Jackson’s Doctor Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter
Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star’s death last summer.
It doesn't matter how old you are, what race or religion you are, or if you are male or female. Addiction doesn't care how rich you are or how educated you are. Addiction doesn't discriminate.
Celebrities getting caught drunk driving, reality rehab shows, and stars checking in and out of treatment. How does the media's portrayal of addiction impact those suffering from addiction? How does it sometimes encourage bad behavior?
Federal and state public policy as it relates to drugs and addiction impact the availability of treatment. Information on diversion programs as well as DUI and drug laws.
The best treatment programs offer uniquely effective therapeutic modalities such as EMDR, dialectical behavioral therapy, and equine therapy. Here we discuss the various types of therapeutic methods that are traditionally used in addiction treatment.
Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star’s death last summer.
When driving through a suburban neighborhood, it is likely that the last thing most people will associate with the area is “drug house”.” Unfortunately, drug traffickers must have a place to store weapons, drugs and money in order to drive their distribution efforts. When such activities land in suburbia, many a family find that their world is not as safe as they once assumed.
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In November 2000, California voters approved Proposition 36, which allowed probation and treatment for many drug addicted criminal offenders who would normally face jail time. At the same time, California state Senator John Burton proposed Senate Bill 479, which established a diversion and treatment program for lawyers who suffer from drug addiction, alcohol abuse, or mental illness. The bill was sponsored by the California State Bar, signed into law in July 2001 and became effective on January 1, 2002. The bill created the Attorney Diversion and Assistance Act which is codified in California Business and Professions Code, Section 6230 through Section 6238. The purpose of the bill was two-fold: to protect the general public from malpractice while preserving the bar cards of addicted or mentally ill attorneys by encouraging attorneys to enter addiction treatment centers or programs for rehabilitation. The result: the California Lawyers Assistance Program.
Former teen idol Leif Garrett posted a $10,000 bond Wednesday after spending two days in a jail on a drug charge, a Los Angeles County sheriff’s spokesman said.
Garrett, 48, was arrested Monday at a downtown Los Angeles train station after police found heroin in his shoe, spokesman Steve Whitmore said. Garrett was 16 when he scored his first pop chart hit, “Surfin’ USA,” in 1977.
When deputies approached Garrett Monday morning at the Metrolink station, he was “acting in a pronounced way, shaking and sweating,” Whitmore said. Garrett told them he was “nervous around law enforcement because of other meetings with them in the past,” he said.
The singer did jail time four years ago after he was arrested with heroin while he stood on a subway platform at another Los Angeles transit station.
Youth and healthy individuals are increasingly dying from ecstasy use. A new release in Science Daily highlights a paper by a University of Hertfordshire academic which reports that ecstasy-related death rates in young users is cause for concern.
Lead author on this paper is Professor Fabrizio Schifano at the University’s School of Pharmacy. Schifano and his colleagues reviewed stimulant-related deaths from the np-SAD database and from the British Crime Survey 2001-2007 results. In this review, the researchers found 832 amphetamine and methylamphetamine-related deaths and 605 ecstasy-related deaths.
The element of higher concern identified the fact that the fatalities from ecstasy during that period
UK psychologists report that there is a strong link between heavy internet use and depression. The study, published in the journal Psychopathology, found that 1.2% of people surveyed were addicted to the Internet, and many of them were depressed.
The BBC reports that the Leeds University team stressed that they could not say one necessarily caused the other, and that most internet users did not suffer mental health problems.
The conclusions were based on 1,319 responses to an online questionnaire, and participants were recruited via links on social networking sites. Participants were asked how much they used the internet and for what purposes. They were also asked a series of questions to assess whether they suffered from depression.
Isn’t it ironic how we feel about age? When you’re young, you can’t wait to be older so you have more freedom to do what you want. When you’re old, you often wish you could just be young again. The fact is, however, that both populations – young and old – have one thing in common: they’re at the greatest risk of suicide.
Emotional distress may have a lot to do with it, along with physical disabilities or conditions, substance abuse, and other factors. We’ll look more in depth at some of the causes of suicide among the young and the old in a minute, but first, let’s examine some statistics. … Continue Reading
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Now that you’re in recovery for gambling addiction, you can begin to rebuild your life. A big part of that will undoubtedly involve repairing the financial nightmare that resulted from your compulsive gambling. Just the stress of trying to deal with creditors, mountains of piled up debt, and the insecurity of not knowing if you’ll be able to financially independent again can take a huge toll. Don’t let it. You can regain your financial strength, security and confidence in your ability to take care of your financial obligations. But you do need help. … Continue Reading
Studies show that roughly 20% of all practicing attorneys suffer from addiction to drugs or alcohol and roughly 30% suffer from depression; these are conservative estimates. When an attorney practices law while actively abusing drugs or alcohol, there is tremendous potential for harm to clients, the general public, or the attorney’s future ability to practice law.
