Dangerous diets in disguise Jul 3, 2009
Scary cleanses, detoxes and fasts are wrongly touted as healthy ... Talk to your average Angeleno, and odds are youll hear a history like Bakers, one riddled with a variety of : fasts and detoxes, pills and painfully restrictive menus ... When went on a 48-hour lemonade detox before the Golden Globes, the news was splashed across the pages of People. (MSNBC -- Health)
States Try to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse Jul 2, 2009
CBS News met Amy Hodgins when she checked into Novus Medical Center, a detox facility in New Port Richey, Fla ... " Hodgins' detox from methadone was successful. She hopes to stay clean for good. "This is a beginning for me. (CBS News)
More of this story Jul 2, 2009
3:03 a.m. Woman asking for officers to South Detox Apartments. There are a bunch of juveniles drinking and fighting there. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Increase in prescription drug deaths reported Jul 1, 2009
The facility saw 151 patients last year in outpatient detox and 73, so far, this year. And at least 90 percent of those were treated for prescription-drug abuse. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
New Authors and Reality TV Stars Added to Third Annual Exclusive Premier Women's Empowerment Conference & Expo from EPremier Jun 30, 2009
Dr. Rita Ellithorpe, author of Detox: Outside the Box; founder and medical director of Tustin Longevity Center in Tustin, Calif. Barbara Niven, actress, motivational speaker on her struggle with an eating disorder; author of Giving Up Perfect to Reclaim Your Life. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Foul play ruled out in five outdoor deaths in city Jun 30, 2009
For example, the number of detox beds available in Anchorage has dwindled in recent years, Freemon said. Some homeless alcoholics might be so far gone as to not want help, she said, but a large percentage of them do want a way out. (Anchorage Daily News)
Another scorcher: Cooling centers open across area Jun 25, 2009
Annienap wrote on Jun 24, 2009 4:18 PM:" PayDan - you gotta be kidding!! Shutting off air conditioning in a detox center is totally STUPID! I worked in a treatment facility and my hubby is a counselor and coordinator of one now. Air conditioning and heat was always a priority in the center I worked in and my hubby makes sure it is working and RUNNING where he works. Those people are going through hell anyway and to be without air conditioning only makes their hell and that of employees much... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Chestnut Health Systems to close detox center Jun 24, 2009
BLOOMINGTON -- McLean Countys only non-medical, alcohol and drug detoxification program will end July 1 because Chestnut Health Systems can no longer afford to cover the states underfunding of the program, Chestnut announced Tuesday. However, more intensive, medically monitored alcohol and drug detox programs continue at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal ... Chestnut will stop providing its inpatient service because chronic underfunding by the state of Illinois coupled with state... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Budget woes sink detox center Jun 24, 2009
- The state of Illinois' failure to fully fund McLean Countys only non-medical, alcohol and drug detoxification program will force it to cease operatoin July 1. Chestnut Health Systems Chief Operating Officer Alan Sender said the organization can no longer afford to cover the states underfunding of the program. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
County eyes mental health crisis center Jun 19, 2009
La Crosse County is moving on a fast track toward establishing a mental health crisis and alcohol detox center ... As for the alcohol detoxification aspect of the project, that would be for people who are drunk but not incapacitated ... There would be no medical personnel at the center, but staff members would receive training in nonmedical detoxification, or what is also known as social detox. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
• Alcoholism may be cause of fiance's problems Jun 19, 2009
There are also hospital detox and inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation facilities available throughout the country. To provide related information, I am sending you copies of my Health Reports "Mental and Substance Abuse," "Hypertension" and "Consumer Tips on Medicine." Other readers who would like copies should send a self-addressed stamped No. 10 envelope and a check or money order for 2 per report to Newsletter, P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Cat-bong guy picked up on marijuana charges Jun 17, 2009
Police Capt. David Beggs said officers were contacted about a disturbance in Lincoln just after 11 Saturday night and ended up taking the 20-year-old to Cornhusker Place Detox. When Schomaker s pockets were emptied, Beggs said, officers found a small plastic sandwich bag with 1. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Going Cold Turkey From Meat Jun 16, 2009
