County Considers Expanding Drug Treatment Programs
Santa Clara County needs more drug rehab housing for convicts slated for release under the state's 2011 prison reform measure. In September, a Superior Court judge told the county it has to expand residential treatment centers to accommodate defendants … Read more on San Jose Inside (blog)

JR Smith returns to NY Knicks after ban
The NBA's reigning Sixth Man of the Year is cleared to make his season debut Sunday at noon against the San Antonio Spurs after missing the first five games while serving a suspension for violating the league's drug policy. Smith is still recovering … Read more on New York Daily News

Hutson named new director at southern Illinois VA
15 will assume oversight of the Marion medical center, which serving nearly 44,000 veterans each year from portions of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. He replaces Paul Bockelman, who has been appointed … The Marion VA recently has opened a 16,000 … Read more on Kansas City Star

Hummer dragged motorcycle 2-1/2 miles after accident
What is it with bridges connecting Kentucky and Indiana? It seems we can't build/rehab/paint one in…- 2:49 am. Restaurants · Bars & Clubs … He was then struck by a 2006 Hummer, which then hit the motorcycle and drug it 2.5 miles. Louisville Metro … Read more on The Courier-Journal

Area sentencings
George F. Wilkins, 41, convicted in Howard Superior Court 1 of Class D felony theft, was sentenced to three years with 308 days executed and the balance on probation with the conditions he complete and pay for drug and alcohol treatment as well pay … Read more on Kokomo Tribune

Drug Treatment Court Provides Addicts Successful Rehabilitation
The mission of the program is to protect and improve the community by reducing repeat criminal activities related to substance abuse and addiction. It combines comprehensive treatment, rehabilitation and supervision for each participant. The successful … Read more on State Journal

Fighting the 'war on ice': Local courts focus on treatment for drug addicts
Pledge to be drug-free: B.P. Carbullido Elementary School students recite a pledge, administered by Superior Court of Guam Judge Anita Sukola, right, to be drug-free during an assembly at the school on Oct. 24. Joining Sukola onstage are Attorney … Read more on Pacific Daily News

INSPECT program helps track prescription drug abuse
(1/2)INSPECT program. FILE image (2/2)FILE image. Previous; Next. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – Dr. Ben Rachwal has been a pharmacist for 20 years and said he's seen the prescription drug addiction in our society get worse. "Opiate abuse and opiate … Read more on WLFI.com

EEOC sues Fort Worth rehab center over disability discrimination
… regional attorney for the EEOC's Dallas District office. “Blood or hair screens are drug tests that do not require a urinalysis.” Fort Worth Center of Rehabilitation, operated by Skilled Healthcare Group of Foothill Ranch in Southern California's …
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'Charlie Brown' actor to serve sentence in rehab
But he was immediately released to a residential drug treatment center to complete his sentence. The 56-year-old Robbins has already been in jail for four months. Superior Court Judge Dwayne Morning said Wednesday that he could spend the next eight …
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Ex-wrestler Page resurrecting fallen icon Jake 'The Snake' – FOXSportsSouth.com
Drugs and alcohol ravaged the body that had helped him become a professional wrestling icon in the 1980s and early 90s. His habits were costing him $ 250 a day. “It becomes your … Roberts pointed around the corner where at an ornate dining room table …
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Lindsay Lohan Leaves Newport Rehab Facility
She's spent 250 days in five rehab facilities since January 2007, including one long court-ordered stint after a failed drug test. The actress has appeared in court at least 20 times before four Los Angeles judges who have now found her in violation of …
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Lohan's new rehab center has no drug or alcohol treatment license
The actress entered Morningside Recovery LLC in Newport Beach on Thursday, her attorney Mark Heller told Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Dabney. Heller told the judge that the facility fully complied with the requirement that it provide …
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Lindsay Lohan Leaves Rehab In Newport Beach, Checks Into Betty Ford
The "Liz & Dick" star's attorney Mark Heller told Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Dabney Thursday that his client had opted out of going to the Long Island facility and instead checked into Morningside at 11 a.m. However, Lohan only spent …
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Lindsay Lohan ditches rehab, heads to LAX
LOS ANGELES, May 2 (UPI) — Actress Lindsay Lohan apparently fled to Los Angeles International Airport Thursday instead of checking into a court-mandated rehab center, a prosecutor said. "I hear she's on her way to LAX and getting on a flight back to …
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Freedom Treatment Center Offers New Aftercare in Addiction Treatment
Freedom Treatment Center is a Southern Michigan drug and alcohol addiction recovery facility with personalized programs to help people achieve and maintain sobriety. Freedom Treatment Center knows a crucial point for those in recovery is what happens …
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SoCal CEO Says He Was Fired for not Being Gay
SAN DIEGO (CN) – Stepping Stone, a San Diego rehab center, fired its CEO because he isn't gay, the man claims in court. John de Miranda sued Stepping Stone of San Diego and seven members of its board of directors in Superior Court. "Stepping Stone's …
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Crews, Olin families persevering 20 years later
Alexa Olin, napping with her father, has a psychology degree from the University of Portland and works at a drug and alcohol rehab center for teenagers. (Olin family). Patti Olin-Winter, as she is now known, no longer enjoys the perks and endures the …
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Lindsay Lohan's Locked-Down Rehab: Will It Work?
… Girls star, who was ordered to the Betty Ford Center at the end of 2010. The stint at the clinic – her fifth stint in rehab overall – was troublesome, leading to a police investigation over assault of an employee and being accused of sneaking out …
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