Report: Lamar Odom may have checked into drug and alcohol rehabilitation center
According to People.com, Odom — who had been the subject of much rumor and reporting in recent weeks — has decided to check himself into a rehabilitation center for drug and alcohol abuse. From People's report: “He realized he needs help,” a source …
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Lamar Odom has checked into drug and alcohol rehab center, report says
Former Lakers forward Lamar Odom has checked into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, according to People.com. Odom, currently a free agent after a season with the Clippers, has been the subject a variety of recent rumors related to drug abuse.
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Lamar Odom paid 0 a day for drugs during summer bender: report
The Queens-bred baller checked out of a rehabilitation center for drug and alcohol addiction on Thursday, just one day after seeking treatment for substance abuse issues, sources told People magazine. A source close to Odom and Kardashian confirmed to …
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Lamar Odom Checks Into Rehab for Drug Problems
Lamar Odom has taken the first step toward recovery. Following his DUI arrest on Aug. 30, Khloe Kardashian's basketball player husband checked himself into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center to seek treatment for his substance abuse problems, Us …
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Bangor conference sheds light on drug, alcohol addiction treatment differences …
Bangor police Officer Jason McAmbly, a community relations officer for the department, talks about taking proactive steps to prevent drug and alcohol addiction during a round table discussion at the &quotAddiction and Recovery for Women: Celebrating …
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'Love Rehab' advice on breakups: Sweat it out
In her new novel “Love Rehab,” former Newser Jo Piazza details how applying the basic principles of 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous can help the newly single recover from bad breakups. Only in love rehab, the first step isn't admitting you …
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Lamar Odom Enters Rehab? Source Says NBA Star 'Realized He Needs Help …
Lamar Odom entered a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center this week, according to sources at People magazine. “[Odom] realized he needs help,” a source told the gossip mag. Odom, who has lived a relatively uneventful life in the spotlight since …
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Lamar Odom Admits He Needs Help, Enters Rehab for Substance Abuse
A source told People, "He realized he needs help." Thank God. It has been truly devastating to watch the details of his self-destruction play out with a DUI arrest last week and reports (which may or may not be reliable) of his serious drug habits and …
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Report: Lamar Odom may have checked into drug and alcohol rehabilitation center
TMZ reported in late August that Odom had gone “missing,” while connecting the dots between his disappearance and an alleged drug problem. Jeff Schwartz, Odom's agent, refuted the claim that he had “vanished,” via Marc Stein of ESPN.com, with the …
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Lamar Odom NOT in Rehab, Despite Report
On Wednesday, People claimed the athlete entered a treatment center after he finally “realized he needs help,” but a source close to the situation tells Gossip Cop the report is incorrect. We're told Odom is NOT in rehab. The NBA player was arrested …
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Lamar Odom Secret Meeting With NBA Drug Counselors
Lamar Odom got some secret visitors yesterday — two drug counselors who work with the National Basketball Players Association … just hours before he was busted for DUI. Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … the counselors — former NBA …
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Medicare Part D Drug Plans: Counseling With a Moving Target
Published Online: Friday, August 16, 2013. Patients are likely to be confused by the various Medicare prescription drug plans available to them as well as the year-to-year coverage changes, but the basics are reasonably straightforward. Medicare Part D …
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Counselors build knowlage with 'Prime for Life' program
CAMP FOSTER — Substance Abuse Counseling Center staff attended a Prime for Life refresher course Aug. 12-14 at Camp Foster to further their education as counselors in an effort to serve as reliable and knowledgeable resources on a wide range of …
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Addicted to the Internet? There's a Hospital-based Treatment for That
… as either coping skills or are so habitual that they don't play much role other than habit,” says Adi Jaffe, executor director of Alternatives Addiction Treatment, a private treatment center that offers moderation-based approaches to treat all …
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Lamar Odom reportedly enters rehab — or did he?
Two sources confirmed to People magazine on Wednesday that Odom, husband to Khloe Kardashian Odom, had checked himself into a treatment center for drug and alcohol addiction. … Kanye West in human-rights spotlight after private Kazakhstan gig.
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Rethinking Canada's approach to drugs and alcohol
Many jurisdictions around the world allow private alcohol sales and don't suffer from the myriad of problems described by those in favour of strict controls. In Las Vegas, for example, most hotels have the same glasses because people are free to order …
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Funding cuts to drug treatment centers mean addicts get turned away
Over the past 13 years, the state has transferred treatment to the private sector. Now there are about 2,500 private facilities in the state that use donations, and federal and state money to provide detox, or medical treatments that remove drugs from …
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