A week ago, I found Natalia Rose's book "Detox 4 Women" and have been following her detox program. Perfect timing. (CBS News -- Health)
Juicy possibilities for your palate and your health Jun 16, 2009
BEIJING, June 16 -- Fresh fruit and vegetable potions help you detox, fight jet lag and low immunity ... "Natural juices from fruits and vegetables have some healing effects and help with detoxing, fatigue, digestion and skin quality," says Patricia Teixeira, a Brazilian nutritionist in Shanghai to launch the Healthy Living drink menu at the Park Hyatt ... Kale supplies phytonutrients, helps in detox and helps one relax. (Xinhuanet, China)
Our 15 minutes of shame Jun 6, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Susan Boyle is paying the price of instant fame. (Sydney Morning Herald)
The Internet Lynching of Marcus Epstein Jun 5, 2009
He joined AA, attends meetings several times a week, and volunteers at detox and rehab facilities to help others struggling with alcoholism. As for the assault Marcus was charged and a plea bargain was worked out. (Human Events Online)
Sex Addiction: As Real As Any Other Jun 4, 2009
And, on The Early Show Tuesday, sex therapist Ian Kerner, author of "Sex Detox: Recharge Desire. Revitalize Intimacy. Rejuvenate Your Love Life," said sex addiction is real ... "One common way would be -- if you have the money, the time, and the ability -- to check into rehab. The reason David probably did that is because he needs to detox." ... How do you detox from. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Slipshod health-records system puts welfare of inmates at risk Jun 1, 2009
"At some level, we become a massive detox facility," said Dawn Noggle, Correctional Health Systems' mental-health director ... Braillard writhed in pain without medicine for five days because jail employees assumed she was going through detox, court records say. (AZCentral -- News)
Mia Davis discusses her battle against BPA Jun 1, 2009
A few years ago, she alone ran the national campaign "Detox Nalgene" out of Boston, telling anyone who would listen that the popular water bottle brand was leeching troubling levels of BPA into beverages. Her efforts paid off. (Boston Globe)
New Dr. Dre Music Emerges In Dr Pepper Commercial May 30, 2009
"Dre then makes his way over to the DJ booth, where the guy on the wheels of steel is playing a techno beat that the Compton native doesn't seem to be feeling. Dre politely tells the DJ to "step aside" from the turntables and throws on one of his beats, a track that was made during the Detox recording sessions with co-producers the Buchanans, a rep for the Buchanans told MTV News. The track used in the commercial leaked onto the Internet in February and was labeled "Topless ... " In March, when... (VHI.com -- Music News)
* Get clean, come back May 27, 2009
Public statements covered up the reason for his emergency hospitalization and detox, claiming the problem was pneumonia. A month later Mathers had ramped up his habit again. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Our view: Housing first May 24, 2009
It compared costs such as emergency room fees, Medicaid charges, charges for community service patrols, detox services and jail time, for the year before and after the people were housed. The costs dropped from $8 million in the prior year to about $4 million -- and the clients got housing where they had none before. (Anchorage Daily News)
Laws, partnerships help other cities handle public intoxication May 21, 2009
In Lincoln, intoxicated people determined to be a danger to themselves or others are taken into protective custody at Cornhusker Place detox center and can't leave until they perform a clean breath test or are picked up by someone who also must be completely free of alcohol ... "They get to know them on a personal level, so when they are taking them to detox, they're more willing to go," she said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Kalona on my mind May 21, 2009
com April L. Rigsby Former Ad Director The Kalona News P.S. (added May 18) I have a prognosis of toxic reaction from the mold along with adrenal disease, auto immune disease and I need to be on detox and oxygen therapy. I have an appointment with an edocrinologist and infectios disease specialist. (Kalona News, IA)
State wants Cambridge Health Alliance to maintain detox services for residents in Somerville May 21, 2009
The detox unit at the Somerville campus is scheduled to close by June 30, as part of the severe cutbacks and structural changes the is facing in the recession ... Retaining access to substance abuse detoxification services for residents of the Cambridge/Somerville area is critical since demand for treatment often exceeds capacity, particularly for the uninsured, said Jennifer Manley, director of media relations at the DPH. In 2008, more than 1,500 clients in the CHA catchment area received... (Somerville Journal, MA)
Program helps addicts rebuild lives May 21, 2009
