Angeles (CNN) — The good news for Chris Brown is a luxury rehab center in Malibu is better than the men's central jail in Los Angeles. The bad news is a Los Angeles judge ordered Brown to stay another two months in the anger management and drug … Read more on CNN International

A Los Angeles Gay Landmark Buttons Up
Mr. Klein said he paid just under $ 11 million for the San Vicente and two nearby properties, including — bizarrely — a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center; the previous owner insisted on selling the assets as a group. … “The SV Inn is one of the … Read more on New York Times

10 things to know for Tuesday
10 things to know for Tuesday – WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge, Louisiana News, Weather, Sports. SITE SEARCH …. Jeffrey Sinclair says of his treatment of a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct. Sinclair pleaded … Visitors to New York City have more … Read more on WBXH

7 Reasons Why Rob Lowe Is the Ultimate '80s Icon
David Blum, then an editor at New York Magazine, coined the term after spending a night out in 1985 with some of the up-and-comers (Emilio Estevez, Lowe, and Judd Nelson) at the then-uber trendy Hard Rock Cafe in L.A. Lowe and the others were not … Read more on OMG! Canada (blog)

Richard Ross trains lens on incarcerated kids
A 16-year-old boy sits in a segregation cell in the South Bend Juvenile Correctional Facility. He has been here for 11/2 months out of a 6-month sentence. The boy, whose mother lives in Arizona and his father in Philadelphia, was in Indiana visiting … Read more on Indianapolis Star

Official: Hoffman died from toxic mix of drugs
NEW YORK — Philip Seymour Hoffman died from taking a combination of heroin, cocaine and other drugs, the New York City medical examiner ruled Friday, a toxic mix that addiction specialists said is not uncommon in the tens of thousands of overdose … Read more on Indiana Gazette

Jimmy Ryser: Addicts are set up to die by today's medical standards
So the treatment of the two groups must be radically different, and to flippantly treat drug addicts as a person that misuses insulin will continue the string of dead bodies (over 720 from prescription drugs, most of them from prescription narcotics … Read more on Indianapolis Star

Philip Seymour Hoffman's diaries reveal late actor was 'caught in between' two …
The actor Philip Seymour Hoffman revealed in private diaries shortly before his death that he was trapped in a love triangle between the mother of his three children and a new girlfriend, according to reports. The star reportedly wrote that he was … Read more on National Post

Philip Seymour Hoffman kept diaries about his battle to stay sober.
The late actor, who was found dead in his apartment in New York City from an apparent heroin overdose on February 2, wrote detailed accounts about his struggle to control his "demons," drug deals and his desire to stay clean by attending Narcotics … Read more on NZ City

Los Angeles Drug Rehab Center Responds to Recent Hoffman Loss
The Lakehouse Recovery Center provides an array of addiction and alcoholism treatment services including but not limited to: medical detoxification, residential treatment, outpatient treatment resourcing, private and family coaching & therapy and … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Bradley Cooper wants to marry Suki Waterhouse
"Cara and Georgia May [Jagger] have told her to go with it and let it happen." …. The late actor, who was found dead in his apartment in New York City from an apparent heroin overdose on February 2, wrote detailed accounts about his struggle to … Read more on Castanet.net

Non-White Inmates Are More Profitable for Private Prisons
In California and three of the other states examined—Georgia, Oklahoma and Texas—the share of blacks and Hispanics in private prison population was at least 10 percentage points greater than in state-run facilities. … GEO Group and Corrections … Read more on AllGov

Steve Smith: Queen, Adam Lambert talking possible tour; Randy Travis makes …
7, six months after moving into a rehab center after suffering a stroke caused by congestive heart failure and undergoing major emergency brain surgery, reports A Taste of Country. A smiling … Others to be inducted in a ceremony on June 12 at the … Read more on Pasadena Star-News

Rehab to quit cold turkey after farewell tour
Well over thirteen years after the alt-hip-hop act Rehab released their breakthrough sophomore album “Southern Discomfort” which featured the smash hit “Sittin' At A Bar” and a collaboration with Cee-Lo Green, the group from Georgia with a southern … Read more on Tri-City Weekly

All Kids Want a Head Start
All Kids Want a Head Start. Without universal preschool, middle class families vie for the same early education treatment that those who live below the poverty line are afforded. In New York City, affluent parents sign up for pre-school while their … Read more on Daily Beast

R8 V10 Spyder Quattro S is a fresh-air supercar
All engines are available to power the Coupe, and all are FSI direct fuel-injected, outfitted with either a six-speed manual gearbox or a seven-speed S tronic dual clutch transmission with steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters and a Sport mode … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle

2014-02-14T00:00:00Z Bulletin Board Sioux City Journal
Dual Recovery Anonymous, 12-step peer support meeting, 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays at 625 Court St. Framework of recovery for those with addiction and emotional or psychiatric illness. …. For more information, call 712-737-5260. Family Support Group, 5 p … Read more on Sioux City Journal

Heart disease
During the past decade, our team of cardiovascular specialists at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center has been front and center in taking advantage of every advancement launched in the nation to aid in the treatment of heart patients in our service area … Read more on Hutchinson News