| Fighting addiction is a struggle at any price
High-profile alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers seem like a home away from home for Hollywood celebs like Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie and Robert Downey Jr. Some charge nearly $50,000 a month. But since Lohan's arrest last week on charges of driving under the influence and possession of cocaine -- after several in-and-out stays at pricey rehab clinics -- one wonders what, if anything, works. Headlines about backsliding celebrities should not lead people to believe rehabilitation clinics are not worthwhile. However luxurious -- or Spartan -- the surroundings, however famous or workaday the patient, it's not unusual for people fighting addictions to fail often before they may finally succeed, say doctors and those who run rehab clinics.
Anderson House benefit this weekend
The 11th annual Anderson House Seafood Festival will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Deer Path Park, West Woodschurch Road, Readington Township. There will be musical entertainment by local musicians. The festival benefits the residential treatment program for women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. Suggested donation: $5, free for children 12 and under. Nutrition course at NCC Southside A new, three-credit introductory class in nutrition will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Aug. 29, at Northampton Community College's Fowler Family Southside Center, 511 E. Third St., Bethlehem. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of nutrition related to health promotion and disease prevention throughout the life cycle.
Addiction can be cured in 24 hours: Expert
SOON, addicts will be able to overcome their weaknesses within 24 hours, according to de-addiction expert Narendra Chitte who plans to start around 1,000 centres all over the State as part of his 'Tobacco, alcohol chale jao' campaign. He was speaking at a press conference here on Monday. The centres will offer free de-addiction programmes for the poor, while others will be required to pay a nominal fee. Chitte runs a de-addiction programme for alcohol, gutkha, nicotine and drug addicts in Pradhikaran, Nigdi. He describes a four-step process for tackling addiction. "Lack of self-confidence and motivation push an addict towards substance abuse. These centres will provide counselling, psychological techniques, a herbal programme and detox consultation that relieve a person of his substance abuse within a day," he said.
Sanjay Dutt: Some hits, many misses
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) The many trials and tribulations in the life of Sanjay Dutt, who was sentenced to six years' rigorous imprisonment in the 1993 Mumbai bombings case: 1959: Sanjay is born to Sunil and Nargis Dutt. 1964: Leaves for Lawrence School, Sanawar, in Himachal Pradesh. 1981: Mother Nargis Dutt dies after long battle with cancer soon after his debut release 'Rocky'. 1982: Second release 'Vidhaata' hits the screens amid talk of Sanjay's drug addiction. 1986: Sanjay's first big hit 'Naam', released after his return from a drug rehabilitation centre in Texas, US. 1987: Marries actress Richa Sharma. 1989: Daughter Trishala is born. 1990: Blockbuster 'Thanedar' with Madhuri Dixit.
Shanghai to get camp for Web addicts
Forty youngsters addicted to the Internet will participate in the first summer camp in China to help online addicts get back to normal.
The 10-day camp, which is recruiting participants from Shanghai, will open at the end of the month.
To be considered for the experimental program, potential campers aged 14 to 22 can visit the site with their parents to take a psychological test and speak with professional counselors for evaluation.
According to research by Shanghai's youth affairs office, those seriously addicted to the web should receive medical help, but this rarely happens. A low level of Internet addiction is believed to exist in more than 10 percent of Shanghai youngsters.
Xu Zheng (an alias) was accepted with a very high entrance examination score by the East China University of Science and Technology.
Winehouse and hubby went back to doping just days after confession
London, Aug 15 (ANI): Though Amy Winehouse and her hubby had confessed about their drug addiction to their family and friends, it didn't take much time for them to get back to the habit. A friend of the 'Rehab' singer caught the couple taking heroin at a 3,000 pounds -a-night suite in London, days after the confession. The couple agreed to undergo rehab treatment only after witnessing a showdown involving their families. The music video assistant's mum Georgette Civil said that both of them have to be blamed for the drug problem. "She told me she was addicted to heroin and cocaine. She admitted 'It's silly, but you just get carried away'," the Mirror quoted Winehouse's mum-in-law, as saying. "You can't blame Amy and you can't blame Blake.
Former NBA ref pleads guilty to felony charges
Former referee Tim Donaghy pleaded guilty to two felony charges Wednesday in an NBA betting scandal that rocked the league and raised questions about the integrity of games.
Donaghy faces a maximum of 25 years in prison when he is sentenced for conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and transmitting wagering information through interstate commerce. He was released on a $250,000 bond.
Speaking in code during telephone calls, Donaghy provided recommendations, called "picks," to co-conspirators about what team they should bet on, said U.S. District Court Judge Carol Bagley Amon. If he was correct, they paid him $5,000.
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