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Drug Rehab and 2007 ? the Year of Celebrity and Media Excess

Well, here we are in 2008, and it is time to reflect on the past year. What is the first thing we remember from the year 2007? The war in Iraq? The mid-west flooding? The California wild-fire? Al Gore’s global-warming Peace Prize?

For many Americans, which seems to mind first and especially the strangely fascinating excesses of the celebrity of the year are bad girls and their insatiable craving for alcohol, illegal drugs, arrests and… Continue reading

One Year After Her Death, Ryan O’Neal Says He Stills Hears Farrah Fawcett ‘S Voice

UPDATE: Man arrested in fire case
A 22-year-old West Lebanon man was arrested for arson Saturday, in the fire that burned down the former Monitor schoolhouse.

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‘Deadliest Catch’ updates from Captain’s son
Phil Harris’ son updates viewers on how he and his brother are coping with their father’s loss. Show gets seventh season

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One year after her death, Ryan O’Neal says he stills hears… Continue reading

Farrah Fawcett’s Companion, Children Visit Her Grave a Year Later

O’Neal Family Commemorates Anniversary of Farrah Fawcett’s Passing
Ryan, Tatum and Redmond O’Neal gather at the late actress’ gravesite to pay their respects

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‘Portrait Of An Addict’: One Man’s Rise And Fall
By the time Bill Clegg reached his mid-30s, he had checked all the boxes that would allow him to be defined as a success. But there was something else: Bill Clegg was a crack addict. His new book,… Continue reading

Drug Cases Shoot Up 16 Percent Last Year in China

Fight substance abuse – Gauteng MEC
Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has called on South Africans to fight substance abuse in their communities.

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China’s drug rehab center brings hope for HIV-infected drug addicts
Accompanied by lively Chinese folk tunes, a group of men were playing the tambourine at a party on Saturday evening in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province. Those watching could hardly have imagined that… Continue reading

Can I Admit My 17 Year Old Son Into a Drug Rehab Center Without His Permission?

My son is 17 years old, and has a severe drug addiction problem. He’s on nearly every Hallucinogen, and smokes marijuana daily. He won’t go into a drug rehab program, we’ve tried before. Can I commit him without his consent? I’ve heard before that at 17 he needs to sign a consent form, which he won’t. But there must be a way to get him help, he’s not even 18 yet. We live in Vermont… Continue reading

One Year Clean


Cliff celebrated his one year being clean from Oxycontin addiction on 5 February 2010. He completed his drug rehab program at Narconon Trois-Rivieres in 2009 and made it a point to celebrate his one year free of drug, here at the Trois-Rivières facility weekly graduation by addressing and encouraging the new students currently on the program who are getting through their own drug treatment to become themselves clean and drug-free and on their way to… Continue reading