It was September 2007, and Simonson, fresh from prison, was living at the county detox center and seeing a counselor ... The people who come into the program are usually referred by officials from the meth program, Friendship House, Detox, Pennington County Jail, Court Services, the public defender's office and probation and parole offices. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Perspectives: Officials frustrated; citizens offer ideas May 21, 2009
Doubling the capacity of the City/County Alcohol and Drug Program's detoxification center will not solve Rapid City's public intoxication problems, program director Brenda Boetel said ... When detox is full and there's no one or no place to care for the intoxicated, it's not uncommon for police officers to carry someone around in a patrol car while they sober up, Thompson said ... It's "a little team that supports them where they are," Johns said, and can keep people out of the revolving door of... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Guest opinion: Montana needs jail standards May 21, 2009
Too often this results in harmful drug detox and psychotic breakdowns. Montana has the tragic distinction of being a nationwide leader in the number of jail suicides. (Montana Standard, MT)
Help abounds for boosting job-hunting skills May 19, 2009
I don t know that I d call this a vacation, but maybe a detox, she says of her time out of work. It really has been so heartwarming to see this all come together. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
State laws evolved along with national views May 19, 2009
State law 34-20A-55, first passed in 1974, directs that such a person be taken to a detoxification facility for emergency commitment or held for up to 48 hours in jail until he or she is no longer intoxicated or incapacitated ... From that, we developed the detox program, and now. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Trips to detox use police time, taxpayer resources May 19, 2009
The program houses Rapid City s only certified detoxification center. Two hours into the afternoon shift, Hall was the second detox admission by police ... 324, four times the level at which there is a legal presumption of intoxication, when he arrived at detox and took a second PBT. His estimated blood alcohol level had climbed in the brief ride from Lemmon Avenue to the detox center on La Crosse Street, an indication that Hall would need supervision while the alcohol cleared his system, Twedt... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Police Taser man found sleeping in wrong house May 18, 2009
He was taken to the hospital and then to detox. A resident of the 500 block of East Second Street found Schultz sleeping on her couch at 8:15 a.m. and called police, according to police reports. (Winona Daily News, MN)
HELEN SIPORIN: Take care of your mental health -- no one else can May 16, 2009
It is neither realistic nor reassuring to talk about new measures such as opening a detox center, or educating police, primary care doctors, teachers, and hospital emergency room technicians, etc. to respond to mental health crises with more sensitivity and skill -- while in the same breath announcing the closure of our only psychiatric crisis facility. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Drunken Bicyclist Jumps Into Police Substation May 16, 2009
Because there were no beds at the detox facility and a two-hour wait for booking at the Sacramento County Jail, officers drove him home and turned him over to his family. No charges were filed. (KCRA 3, CA)
Now sober, ex-meth mom stays on track May 13, 2009
She also had help kicking her "ice" addiction from the Salvation Army detox facility and Hina Mauka's residential program ... " Her ex-boyfriend's family adopted two of the children, ages 4 and 2, and her 6-year-old is with her mother under guardianship, she said. She said she was able to get sober and keep her fourth child, Kayden Morris, now 19 months old , with services from the Perinatal Addiction Treatment of Hawaii clinic. She also had help kicking her "ice" addiction from the Salvation... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Paula Abdul Backpedals On Painkiller Addiction May 9, 2009
It's not a detox place. It's a luxurious spa. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Paula Abdul makes 1/20th Simon Cowell's salary... May 6, 2009
detox treatment for her. painkiller addiction. (The Drudge Report)
Prince firm's advert 'misleading' May 6, 2009
The e-mail promoted three "tinctures" - Echina-Relief, Hyperi-Lift and Detox - and was investigated by the ASA after a complaint from a member of the public ... The Duchy Originals Detox Tincture also drew criticism from a leading scientist earlier this year ... The Detox Tincture, which is an artichoke and dandelion mix, is described as "a food supplement to help eliminate toxins and aid digestion". (BBC News -- UK)
County goal: Making help easier to find for the poor May 5, 2009
Organizers would like to see a building or buildings that could serve as a drop-in site for the homeless as well as have mental health crisis and detox beds. Training could be held at the center as could sessions about programs or services. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Starting at the Bottom May 3, 2009
