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RUN, LINDSAY, RUN

 Lohan Pop: 
 I'm Seeking 
 Conservatorship 

Shockingly, Michael is still talking to the press about Lindsay

Nov 3, 09 8:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Looks like someone is taking a cue from Jamie Spears. Michael Lohan’s latest plan with regard to wayward daughter Lindsay: “I am going to go to court to get a legal conservatorship to get Lindsay into rehab and finally get her off all the prescription meds,” he... More »

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entertainment • rehab • drug addiction • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • drug abuse • conservatorship • Michael Lohan

SURE, YOU WILL

 Papa Lohan: 
 I'll Shut Up 
 When LiLo 
 Enters Rehab 

Michael uses gossip site to respond to latest threats from Dina, Lindsay

Nov 2, 09 6:26 AM CST
(Newser) - The Lohans continue to carry out their family squabbles via the press, with Michael most recently responding to Dina and Lindsay’s request that he stop talking with an ultimatum of his own. “As far as Lindsay is concerned, if she goes into a rehab, I will stop,”... More »

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entertainment • rehab • drug addiction • Lindsay Lohan • Dina Lohan • celebrity • drug abuse • Michael Lohan

ANDREA PEYSER

 Sex Rehab for 
 Steve Phillips? Oh, Please! 

Axed ESPN analyst is just the latest to use 'sex addict' as an excuse

Oct 29, 09 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Phillips and his fellow celebrity sex addicts prove "all that's required to claim that a man's transgression is really a disease over which he is powerless is a large bank account, a small degree of fame, a clueless wife. And a straight face," writes Andrea Peyser in... More »

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entertainment • television • rehab • ESPN • sex scandal • sex addiction • sports journalism • Steve Phillips • Brooke Hundley

 Ankle Monitors 
 Get a Grip on 
 Drunk Drivers 

New technology lets cash-strapped PDs free up jail space

Sep 25, 09 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the fight against drunk driving, cash-strapped municipalities are embracing cheaper penalties than the traditional—and expensive—jailhouse, and the ankle monitor has a high-tech addition: an alcohol sensor. Repeat offenders can skip probation and even rehab if they submit to sweat-analyzing remote surveillance. “We are at a point... More »

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rehab • alcohol abuse • probation • rehabilitation • house arrest • criminal charges • ankle • electronic monitoring • SCRAM

First US Internet Addiction Rehab Center Opens

For $14,500, reStart offers therapy, socialization

Aug 27, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first US Internet addiction clinic has opened in Fall City, Wash. The Heavensfield Retreat Center offers “reStart,” a 45-day in-patient rehab program for Internet, video game, and texting addictions, LiveScience reports. Clients undergo talk therapy and social skills training, as well as feeding goats, raising chickens, and... More »

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Internet • rehab • depression • Washington • addiction • psychology • Tufts University • therapy • Internet addiction • psychologist • Internet Addiction Disorder • clinic

 Amy Gets New Guy, New Studio 

Blake still sleazy, back in rehab

Jul 28, 09 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse is focusing on what really matters: flying her recording gear from St. Lucia back home and, of course, a new guy. Not just any guy: Mischa Barton ex James Regan, who “has a penchant for famous car crashes,” a friend tells the Mirror. Meanwhile, Winehouse’s... More »

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entertainment • rehab • cocaine • celebrity • Kate Moss • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • Mischa Barton • James Regan

Boyle Feels 'Fantastic' With Kitty at Home

Post-rehab, singer promises 'nae crap', plans recording demos

Jun 7, 09 4:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Susan Boyle is chilling at home with her cat Pebbles after a high-profile stint in rehab, News of the World reports. "I want to take on the world,” she said. “From now on there's nae crap.” Boyle returned to Scotland at the urging of Simon Cowell,... More »

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entertainment • rehab • Simon Cowell • Scotland • exhaustion • Susan Boyle

 Celebrity Pornhab 
 Mocks Dr Drew 

Adult film marks Mary Carey's return to porn

May 18, 09 7:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Porn star Mary Carey must not have left Celebrity Rehab with a good impression of Dr Drew Pinsky. She’s lashing out at him with a porno mock-up of his show—Celebrity Pornhab with Dr Screw. TMZ’s behind-the-scenes footage (view at the link below) features Carey admitting she likes... More »

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entertainment • rehab • pornography • celebrity • Dr. Drew • Celebrity Rehab • porn star • Mary Carey

Lohan Vows to Producer: I'll Be a Good Girl

Tabloid queen promises to change her ways for next film

May 15, 09 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan promises to get her act together for her next film, People reports. “She said, ‘I really want to get serious. I'm committed,’” recalled Kent Parker, producer of indie comedy The Other Side, which begins filming this fall. “I’m not worried whatsoever,”... More »

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Hollywood • rehab • Lindsay Lohan • tabloids • movies

