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NEWS ABOUT: substance abuse

substance abuse stories: 14 news summaries

 Hasselhoff Was 
 Dizzy, Not Drunk 

Reps for the Baywatch actor claim medication, not alcohol, led to collapse

Sep 22, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though it probably depends on your definition of “normal,” David Hasselhoff “is totally normal,” his lawyer tells E!, claiming the Hoff’s hospitalization Sunday wasn’t due to substance abuse. A bad combination of drugs—one for an ear infection and one that helps keep alcoholics... More »

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entertainment • alcoholism • celebrity • David Hasselhoff • substance abuse • medication • hospitalization • drunk

 'Drunk' Hasselhoff 
 Rushed to Hospital 

Scared teen daughter calls her mom

Sep 21, 09 2:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - An apparently drunken David Hasselhoff was rushed to a California hospital by ambulance last night after his worried daughter called her mom, reports TMZ. Haley Hasselhoff, 17, was staying with her dad at his Encino home. Her mom, Pamela Bach, arranged for paramedics to collect the inebriated actor. The former... More »

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alcoholism • David Hasselhoff • hospital • substance abuse • Knight Rider • Baywatch • ambulance • paramedics

 Browns' Stallworth 
 Suspended for 
 '09 Season 

Broke league's 'substance-abuse,' 'personal conduct' rules

Aug 13, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Donte’ Stallworth has been suspended without pay for the 2009 NFL season, the Plain Dealer reports. The Browns wide receiver, who pleaded guilty in June to DUI manslaughter committed in Miami in March, violated league policies on personal conduct and substance abuse. Stallworth is banned from taking part in any... More »

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NFL • Cleveland Browns • football • DUI • substance abuse • manslaughter • suspension • Donte' Stallworth

Doctors Abuse Drug That May Have Killed MJ

Propofol induces
short nap, nice high
between shifts

Aug 6, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Abuse of propofol, the potent sedative suspected in Michael Jackson's death, isn’t common among the general public, but it’s a growing problem amongst doctors and nurses, the Wall Street Journal reports. Addicts refer to the habit of injecting propofol, which doesn't show up in standard drug tests,... More »

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substance abuse • Michael Jackson • Propofol

Drug Abuse Rising
Among US Soldiers

Military struggles to keep up with demand for substance-abuse counseling

Nov 22, 08 5:16 AM CST
(Newser) - US soldiers are testing positive for drugs in record numbers even as the number of Army counselors shrinks, USA Today reports. This year 2.38% of troops tested positive during routine urine screens, up from 1.74% in 2004, and more than 7,000 soldiers were sent to counseling for... More »

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military • US Army • substance abuse • therapy • psychotherapy

Hallucinogenic Plant's High May Knock Medical Use Down

States try to crack down on promising herb

Sep 9, 08 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A hallucinogenic herb pharmacologists believe holds great promise for pain relief and mental health treatment is facing tough restrictions thanks to thrill-seekers, the New York Times reports. Users of the highly potent psychedelic Salvia divinorum—dubbed "Magic Mint" by users—have been posting videos of their trips on YouTube,... More »

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drugs • mental health • DEA • substance abuse • hallucinogenic • hallucinogens

Officials Probe
3 Deaths, Rape
at Dr. Drew's Hospital

Doc to the star directs substance facility

Aug 25, 08 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - California officials are investigating three deaths and a rape at a Pasadena hospital that's home to a rehab facility run by physician-to-the-stars "Dr. Drew" Pinsky. The deaths occurred at Aurora Las Encinas Hospital, where Pinsky is co-director of the chemical dependency program. Two of the patients died of drug... More »

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rehab • drugs • substance abuse • drug abuse • Dr. Drew

 Vets Slipping Into the Bottle 

Military blames troubled vets turning to booze for rise in misconduct

Jul 8, 08 5:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A rise in alcohol abuse among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans is worrying military officials, the New York Times reports. Counseling services for vets suffering post-traumatic stress disorder are stretched to the limit and many tormented former soldiers are turning instead to the bottle. The increase in binge drinking, and a... More »

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alcoholism • US military • substance abuse • PTSD • Iraq veterans • Afghanistan veterans

Rocker Tyler
No Longer Livin'
On the Edge

Aerosmith dude
checks into celeb
rehab center

May 22, 08 3:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has checked into a California rehab facility, E! Online reports. The singer is being treated for undisclosed substance abuse at the center where Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab was filmed. The dad of actress Liv Tyler had been clean for over 20 years since his wild '70s... More »

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rehab • rock stars • rehabilitation center • substance abuse • singer • Aerosmith • Steven Tyler

 Docs Suffer
 Highest Suicide Rate 

One-a-day average tops all professions

Apr 27, 08 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Depression among physicians sparks 300 to 400 suicides a year, the highest rate of any profession, Newsweek reports. While male suicides outnumber female 4 to 1 in the general population, the rate among male and female doctors is about the same. "Undiagnosed and untreated depression is the culprit here,... More »

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suicide • doctor • documentary • substance abuse • suicide prevention

Feds Map Drug and Mental Problems by State

Vermonters smoke a lot of pot, Utah adults suffer high rate of mental ills

Mar 6, 08 8:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Vermonters smoke the most pot and Utah has the lowest drinking and marijuana rates among young people in the nation—but the highest rates of adults reporting mental health problems. Those are some of the nuggets uncovered in a fascinating new report by government researchers who made a state-by-state examination... More »

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cocaine • binge drinking • alcohol abuse • mental illness • marijuana • substance abuse • drug abuse • survey • underage drinking

Talented Ex-NBA Player Meets Tragic End

Fiery crash killed Griffin; career undone by substance abuse

Aug 22, 07 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Several days after a fiery car wreck in Houston, the man in an SUV hit by a train was identified yesterday as Eddie Griffin, a former first-round NBA draft pick whose career was short-circuited by alcohol. The Houston Chronicle reports Griffin's body was so badly burned that dental records were... More »

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NBA • basketball • New Jersey Nets • alcoholism • Houston Rockets • Minnesota Timberwolves • athlete • car crash • substance abuse • Eddie Griffin

Al Gore III Pleads Guilty
in Drug Bust

Ex-VP's son picks rehab stint over prison after latest brush with law

Jul 30, 07 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore III pleaded guilty to four drug charges today and elected to enter a rehab program to avoid prison time, People reports. The ex-VP's 24-year-old youngest child was busted with marijuana and prescription drugs—including Vicodin, Xanax and Valium—after being pulled over in southern California for speeding in... More »

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rehab • Al Gore • drugs • crime • Al Gore III • marijuana • driving • substance abuse

Celebs Turning Rehab Into Joke: Experts

Lohan, Spears 'waltzing' in and out of treatment sends wrong message

Jul 26, 07 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The debauched lifestyles of celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears are turning substance-abuse rehab into a punch line, making light of a process that helps thousands of people each year, say experts. Lohan was arrested on suspicion of DUI this week just days after finishing rehab; in February, Spears... More »

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Britney Spears • rehab • drugs • alcohol • Lindsay Lohan • DUI • alcohol abuse • rehabilitation center • drunk driving • celebrity • treatment • addiction • substance abuse • Robert Downey Jr.

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