He also tried detox programs, without success. In 1987, Cowgill decided that to get sober for good he had to break it off with his boyfriend. (Boston Globe)
County meets Tuesday May 2, 2009
-- 10 a.m., Welfare Director Peggy Young and Community Counseling to discuss detox contract. -- 10:15 a.m., Carmyn Asencio, staff assistant for Sen. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Jolly Madison May 2, 2009
The four days in Madison functioned as a kind of detox ... Compared with the costs of high-end executive detox retreats, like the , Wisconsin is a bargain. (Slate)
The Detox Diet May 2, 2009
Detox diets generally involve restricting oneself from consuming foods that are believed to contain toxins such as sugar, meats, dairy products, caffeine, alcohol and some types of grains. There are many types of detox diets circulating the world as of the moment ... Types of Detox Diets. (Suite101.com)
All Natural System Sweeps Swine Flu Out with the Trash May 1, 2009
The mineral detox can be used by all members of the family. One pack is enough for a family of four to prevent winter colds and influenza, including swine flu. (PR Newswire)
Detox your body Apr 28, 2009
While spring inspires some to straighten up closets, others detox; not as in Betty Ford, but cleansing the body, for the purpose of general health. Formerly referred to as detoxification, detox or cleansing is a process for removing potentially toxic substances from the body ... Many of today's practitioners believe modern man is in even greater need of detoxing given the chemicals we're regularly exposed to in our water, food and air, and the prevalence of poor diet practices, which can retard... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Leslie Slape: High time for us to intervene Apr 28, 2009
Sadly, even if they ve been in jail long enough for a forced detox, they ll get right back on the horse as soon as they re out. They may have physically withdrawn from heroin, but not psychologically. (Longview Daily News, WA)
TEA event a time to vent Apr 19, 2009
Da Ville wrote on Apr 17, 2009 7:09 PM:" You people need to get off of the Fox Kool-Aid. Seriously.And while you are in Fox Detox work on getting an education. What was the IQ limit for these protestors 85?From the pictures it appears a crazy band of morons with a tea fetish were having a hoedown, with emphasis on the "hoe"! ". To John wrote on Apr 17, 2009 3:13 PM:" Once again John boy, it's not about keeping the church out of government, it IS about keeping the government OUT of the church.... (New Iberia, LA)
Sheff's view: Inside addiction Apr 17, 2009
The thing was, a doctor prescribed me meds the second day I was there -- when I was still going through detox. Since that time -- for over two years -- I'd just been taking those same medications at the exact same dosage. (CNN -- Health)
Library corner 4-16 Apr 16, 2009
SHEFFIELD ; Over the past few months, the Sheffield Public Library has received the following new non-fiction books: ;The Last Lecture; by Randy Pausch, ;Cloning; by Tamara L Roleff, ;The Longest Trip Home; by John Grogan, ;The Evangelist: The worldwide impact of Billy Graham; by Lewis A. Drommond, ;Made to Stick; by Chip and Dan Heath, ;America;s Global Influence; by David Haugen and Susan Musser, ;Remember the Sweet Things; by Ellen Greene, ;Hot, Flat and Crowded; by Thomas Friedman, ;The... (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Has the War on Drugs Failed and Is It Time for the Feds to Back Off on OxyContin and Marijuana? Apr 15, 2009
Larry Golbom, host of the radio show, will be joined by Steve Hayes, Director of Novus Medical Detox Center (http://www ... About The Prescription Addiction Radio Show ++ Breaking the Silence: (): Hosted by Larry Golbom, a registered pharmacist for over 30 years, "The Prescription Addiction Radio Show", sponsored by Novus Medical Detox Center (), takes a cultural look at our prescription drug use in America and is dedicated to the thousands of families who are being, or have been affected by the... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Spring Cleanse and Detoxify the Bod... Apr 15, 2009
Spring Cleanse and Detoxify the Body: How to Create a Cleansing and Detoxification Program ... Spring Cleanse and Detoxify the Body ... Spring Cleanse and Detoxify the Body. (Suite101.com)
This Article Reviews Discovery's Infomercial Show, Pitchmen. But That's Not All! Apr 14, 2009
The best title is the perfectly circular Is Colon Detox Hype. That's exactly the wrong question. (Slate)
Billerica martial arts instructor teaches much more than self defense Apr 14, 2009
In addition, Osborn is working on a detox program, which helps cleanse the body. Osborn jokes that the cardio kickboxing helps develop the Tina Turner Legs. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Norwell science center to host spring wellness workshop Apr 11, 2009
