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Drug Rehabilitation Programs
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Friday, October 31, 2008
Bipartisan big names say no to 5
California | Local |
October 31, 2008
The battle over an initiative that would divert drug offenders from prison into treatment and loosen state parole policies has intensified heading into Tuesday’s vote, with a bipartisan coalition of elected officials joining the state prison guards union to fight the measure. Read more
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Sheen to lead fight against rehab measure
California | Local |
August 28, 2008
Martin Sheen, the politically liberal actor who has advocated a tough-love approach to drug addiction, is teaming up with California law-and-order groups to lead the charge against an initiative that would increase funding for rehabilitation programs. Read more
Monday, March 31, 2008
Farm life raises S.F. addicts’ hopes
California | Local |
March 31, 2008
Just before dawn, shoveling cow manure in the milking barn, Ryan Medlin feels a world away from his wild life back in San Francisco. Read more
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Audits of drug programs for healthcare providers sought
California | Local |
March 11, 2008
In light of widespread failings in a state-run treatment program for substance-abusing doctors, a key state senator said Monday that audits are needed of similar programs for nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals. Read more
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
The trouble with rehab, Malibu-style
California | Local |
October 9, 2007
Hollywood rehab can produce unhappy endings, even when the patient
isn’t named Lindsay or Britney. Read more
Friday, August 24, 2007
Lohan reaches deal on alcohol, drug charges
California | Local |
August 24, 2007
Actress Lindsay Lohan reached a deal with prosecutors Thursday,
agreeing to serve a one-day jail sentence after pleading no contest
to drunk driving charges while admitting to using cocaine in two
separate incidents. Read more
Monday, July 9, 2007
CROWE’S NEST - Life no longer has this former Ram over a barrel
Sports |
July 9, 2007
One early evening in Long Beach in the mid-1980s, back when he was in
the throes of a wicked addiction to crack cocaine, former Pro Bowl
linebacker Isiah Robertson says he found himself staring into the
barrel of a shotgun. Read more
Sunday, April 8, 2007
New Orleans awash in drugs, addicts more alone than ever
National |
April 8, 2007
Brian Watkins initially thought that Hurricane Katrina had done him a favor. Read more
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Rehab center is suing Courtney Love over fees
California | Local |
March 10, 2007
A luxury rehabilitation center in Newport Beach has sued rocker
Courtney Love for more than $180,000 for treatment she received after
overdosing at a Hollywood nightclub in the summer of 2005. Read more
Friday, February 23, 2007
Not going to court, but rehab
Entertainment |
February 23, 2007
Kevin Federline’s request for an appearance in family court as part
of his child custody dispute with Britney Spears was canceled
Thursday after the pop star entered a rehabilitation program. Read more
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Prison anti-drug programs criticized
California | Local |
February 22, 2007
California’s $1-billion investment in drug treatment for prisoners
since 1989 has been “a complete waste of money,” the state’s
inspector general said Wednesday, and has done nothing to reduce the
number of inmates cycling in and out of custody. Read more
Thursday, September 7, 2006
Valenzuela Must Pass Hair Test
Sports |
September 7, 2006
Jockey Patrick Valenzuela, recently released from a Pasadena facility
that treats patients with mental health and substance abuse problems,
met with Del Mar stewards Wednesday and agreed to submit to a hair
follicle test as he seeks to return to his mounts in the Oak Tree
meet at Santa Anita later this month. Read more
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Singer to enter drug treatment
Entertainment |
September 6, 2006
Victor Willis, the original policeman in ’70s disco band the Village
People, was sentenced to three years’ probation Tuesday on drug
possession charges after he agreed to enter a treatment program. Read more
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Valenzuela in Hospital as Testing Is Sought
Sports |
August 15, 2006
Jockey Patrick Valenzuela is hospitalized in Pasadena and will not be
allowed to ride again until the California Horse Racing Board is
satisfied that he is drug-free and has not violated the terms of his
provisional license. Read more
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Ambush on Path to Recovery
California | Local |
August 9, 2006
It was late in the evening when Michael Key landed on skid row in
downtown Los Angeles. Read more
Friday, July 14, 2006
Judge Bars Tougher Drug Rehab Law
California | Local |
July 14, 2006
A Northern California judge on Thursday blocked, at least
temporarily, sweeping changes to the state’s landmark treatment
program for drug offenders signed into law by Gov. Read more
Sunday, May 7, 2006
In Patrick Kennedy Land, Mood Is Forgiving
National |
May 7, 2006
On Smith Hill, just around the corner from Providence College, the
annual pancake breakfast at St. Read more
Saturday, May 6, 2006
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Drug Treatment Program Lowers Jail Population
California | Local |
April 13, 2006
The state’s 6-year-old program that mandates treatment instead of
prison sentences for drug offenders is dramatically decreasing
California’s jail population and saving taxpayers hundreds of
millions of dollars, according to a study released Wednesday. Read more
Saturday, April 1, 2006
Chris Farley’s unexpected return – in an ad campaign
Entertainment |
April 1, 2006
Eight years after his drug-related death at age 33, Chris Farley will
be making a reappearance in L.A. The family of the oversized comic has approved the first major
commercial use of his image – on a series of Los Angeles-area
billboards advertising a new treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. Read more
