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Michaele Salahi Kicked Off 'Celebrity Rehab' for Not Being Addicted to Anything

There are just a few key requirements for appearing on "Celebrity Rehab." One: be a celebrity (or at least someone whose name has been in the news for one reason or another). Two: be addicted to something. Three: be able to withstand large doses of Dr. Drew. Seems Michaele Salahi failed to meet the second of these...

Mike Starr Dead: 5 Facts on the Late Alice in Chains Bassist

Mike Starr, the original Alice in Chains bassist who suffered a long battle with heroin addiction, was found dead on Tuesday. He was 44. Starr's body was discovered at a private residence in Salt Lake City, but the cause of death remains unknown. "There is nothing to indicate that this was foul play by another...

Mike DeStefano Dead; A Tribute to the 'Recovery Comic' [VIDEOS]

Mike DeStefano, whose recovery from heroin addiction fueled his no-holds-barred comedy, has died from a heart attack. DeStefano, who was in his 40s, was born in the Bronx in New York, and according to his official bio, became a heroin user at the age of 15. Fifteen years later, he kicked his addiction and began working as...

Charlie Sheen Interview Quotes: The 10 Most Insane Things He's Said So Far [VIDEOS]

So much crazy, so little time. Charlie Sheen, as you may have heard, has been running around saying lots of wacky things since last week's radio interview with Alex Jones, in which he lashed out at "Two and a Half Men" producer Chuck Lorre (and Thomas Jefferson, who's not involved with the show). We've collected 10 of...

Gadhafi, Galliano and Sheen: What's With Them?

They're three men who have converged in the current news cycle: One rambles about goddesses and porn stars, another spews anti-Semitic rants, and the third claims the people he is bombing "love me." Although actor Charlie Sheen, fashion designer John Galliano and Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi have enjoyed levels of...

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Gretchen Burns Bergman: Moms & Cops Partner to End Punitive Prohibitionist Drug Policies

There was a time in our history when parents depended on their neighborhood policeman, as well as clergy and teachers, to help in guiding their children to good decision-making.

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Rebecca Schleifer: The Disaster at "Christ is Love"

On Jan. 28 in Lima, Peru, 27 people were killed and at least five others critically injured by a fire that swept through Christ is Love, a privately run drug rehabilitation facility.

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Stanton Peele: So You Think That Sibling Study in Science Proves Something About Addiction?

Have you heard about the earth-shaking new study "proving" that addicts inherit a brain dysfunction that causes them to have poor impulse control?

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Is Our Fear Of Aging Responsible For Demi Moore's Problems?

Demi Moore's recent divorce from her younger husband, Ashton Kutcher, and subsequent trip to rehab for drug and alcohol addiction have been documented all too well in the tabloids.

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INFOGRAPHIC: Imagine A World Without Oil

Thanks to our oil addiction, such a world would include rolling blackouts, minimal transportation, dwindling food supplies and possibly war.

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02/10/12 Vancouver Sun Celebration Roll on the birthday menu Source: The Vancouver Sun - Vancouver - BC - Canada VancouverÃ¢s favourite addiction is sushi.
02/10/12 Defendant says bath salts drove him to steal Source: The Gaffney Ledger - Gaffney SC A 23-year-old North Carolina man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Cherokee County General Sessions Court to burglarizing four convenience stores.
02/10/12 JCPD Releases New Heroin Numbers Source: ABC - KMIZ 17 - Columbia MO Jefferson City police released more information Thursday night about what is being called a heroin epidemic in the Capital City.
02/10/12 Life on The Hill 2-10-12 Source: The Barnstable Patriot - Hyannis MA Fifteen years later, with all of these new destinations and more, we still have the very same two exits.
02/10/12 Changing Psychological Care in Ghana: US Model Source: Ghana Home Page The common belief that therapy or counselling is only meant for people with behaviour problems are wrong.

Background on addiction

Historically, addiction has been defined as physical and/or psychological dependence on psychoactive substances (for example alcohol, tobacco, heroin, caffeine and other drugs) which cross the blood-brain barrier once ingested, temporarily altering the chemical milieu of the brain.

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