Attendees will learn about the role of detoxifying the body to maintain good health. Topics to be covered include: the differences between a detox, cleanse and fast; which foods are best to eat during a detox; which nutrients fuel the detoxification process; and the liver and its role in health ... Our spring wellness workshop will discuss detoxification as an important process that cleanses the body of these foreign chemicals and toxins. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
In for the quick fix Apr 11, 2009
Nothing prepared Sarah and her parents for the next three days of delirium, pain and nausea as she went through "rapid detox" from heroin after receiving a large dose of Narcan and an implant designed to block the brain's opiate receptors, and therefore nullify, the effects of heroin. There was no warning from the clinic, no guidance on how to deal with the overwhelming effects of the detox, no thought that maybe she was too affected by drugs to consent to having naltrexone surgically implanted... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Untested implant linked to deaths Apr 11, 2009
Emergency departments are treating people in extreme distress and in rapid detox after a naltrexone implant and doctors warn these cases will continue unless the drug is regulated. The Therapeutic Goods Administration claims its hands are tied and it is up to the Federal Government to toughen the regulations for unapproved medication and medical devices. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
A crash course in crash diets Apr 9, 2009
Even Angelina Jolie has reportedly embraced a strict liquid diet to shed her few remaining curves for her upcoming film, "Salt." She's just the latest star to embark on a so-called detox regimen, which temporarily restricts food for the sake of allegedly ridding the body of accumulated chemicals and additives ... "People would say you need detoxification, but there's nothing to support that." ... Today's detox regimens repackage the concept of cleaning out evil humors in order to regain balance,... (Boston Globe)
Duke Nukem vs. Dr. Dre Apr 9, 2009
IGN: Which Comes First: Duke Nukem Forever or Dr. Dre's Detox ... Which Comes First: Duke Nukem Forever or Dr. Dre's Detox ... a first-person shooter being developed by , has been in development for more than a decade and Dr. Dre's Detox has been pushed out for well over five years now. (IGN PC Games)
Berry likes new energy at Tennessee Apr 9, 2009
You had Bill Battle beating the world - and you ended up shooting his dog and sending the moving van to his house you bally-hooded the return of the prodigal son, Johnny Majors, only to have Georgia lay a forty-plus point shutout on him in his opener (and you unceremoniously dumped him while he was in detox for your savior Phil Fulmer - perhaps the classiest act you ve had since Bowden Wyatt, and we know how you ended that one. Fact is you folks have a history of shooting your mouths off way... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
• Kids returned to Cassia couple arrested for drug possession Apr 8, 2009
After looking under a bed and inside a trailer on the property, police found meth and mushrooms, a detox kit, various types of paraphernalia, some tainted with marijuana and meth residue. Both Streling and Thomas admitted to using drugs but said they hadn't been using them in the house. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Cities move toward housing-first approach to tackle homelessness Apr 8, 2009
- found that the added cost of homes and support services was largely or entirely offset by reduced demand on shelters, emergency rooms, mental hospitals, detox centers, jails and courts. Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin said she is committed to the 10-year plan, and believes it's the right approach to ending chronic homelessness. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Brit officials wrestle with cost of cancer drugs Apr 8, 2009
Colon Cleansing Can Detox Your Body Of Toxins. $5 Shipping For Trial. (Yahoo News)
Poison: It's what's for dinner Apr 6, 2009
Now, University of Utah biologists have narrowed the hunt for detoxification genes that let the rodents eat toxic creosote bushes that replaced juniper ... The scientists then scanned the rodents' genetic blueprints to look for active genes known as "biotransformation genes" because they produce liver enzymes to detoxify the poisons in creosote and the less-toxic juniper ... Dearing says once the actual creosote-detoxification genes are pinpointed among the 24 candidates identified by the new... (EurekAlert!)
Preventing every parent's worst fear Apr 5, 2009
Treatment for substance abuse works but requires a full array of services - detoxification, outpatient counseling, short-term and long-term residential treatment ... An 18-year-old may not best be served in a detox with a 50-year-old alcoholic or a 38-year-old heroin addict. (Boston Globe)
Addict finds life after drugs Apr 5, 2009
IHR allows them to see a doctor or enter a treatment facility within 24 to 48 hours to detox, a process that can be a harsh experience with a drug like heroin. With any narcotic. (The Pantagraph newspaper)