Drug Abuse Video and Articles

Corey Haim Dead After Apparent Overdose

10 Mar 2010

Former '80's teen heartthrob Corey Haim, who later tried unsuccessfully to relaunch his career while spending most of his life battling drug addiction, died early Wednesday of an apparent drug overdose. ...

Woods' Wife Reportedly Moves Back In

04 Mar 2010

…Meadows treatment center in Wickenburg, Ariz. "In [sex] therapy, Tiger blamed a lot of his cheating behavior on his drug addiction, saying that the drugs were responsible for impairing his judgment," an anonymous source familiar with Woods' treatment… ...

NY Post: Woods Trying to Kick Pills

25 Feb 2010

…sleep medication Ambien and painkiller Vicodin. "In [sex] therapy, Tiger blamed a lot of his cheating behavior on his drug addiction, saying that the drugs were responsible for impairing his judgment," an anonymous source told The National Enquirer… ...

Lindsay Lohan Talks About Drug Addiction

22 Feb 2010

Hollywood wild child Lindsay Lohan laid bare the extent of her drug addiction Monday, confessing that she came close to killing herself through a heady mix of alcohol and cocaine. ...

You Can Hand in Old Medications

22 Jan 2010

…water supply, both for human health and for the environment. Now, they are also considered a way to prevent prescription drug abuse. A police chief whose department runs a take-back program is quoted by the Associated Press as saying, "A lot of the… ...

Feds Block Medical Marijuana Research?

21 Jan 2010

…distribution is controlled by multiple federal agencies. To use it, researchers must apply to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and must get approvals from the DEA, FDA and a special Public Health Service panel. The majority of research requests… ...

Casey Johnson Autopsy Inconclusive

05 Jan 2010

…Daily News. Sale and Robert Johnson, who are divorced, recently cut off her trust fund when she refused to get help for drug abuse, friends have said. She was arrested in November on charges of grand theft. The alleged victim was reportedly her ex… ...

Doctors: Combination of Drugs Found in B

23 Dec 2009

…lessons to be learned from the recent deaths of celebrities who’ve overdosed on prescription medications. "Prescription drug abuse is a huge problem in America right now. It’s the new drug epidemic to some extent," she said. "And if you take away… ...

Hope for those struggling with addiction

10 Dec 2009

…and The Kinks, and indulging in the rock and roll lifestyle. Woddy being honored by the Massachusetts Association of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselors for Substance Counseling Excellence. Related Link: www.right-turn.org ...

Royal Harpist Arrested for Burglary

07 Dec 2009

…four counts of burglary after the trial at Gloucester Crown Court. Phillips told the jury she was already in the grip of drug addiction when the Prince appointed her as his harpist in 2004. But she said that she had now been clean of drugs for two and a half… ...

America Wages New War on AIDS in Vietnam

28 Nov 2009

…and for the U.S. ban on spending the money to dispense clean needles and syringes, on the grounds that they might foster drug abuse. Infected needles are the main transmitter of HIV nationally in Vietnam. Under the Obama administration, PEPFAR is reconsidering… ...

Oklahoma Doctor Charged With Fatal Stabb

25 Nov 2009

…scene. The neighbor, Douglas Woodson, told police that Wolf was supposed to be undergoing treatment for anger, alcohol and drug abuse issues, the affidavit said. According to the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, Wolf's specialty is… ...

Onlookers Flock 'House of Horrors'

09 Nov 2009

…white stuffed dog to put on the fence above the board. He said the news was hard because he has a female relative with a drug addiction whose behavior reminds him of Sowell's alleged victims. She's not among the missing. Some visitors made no pretenses… ...

Homeless Living in Tunnels Under Vegas

12 Oct 2009

…Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas ," many people seek shelter in the tunnels because of unemployment, drug addiction and mental illness. He began a foundation called Shine A Light , which helps the people living underground in Vegas by… ...

Mackenzie Phillips on 'Oprah' on Friday

24 Sep 2009

…towards him, and he would tell me that that was just her way. John was a good man who had the disease of alcoholism and drug addiction. He was incapable, no matter how drunk or drugged he was, of having such a relationship with his own child." But Mackenzie… ...

Mackenzie Phillips Defends Father

24 Sep 2009

…alleged abuse and Mackenzie's stepmother, said in a statement, "John was a good man who had the disease of alcoholism and drug addiction. He was incapable, no matter how drunk or drugged he was, of having such a relationship with his own child." During… ...

107-Year-Old Woman Seeks 23rd Marriage

14 Sep 2009

…Kundor's only asset is her deep religious knowledge, he said. But Muhammad Musa is in Kuala Lumpur getting treatment for drug addiction, and Kundor now fears her husband will not return home after completing rehab. She told reporters she is lonely without… ...

Phillip Garrido's Ex: He's a Monster

01 Sep 2009

…and admitted to sexual disorders. In the doctor's opinion, Garrido suffered from a "mixed sexual deviation and chronic drug abuse with the latter may be responsible in part for the former." Garrido's attorney had attempted to get Garrido declared as… ...