(Newser) - The Paula Abdul roller-coaster continues. The Idol judge says Ladies' Home Journal got it all wrong: She now insists she was never addicted to painkillers, and she never checked into a rehab facility, E! reports. “It was very stressful for me to hear that and to be quoted... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • American Idol • rehab • drug addiction • spa • Paula Abdul

 Abdul 
 Reveals 
 Painkiller 
 Addiction 

American Idol judge turned to meds after dancing injuries

May 5, 09 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paula Abdul tells the Ladies' Home Journal she was addicted to heavy-duty painkillers for 12 years until she kicked the habit last November. Abdul insists, however, that she never shot an American Idol episode while under the influence. The 46-year-old turned to prescription meds—which made her act "weird"... More »

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American Idol • rehab • pop music • rehabilitation • painkiller • prescription painkillers • Paula Abdul • Celebrity Rehab

 How LiLo Can Save Her Career 

Starlet should take advice from Angie, Drew

Apr 30, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s hard to imagine Lindsay Lohan as the next Julia Roberts, but that once seemed to be her destiny. After the DUIs, rehab, bad movies, and drama-ridden relationships, can she ever stage a comeback? The New York Daily News asked the experts for advice:
  • “Get involved in
... More »

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rehab • Lindsay Lohan • DUI • celebrity • comeback • acting career • public image

(Newser) - They made him go to rehab, but Blake Fielder-Civil didn't say "no, no, no" to a fling with a fellow patient, the now-pregnant mom of two other children dishes to the News of the World. "Blake seduced me and we had a secret fling," she says, adding... More »

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rehab • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • News of the World • celebrity pregnancy

Russia Starts
to Admit Heroin Problem

Some blame West's failures in Afghanistan; others see bad policy

Mar 11, 09 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - With an estimated 2 million drug addicts in Russia—about one in 50 adults—the nation is finally admitting it has a problem. One ally of PM Vladimir Putin faults the West’s anti-terror efforts in nearby Afghanistan for allowing poppy cultivation to bloom; others say Russia’s sweep-it-under-the-rug policies... More »

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Afghanistan • Russia • War on Terror • rehab • heroin • Bill Maher • HIV/AIDS • drug addicts • methadone • Bill Maher Grid

Winehouse's Guitars Stolen
in $21K Home Burglary

British singer's home robbed while she's away in Caribbean

Jan 30, 09 11:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Thieves kicked in a padlocked front door at Amy Winehouse’s London home yesterday while the troubled singer was on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia kicking yet another habit, the Sun reports. Police were called to the address to reports of two men forcing entry, but the bandits made... More »

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rehab • celebrity • Caribbean • guitar • burglary • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • Camden Town

(Newser) - Fresh from his appearance on Celebrity Rehab, ex-Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler is going back to rehab, E! reports. Adler pleaded no contest to drug charges stemming from a July arrest, and was ordered to enter a state rehab program. The rocker, who checked out of his higher-profile... More »

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music • rehab • probation • Guns N' Roses • Dr. Drew • Steven Adler • Celebrity Rehab

Reid in Rehab,
Won't Say Why


Dec 12, 08 7:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Actress Tara Reid checked herself into rehab in Los Angeles this week, People reports. She entered the facility preferred by Britney Spears—Promises Treatment Center—and did not reveal through a rep why she sought help. "She checked in herself," a friend said. "It was her... More »

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rehab • Tara Reid

 Winehouse Ex 
 Back in the Pokey 

Winehouse hubby violated bail

Dec 3, 08 10:03 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s shockingly back to prison for Amy Winehouse’s soon-to-be ex-hubby, the Independent reports. Blake Fielder-Civil reportedly broke the terms of his early-release bail by failing a drug test. He had earlier claimed to be clean, thanks to his forced stint in rehab. After failing the test, Fielder-Civil supposedly... More »

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rehab • prison • drug addiction • celebrity • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • drug test

Hike Booze Tax to Save Lives: Study

Alaskan fatalities from alcohol-related diseases plunged when levy was raised

Nov 15, 08 3:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Higher liquor taxes may reduce deaths related to alcohol consumption, the Chicago Tribune reports. A new study examined Alaska’s alcohol tax rates over a 30-year period in conjunction with deaths from alcohol-related diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver. When taxes were raised, such deaths decreased by as much... More »

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rehab • taxes • alcohol • beer • drinking • rehabilitation • liquor

 Duchovny Exits 
 Sex Rehab 

Californication star 'successfully completes treatment'

Oct 7, 08 5:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ex X-Files actor David Duchovny has checked out of rehab for sex addiction after "successfully completing treatment," said his attorney. The 48-year-old star of Californication is ready to begin work on a new movie, reports People. Duchovny has been married to actress Téa Leoni since 1997. They... More »

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rehab • sex addiction • David Duchovny • Tea Leoni • Stanton Stein

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