Lac Courte Oreilles Band struggling with widespread prescription drug abuse
The Lac Courte Oreilles Health Center in Sawyer County is at the center of the prescription drug abuse storm on the Lac Courte Oreilles reservation. A veteran doctor was terminated in January, and the health center's medical director's contract wasn't …
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Cory Monteith, 'Glee' star, completes rehab for drug abuse after admitting …
The “Glee” star “voluntarily admitted himself to a treatment facility for substance addiction,” his rep told People in late March. Monteith, 30, and his supportive girlfriend Lea Michele, 29, were spotted at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday …
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BYU researchers design new pill bottle aimed at reducing drug abuse
“The fact that there isn't a solution to the drug overdose epidemic really drove us,” said Dallin Swiss, a mechanical engineering senior on the team, in a BYU press release. “This provides a missing piece to that national dilemma, and so it matters …
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Cory Monteith leaves rehab after one-month stint for substance addiction and …
The 30-year-old Glee actor – who checked in to a treatment facility for substance addiction earlier this month – has now completed his stay and jetted off on holiday with his girlfriend Lea Michele. A witness who spotted them at LAX on Friday told E …
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U.S. Drug Czar: 'I Was Wrong. Addiction Is Not A Moral Failing'
Kerlikowski's statement accompanies a White House “National Drug Control Strategy,” dubbed a “science-driven plan” that treats “our Nation's drug problem as a public health issue, not just a criminal justice issue.” On the subject of tackling addiction …
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Cory Monteith Checks Into Rehab for Substance Addiction
"Cory Monteith has voluntarily admitted himself into a treatment facility for substance addiction," his rep says in a statement. "He graciously asks for your respect and privacy as he takes the necessary steps towards recovery." "Cory is a beloved …
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Maryland families to get new tool in fight against drug overdoses
Linda Fletcher lives in fear of reliving a nightmare: a son dying from a heroin overdose. Her son Kris Klipner succumbed to the drug in 2007. He was 28. Klipner's half-brother battles the same kind of depression as Kris. He suffers the same heroin …
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Meth Addiction Cure: UCLA Tests Ibudilast On Human Addicts – Huffington Post
The drug also may be the first non-opiate drug treatment for heroin and opiate addiction. In a recent trial, UCLA researchers administered the drug Ibudilast, or MN-166, to 11 non-treatment-seeking meth addicts. The trial, the first of three phases of …
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Cory Monteith In Rehab: 'Glee' Star Enters Treatment For Substance Abuse
In February 2011 Charlie Sheen claimed he was clean of drugs and alcohol, but high on himself. The actor has … The comedian overcame a cocaine addiction, but headed back to rehab after 20 years of sobriety in 2006 to address his issues with alcohol.
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Viewpoint: We Need to Rethink Rehab
The treatment system fails because it's rooted in an entrenched, inaccurate view that addicts are morally bereft and weak. If they weren't, the belief goes, they'd stop using when drugs began to negatively impact their lives. Most treatment centers in …
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Corrections Exemplary Service Medals award recepients

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BC Corrections officers do a lot to keep our communities safe, but some of them really go above and beyond to help rehabilitate inmates by helping them with substance addictions, counseling with mental health issues, or teaching them employable skills. These officers have made a big difference for the inmates they’ve worked with, and in turn, our communities. They are recognized with the Corrections Exemplary Service Medal, or Bar.

Seated row (from left): Debbie Hawboldt, Provincial Director
Tedd Howard, Provincial Director Pete Coulson, Assistant
Deputy Minister Brent Merchant, The Honourable Judith
Guichon, Deputy Solicitor General Lori Wanamaker,
Provincial Director Bill Small, Provincial Director Elenore
Clark, Dave Vallance
Middle row: Melody Shepherd, Ken Fox, Eileen
Johnston, Patrick Monkman, Teri DuTemple, Randy Nelson,
Phil Chafe, Patrick Doherty, Dana Cosgrove, Don Tarling,
Shauna Morgan, Nancy Lewis, Rob Allison, Denean Jones,
Ryan Doern
Back row: Darren Allison, Dave Tuyttens, Gerald
Lapointe, John McKenzie, Greg Fensome, Al Chapple, Scott
Vallance, Mike Albert Page, Al Gillespie, Nedj Macesic,
Miles McGuire, Alfred Chu

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Cory Monteith Checks Into Rehab for Substance Addiction
"Cory Monteith has voluntarily admitted himself into a treatment facility for substance addiction," his rep says in a statement. "He graciously asks for your respect and privacy as he takes the necessary steps towards recovery." "Cory is a beloved …
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Cory Monteith in rehab for substance addiction: Celebrities in rehab
Cory Monteith in rehab for substance addiction: Celebrities in rehab. Cory Monteith from "Glee" is checking into rehab. Fame is tough and not everyone can cope with it. These celebrities paid a visit to a rehabilitation center – some more than once …
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Almost Addicted: Is My (or My Loved One's) Drug Use a Problem?
Harvard Medical School's “Almost Effect” series is increasingly valuable in a world where mental health issues are starting to be seen on a grayscale rather than in black and white. The series, which includes Almost a Psychopath: Do I (or Does Someone …
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Stephen Drew begins rehab assignment at Double-A
Cleared by doctors to play in games following his March 7 concussion, Red Sox shortstop Stephen Drew began his minor-league rehab assignment yesterday at Double-A by going 0-for-3. Alex Speier of WEEI.com reports that Drew played five innings …
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Cory Monteith Rehab: What Is The 'Glee' Star Addicted To?
"Glee" star Cory Monteith, 30, entered rehab recently. The 30-year-old actor best known for portraying Finn Hudson on FOX's "Glee" told CNN through a personal representative that he is addicted to controlled substances. In a statement, the "Glee …
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Rooftop Owners Whine Again About Wrigley Rehab
The in-force contract negotiated by federal mediators which enumerates revenue sharing between the Cubs and their neighbors – along with the accompanying landmark ordinance – protects the "uninterrupted sweep of the bleachers" until at least 2024.
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