Election for District Attorney: Prosecutor Terri Wyatt departed DA's office to …
La Jolla Town Council will host a forum with the DA candidates during its next meeting, 5 p.m. Thursday, April 10 at La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. The candidates will field questions from attendees. By Pat Sherman … Brewer, who also graduated …
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David Cassidy gets probation, rehab for DUI conviction
Los Angeles (CNN) — Former teen idol David Cassidy must spend the next five years on probation after pleading no contest to a drunken driving charge in Los Angeles on Monday. A judge also ordered Cassidy, 63, to spend 90 days in alcohol rehab, but …
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Up in smoke [Commentary]
Finally, one of the more interesting opinion pieces I've read on the legalization of pot was written by Dr. Howard Samuels, one of the nation's leading drug and alcohol experts and founder of The Hills Treatment Center in Los Angeles. In response to …
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The Psychology of Addictive Relationships
… CST, CSAT is the founder and Clinical Director of Center for Healthy Sex in Los Angeles, where she and her staff successfully treat a full spectrum of sexual disorders, ranging from issues of sexual desire and dysfunction to the treatment of sexual …
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Documentary shows the difficulties women face once they leave prison
This is of particular importance to a city like Los Angeles, which is home to about 3,500 to 40,000 women on parole. “It's shocking in that it puts a human face to … Burton is the founder and executive director of A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project …
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David Cassidy gets probation, rehab for DUI conviction
Cassidy was arrested after a California Highway Patrol officer stopped him for making an illegal turn at a red light near the Los Angeles International Airport in January. The singer-actor blew .19 — twice the legal level — on an alcohol test …
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Jim Irsay checks into drug rehab treatment center
"Yesterday, Jim Irsay took the first step toward regaining good health," the Colts announced in a statement. "He voluntarily checked into a highly-respected health care facility and is committed to undergoing the treatment and care necessary to help …
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Betty Ford Center ready for a comeback
But in recent years, the best-known name in substance abuse recovery lost much of its luster as internal strife, competition from luxury rehab centers and industry turmoil took their toll. All that led to the once-unimaginable takeover of the center …
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Arson fire nearly torched van at drug rehab center in Port St. Lucie
Monday, March 3 2014, 01:56 PM EST. Arson fire nearly torched van at drug rehab center in Port St. Lucie. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Port Saint Lucie police are investigating an arson fire that nearly burned a van at Passages Addiction Rehab Center of …
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Chris Brown to be held in jail after violating rehab center rules
Documents from the rehab center obtained by CNN also said Brown refused a drug test –– which his lawyer denies –– and that he made a “provocative” statement that concerned Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Brandlin. “I am good at using …
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Wizards' Marcin Gortat makes surprising return from back injury
LOS ANGELES – Considering what had transpired the day before, Marcin Gortat's decision to throw down a breakaway two-handed dunk late in the Wizards' 117-107 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday at Staples Center was truly a testament to his …
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Woman awaiting drug treatment is sentenced for various crimes
LAMBERTVILLE — A 22-year-old Hamilton woman was sentenced to 364 days in jail while awaiting a bed in an inpatient drug treatment center. Cassandra Durkin was sentenced Feb. 28 by Judge Stephen B. Rubin to three years' probation in addition to the …
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People: Savannah Guthrie, L'Wren Scott, Lady Gaga, Chris Brown and more!
Brown was initially sentenced to probation after the attack, but, after his involvement in a fight late last year in Washington, D.C., he was charged in Washington with misdemeanor assault and sentenced in Los Angeles to three months of inpatient rehab …
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Breaking stigma: The question of mental health reform
While mental health covers mental disability itself– which is the third most common disability in the entire country – it encompasses a far wider range of issues like alcoholism, drug abuse, depression, and even phobias. … Two of our largest mental …
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