Barnstable County Correction Facility lauded for substance abuse treatment
The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program at the Barnstable County Correctional Facility received high praise this week. According to a BCCF release, the facility has been chosen, along with five others, as a model for the treatment of …
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Chris Brown arrested again, discharged from rehab
Brandlin said last month that Brown should stay at the Malibu treatment facility for substance abuse and anger management because he was doing well in the court-ordered program and it gave him an "adequate safety net." In 2009, Brown was sentenced to …
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Chris Brown completes 90 days at Malibu rehab center, judge thinks he needs …
A judge thinks Chris Brown still has more work to do in anger management rehab and has ordered him to extend his stay past 90 days. The “Fine China” singer already completed his court-ordered 90-day live-in stay at the facility in Malibu, Calif. TMZ …
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Chris Brown ordered back to rehab for two months
Chris Brown is going back to rehab. At a hearing on Friday, Los Angeles judge ordered the singer to spend another two months in the Malibu rehabilitation center where he has been grappling with anger management and drug abuse problems. RELATED: …
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Too Late For Malibu Rehab To Join Sly Stone Suit, Judge Says
Law360, Los Angeles (February 04, 2014, 9:22 PM ET) — A California judge ruled Tuesday that the Malibu Beach Recovery Center cannot intervene in Sly Stone's stolen royalties lawsuit against his ex-manager to make sure any damages Stone recovers are …
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Question by My Answers Suck: What’s your definition of “abuse”?
I hang out in celebrity section and notice a lot of people commenting on Chris Brown hitting Rihanna saying he abused her. To me, “abuse” means a habitual occurrence. For this argument we won’t get into whether or not he has done so in the past. So if he hits her on this one occasion — even if going overboard — does that constitute as “physical abuse”?

I was thinking if someone who has never had alcohol gets absolutely plastered one time, they are not considered as alcohol abusers. That term usually conjures up an addicted alcoholic. Same for drugs.

What do you think?
So Beyond Mordant, would you classify this as abuse? When I hear of spousal abuse, I think of battery on more than one occasion. Habitual offense. I can see how your definition would apply, though.

Best answer:

Answer by hatrickpatrick
What happened between Chris Brown and Rihanna was a fight / assault. “Abuse” cannot be a once off incident.

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Cedars-Sinai, UCLA team up to open inpatient rehab facility
The new hospital, expected to open in late 2015, will more than triple the capacity for inpatient rehabilitation in the community. The beds currently available for inpatient rehab—28 at Cedars-Sinai and 11 at UCLA Health—are usually full, according …
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Chris Brown ordered to do 90 days of inpatient rehab
He had been at the rehab for 13 days before he was kicked out. His publicist said at the time the singer would continue his treatment on an outpatient basis. Brown voluntarily checked himself into rehab last month to deal with personal issues after he …
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