Substance Abuse

Mental illness in youth: a common struggle

2013-05-17 13:55:00

Go to a busy street in your community and count the next 25 adolescents who walk, bike, skateboard, stroll or saunter past. Odds are that two of those 25 kids (8.3% to be exact) would own up to having experienced 14 or more days in the last month that...

Chuck Muncie dies at 60; Saints and Chargers running back

2013-05-14 18:26:00

Chuck Muncie, a star running back with the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers who overcame a cocaine habit that ended his career and then devoted his later life to helping others avoid drug abuse, has died. He was 60. Muncie died Monday of...

Lax oversight allows felons to counsel addicts, report finds

2013-05-13 15:26:00

California's lax rules governing who can work as substance abuse counselors have allowed sex offenders and other felons to treat addicts with little to no scrutiny by the state, according to a report by the Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes released...

Newport Beach targets rehab homes; one briefly hosted Lindsay Lohan

2013-05-14 12:35:00

Newport Beach officials plan to ask a judge to close seven substance abuse recovery facilities in the city, including the rehab home where actress Lindsay Lohan stayed briefly before checking into the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage instead. The...

Lax oversight allows felons to counsel addicts, report finds

2013-05-13 22:39:00

'Peanuts'' Charlie Brown voice actor pleads guilty to stalking

2013-05-09 06:55:00

A former child actor who voiced the Charlie Brown "Peanuts" character on TV will receive substance abuse and mental health treatment after pleading guilty to stalking an ex-girlfriend and threatening the plastic surgeon who performed her breast...

Cleveland kidnapping suspect had history of abuse, former lover said

2013-05-08 12:30:00

CLEVELAND -- One of the men suspected of imprisoning and abusing three recently freed young women was earlier accused of a series of violent acts against the mother of four of his children and was ordered to complete domestic violence and substance...

Jackson trial: AEG missed the warning signs

2013-05-07 19:06:00

Michael Jackson’s doctor showed warning signs that should have led concert promoter AEG to raise serious questions before letting him sign on as the singer’s physician for an anticipated comeback tour, a cardiologist testified Tuesday. �� ...

Cardiologist says Michael Jackson's doctor was unfit to save him

2013-05-07 12:59:00

A cardiologist testified Tuesday that Michael Jackson's doctor gave his famous patient incorrect treatment when he noticed the singer had stopped breathing as a result of a powerful anesthetic the physician had administered. Dr. Daniel Wohlgelernter,...

California Supreme Court upholds medical pot bans

2013-05-06 10:34:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the right of cities to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. “While some counties and cities might consider themselves well suited to accommodating medical marijuana...

Lohan's new rehab center has no drug or alcohol treatment license

2013-05-02 11:47:00

The Newport Beach rehab facility which Lindsay Lohan entered Thursday as part of her sentence for lying to police in a reckless driving case has no license to provide alcohol or drug treatment as required by the judge, officials said Thursday. The...

Letters: Save Mexico -- end the drug war

2013-05-05 00:00:00

Re "Obama vows alliance with Mexico," May 3 In trying to reduce the violence in Mexico, President Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pe�a Nieto are doing a hat dance around the obvious solution. As repugnant as it may be to some, decriminalizing drug...

Alternatives Inc. shares what lungs look like after three months of continuous smoking at the state�s third Substance Abuse Awareness Vital for Virginia Youth expo at Christopher Newport University on Saturday.

2013-04-27 00:00:00

Jones struggled with alcohol and drug abuse, multiple marriages and divorces and lawsuits over his erratic behavior.

2013-04-26 00:00:00

RDJ owed more than $2 million to Uncle Sam at one point, but he's since sorted that out along with his substance abuse issues.

2013-04-12 00:00:00