| Lindsay Lohan Leaves Rehab, Goes Partying
Lindsay Lohan has left rehab after more than a month at Malibu treatment center Promises. Lindsay's rep released this statement last night: “On Friday, July 13, 2007, Lindsay Lohan successfully completed her 45 days of residential and extended care treatment at Promises. She has transitioned to an intensive outpatient program, which includes attendance at daily AA meetings, outpatient therapy and daily testing. On her own, she has also made the decision in support of her sobriety to wear an alcohol monitoring bracelet. In part, she is wearing the bracelet so there are no questions about her sobriety if she chooses to go dancing or dining in a place where alcohol is served." Lindsay celebrated her 21st birthday July 2 with a low-key party with family and friends.
Court makes it easier for patients to enter rehab
Pennsylvanians battling drug and alcohol addiction will not need a second opinion from their HMO before entering treatment programs, a state appeals court ruled. In a unanimous decision released Thursday, Commonwealth Court ruled that group insurance companies and HMOs must cover drug and alcohol treatment costs for policy holders referred to detoxification, rehabilitation and outpatient programs by a doctor or psychologist. The ruling will help about 15,000 state residents with private insurance who seek substance abuse treatment each year, said Deborah Beck, president of the Drug and Alcohol Service Providers Organization of Pennsylvania. It's a really important decision that I think gives power back to doctors and psychologists, said Beck, whose Harrisburg-based organization represents licensed treatment centers and school-run counseling programs.
Call for review of methadone treatment for addicts
A group of experts has called for the creation of a national system to assess how drug addicts are treated to discover if the help they receive is effective. Despite more than 22,000 Scots receiving the heroin substitute methadone, research published yesterday found that there is little effort to find out whether that is working. It was part of a package of findings published by the Scottish Executive which confirmed the liquid substitute for heroin, which is itself highly addictive, remains at the centre of efforts to help people away from their addiction. .
Al Gore's Son Diverted to Rehab in Drug Case
Facing two felony charges for possession of marijuana and prescription medication, the son of former Vice President Al Gore has pled guilty and will enter a Malibu, Calif., addiction treatment program rather than prison, the Orange County Register reported July 31. Albert Gore III was arrested on July 4 after police stopped his speeding car and found marijuana and a variety of prescription pills in his possession. Gore did not have prescriptions for the Vicodin, Xanax, Adderall or Valium in the car. Under California's drug diversion program, Gore will be able to withdraw his guilty plea and have his record cleared if he completes the 90-day rehabilitation program. If he doesn't, he could face up to three years and eight months in prison. .
Prescription pad rules leave doctors with questions
GREENSBORO — An impending requirement that doctors use tamper-proof prescription pads for some patients has them waiting for specifics and wondering whether they'll be ready for the Oct. 1 deadline.The requirement, inserted without debate into a larger bill on defense spending, is intended to prevent fraudulent prescriptions. It applies to prescriptions for people covered by Medicaid, a federally funded program that, with some state money, provides health insurance for some lower-income children and families.A doctor's failure to use a tamper-proof pad could mean that the pharmacy would not be paid by Medicaid for the prescription.Steven C. Anderson, the president and CEO of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, has written Congress asking for a delay in the start date so that doctors, pharmacists and Medicaid itself can prepare.
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SO OVER IT: The Lindsay/Britney watch
Just a few scant weeks ago, this column was started to find amusement in the escapades of celebrities, especially those struggling to hang on to that celebrity status, to point at them and laugh derisively. Those funny, funny Hollywood folk.This week, it's not so amusing. SO OVER IT: The Lindsay/Britney watch Rodney Richey Just a few scant weeks ago, this column was started to find amusement in the escapades of celebrities, especially those struggling to hang on to that celebrity status, to point at them and laugh derisively. Those funny, funny Hollywood folk. .
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