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Lohan and Spears recent rehab stints result in major increase of admissions nation wide
by Wire Service — 2007-06-23 21:42 Miami Beach, FL - The nations top drug treatment centers are experiencing a high increase in admissions over the past two months. The majority of the new patients credit their decision to seek help at a treatment center due to the high profile celebrity figures also admitting their addiction and seeking help. The new patients who have felt that they may have had a drinking or drug problem in the past are now more inclined to admit their problem as recent celebrities such as Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan have agreed to seek professional help. Top of Page -
How do depression, drugs and alcohol creep into the lives of high achievers ultimately leading them to drug rehab?
by Martin Schoel — 2007-06-29 06:59 Why do high achievers like doctors and lawyers, politicians and professional athletes, famous actors and rock stars, business owners and executives succumb to drugs, alcohol, and depression? The answer is simpler than you might think. Recent results from surveys and research conducted by a drug treatment website have shown highly productive people have made up the majority of the populations at many drug/alcohol treatment centers. Top of Page -
Teen drug rehab reports cites important drug abuse issues for parents to deal with
by OpenPR.com — 2007-07-15 07:39 The teenage years can be a challenging and confusing time. The bad news is that almost a quarter of American youngsters abuse drugs at this stage of their lives. Some get involved in a recreational manor, some experiment out of peer pressure. The good news is that it is much easier to curb addiction patterns in a young person. Top of Page -
Just how serious is OxyContin addiction? Pharmaceutical company fined over $630 million dollars for misleading the public on addiction risk
by Wire Service — 2007-07-22 06:43 Since its introduction in 1995, the pain killer OxyContin has resulted in increasing patterns of abuse. It became one of the most powerful and most addictive street drugs and, for years, doctors prescribed the pain killer without knowing how addicting it really was. Hundreds of people have died as a direct result of their addiction to OxyContin. Top of Page
