She's Free! Amanda Bynes Leaves Treatment (DETAILS)
“Amanda and her entire family would like to thank everyone who's contacted them with good thoughts and wishes for Amanda's recovery,” Tamar Arminak said in a statement. “Amanda has completed her inpatient rehabilitation and she's feeling better every …
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Amanda Bynes leaves rehab, wants to start clothing line
(ABC News)– Amanda Bynes has finished her inpatient treatment and is already thinking about her next move. Her mother's attorney told People magazine that she is out the treatment center in Malibu Calif., and now recovering at her parents' Los Angeles …
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Amanda Bynes Released From Rehab — Moves Into Parents' Home
As Radar has previously reported, Lynn has a conservatorship over the troubled actress, 27. The ex-Nickelodeon star's current whereabouts is unknown, but the source noted, “she is being closely monitored.” “If Amanda needs to get further inpatient …
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1 in 6 unemployed Americans abuses drugs or alcohol
The DSM-IV, the American diagnostic manual for classifying mental disorders, defines substance abuse as a pattern of mood-altering substance use that leads to adverse behavioral changes or social problems — including loss of employment. Alcohol is by …
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Alcoholics Work for Beer Under Government Funded Program
The Rainbow Foundation focuses on helping drug addicts, alcoholics and the homeless get back on their feet. Even though conservative politicians don't support the idea, there is vast amount of chronic alcoholics on the waiting list eager to occupy …
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Former Rebel Keon Clark sentenced to 8 years in Illinois prison
It increased them,” he said, adding that he's been getting counseling while he's in custody. Clark has been in the … Clark's defense attorneys requested that the judge recommend he serve time at an Illinois Department of Corrections drug and alcohol …
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Documentary sheds light on prescription drug abuse among teens
According to a survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Idaho is 4th in the nation for non-medical prescription pain reliever abuse for ages 12 and older. Meaning only three states abuse prescriptions more than Idaho.
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Film puts spotlight on Vermont prescription drug problem
DUSTIN, A REAL person battling prescription drug addiction, is seen in the documentary film "The Hungry Heart," which will be screened to the public at three locations in Addison County next week. The film raises sobering truths about the increase of …
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Drug documentary promotes making good choices
You can either not start, or if you do, it's going to be a very hard addiction to stop," said Barber as she looked out at the silent, watchful students. Along with others in her documentary, Barber expressed her strong opinion in that marijuana is a …
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Rob Ford promises 'outright war' against city council as they remove mayoral …
“Rob Ford is the most honest politician in this country,” Doug Ford said, seconds after saying the mayor was “untruthful” about his substance abuse. Earlier, the mayor took off running after ….. Questions now about salaries in Ford's office. Question …
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Walmart and McDonald's, Out and Proud as Corporate Scrooges
A full-time salary at the current minimum wage of $ 7.25 an hour would make for an annual $ 15,080 a year, a few hundred dollars below the poverty threshold for a single parent with one child. A vote is expected in the … But the problem isn't just a …
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New solutions planned for Shore's growing drug overdose problem
“There is no residential treatment in Ocean County,” said one drug and alcohol counselor who lives in Brick and declined to be identified, saying it would endanger her job. “We need to act right now.” In February, a company that operates treatment …
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