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NEWS ABOUT: rehabilitation

rehabilitation stories: 12 news summaries

 US Eyes Saudi Rehab 
 for Yemeni Detainees 

But Saudi Arabia not jumping at the chance to take in Guantanamo detainees

Oct 14, 09 9:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - When a Saudi Arabian returns home from Guantanamo Bay, a top Saudi prince personally informs their families—then asks them to sign guarantees that he will not return to terrorism. It’s part of Saudi Arabia’s highly effective extremist rehabilitation program, which has so far graduated 108 detainees. Now,... More »

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Saudi Arabia • terrorism • Guantanamo Bay • rehabilitation • Yemen • extremism • Guantanamo prisoners

 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

(Newser) - A new program is putting some smiles on the many pained faces at Walter Reed Army Medical Center—and perhaps even helping wounded veterans recover, Slate reports. The seed for Musicorps came when musician/producer/tinkerer Arthur Bloom was asked to help an amputee there play drums again. Now, the program teaches... More »

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music • rehabilitation • brain damage • Walter Reed Army Medical Center • Iraq veterans • Afghanistan veterans • Jay-ZTV • Musicorps • Arthur Bloom

 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

UPDATED

 Armstrong Injury 
 Puts Tour in Doubt 


Mar 23, 09 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lance Armstrong’s collar bone, broken in a Spanish race, puts his appearance at the Tour de France in jeopardy, but the cyclist is taking a wait-and-see approach, the AP reports. “We'll go from there,” he said of his recovery in the US. “I think for the... More »

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cycling • crash • Tour de France • rehabilitation • Lance Armstrong • broken bone • Giro d'Italia

(Newser) - Tiger Woods returns to golf this week, and he’s sure to amaze—that’s just what he does, Michael Rosenberg writes for Fox Sports. “The most compelling athlete of his generation” has made over his game three times already, and after injury and 8 months off, a new... More »

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sports • golf • Tiger Woods • rehabilitation • US Open • knee injury

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


 Saudis Fight  
 Extremism  
 With... Rehab? 

Saudis rehabilitate terrorists using ideological approach

Nov 9, 08 1:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Saudi Arabia has a particular brand of counter-terrorism: a cozy detention center where captured militants share their feelings, practice art therapy, snack on Twix, rumble on PlayStation, and leave with the prospect of a wife. The retreat, Katherine Zoepf writes in the New York Times magazine, is part of the... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Saudi Arabia • jihad • counterterrorism • rehabilitation • Islamic extremism • al-Qaeda

NEW RELEASE

Check Out of This 'Rehab'

VH1 show exploits fame junkies looking to kick addictions

Jan 11, 08 6:19 PM CST
(Newser) - VH1 has pulled off a difficult feat—it's brought reality TV to new depths of depravity, writes Mark Perigard of the Boston Herald. The network's new "Celebrity Rehab," which follows the struggles of B- and C-list celebs as they try to kick their varous addictions, is "... More »

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reality TV • rehab • celebrity • addiction • VH1 • rehabilitation • Jeff Conaway

Activists Push 'Grass' Roots Campaigns

Pot penalties go up
in smoke in two municipalities

Nov 10, 07 6:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Two Rocky Mountain municipalities have pared back penalties for cannabis users, joining a growing group of US cities, Time reports. Hailey, Idaho (pop. 8,500) and Denver joined the list this week during elections. Voters in the Mile-High City, whose mayor has admitted past pot use, are letting users... More »

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Alaska • Denver • marijuana • rehabilitation • marijuana legalization • Nevada • Hailey, Idaho • Marijuana Policy Project • SAFER • NORML

State 'Exports' Ease Prison Overcrowding —At a Cost

Inmates shipped to long-distance exile

Jul 31, 07 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - States struggling with prison overcrowding are exporting inmates across borders to serve terms in far-flung private institutions, the New York Times reports. Thousands of prisoners from Hawaii are held in Arizona, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Kentucky. California plans to send 8,000 prisoners out of state. Critics say the policy disrupts... More »

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prison • US states • convict • overcrowding • rehabilitation • jail

Swedish Court:
Let Them
Have Porn

Prisons can't keep rapists from their reading, judges say

Jun 29, 07 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sex offenders in Sweden can now have porn in their cells, after a ruling by Stockholm's highest administrative court. The judges told a prison in the northern part of the country that a rapist's rehabilitation was not a good enough reason to screen his reading material any more than that... More »

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pornography • sex offenders • rehabilitation • prisoners • Sweden

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