Tips for dealing with substance abuse problems in the workplace; Chris Herren's struggle with drugs

Tips for dealing with substance abuse problems in the workplace ...
How can you tell if a co-worker might have a substance abuse problem, and what should you do about it? Here are tips from experts: Watch for signs: According ... For information on how a small business can set a policy, see http://www.dol.gov/elaws/asp/drugfree/drugs/screen2.asp.
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Former NBA player recounts struggle with drug addiction
CNN
Tune to HLN's "Dr. Drew" weeknights at 9 ET for an in-depth look at the power of addiction and how people struggle with it. Boston (CNN) -- In the 14 years he lived as a drug addict, former NBA player Chris Herren had no shortage of moments that could ...

Canzano: Ex-NBA player recovering from addiction has important message for ...
OregonLive.com
"People's vision of a heroin addict is a guy sleeping, drooling, dirty," Herren said, "but that's his last day. Mine was with the Celtics. I couldn't function without it. I wasn't getting out of bed without it. I wasn't going to bed without it.

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Gerard Butler Admitted To Rehab For Substance Abuse
MTV UK
Actor Gerard Butler has reportedly been admitted to rehab to receive help with hissubstance abuse problem. According to TMZ, the PS I Love You star entered the Betty Ford Centre three weeks ago after apparently feeling that he was too dependant on ...

MTV UK

Gerard Butler being treated for substance abuse at rehab clinic
New York Post
Butler also has issues with cocaine but mainly wanted to ensure he did not develop a full-blownaddiction to the prescription drugs, a source said. He is due to leave the facility Friday. The star fell off his board and was trapped underwater by waves ...

Gerard Butler checks into rehab
New York Daily News
Gerard Butler is reportedly seeking treatment for substance abuse at the Betty Ford Center in California. The Scottish actor checked into the well-known facility three weeks ago after he became too reliant on prescription drugs, TMZ.com reports.

New York Daily News

Banstead man jailed after stealing £1.8m to feed gambling addiction
Your Local Guardian
A financial director who plundered £1.8m from a firm of top chartered surveyors to feed his gambling addiction has been jailed. Andrew Stubbs, 41, from Roundwood Way in Banstead was jailed for four years at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday, ...

Cracked: John Cheese On Dark Comedy, Addiction And Pen Names
Forbes
If writing candidly about his own poverty and addiction were not enough, he vlogged his path to sobriety, including the night he decided to start and the day he reached two years sober. Now he is vlogging his efforts to quit smoking.

A Prescribed Addiction, Part 3
WCAX
His opiate addiction almost killed him. John, who asked that we not use his real name, is one of the roughly 3500 Vermonters from teens to pain patients to seniors who find themselves in treatment for opiate addiction every year.

Extreme alcoholic trades Listerine for rum
Vancouver Courier
By Cheryl Rossi, Vancouver Courier February 23, 2012 Evan Nagy has ripped containers of hand sanitizer off a wall in St. Paul's Hospital and been chased by security guards to Nelson Park where he hoped to drink the antiseptic for its heavy hit of ...

Great Falls Teenager's Recovery From Drug Addiction an Inspiration to Others
KFBB NewsChannel 5
Tonight we bring you the conclusion of 16 year old Chris Casson's journey through addiction to recovery. Chris' father, Doug Casson, explains the worry he felt during Chris' addiction, "We were scared that we would wake up one day and he'd be dead, ...

Drug Addict Turns Pastor
Peace FM Online
REV. JAMES NANA Ofori-Atta, head pastor, Action Chapel International for the northern sector of the country, has openly confessed that he was once a drug user. He said it was through the Almighty God who has power over everything on the surface of ...

Peace FM Online

Sex addiction on the rise, more women than ever affected
Global Regina
In her book, “Love Junkie”, she recounts in vivid details her experience with sex addiction. “I wanted more and more sex and I wanted that affirmation,” she said. “[I wanted] what I thought was real connection, what I thought was love.

Mexican researchers patent heroin vaccine
DAWN.com
National Institute of Psychiatry's Director Maria Elena Medina speaks about the patent of a new vaccine that could reduce addiction to heroin, during a news conference at the institute in Mexico City February 23, 2012. – Reuters Photo MEXICO CITY: ...

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Help! I'm Dating an Alcoholic | Madame Noire | Black Women's ...
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Help! I'm Dating an Alcoholic. February 23rd, 2012 - By admin. Are you dating or married to someone who has a problem with alcohol or substance abuse? Are you tired of the negative affects this problem has had on your relationship and ...
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I Was An Alcoholic During The Best Years Of My Career
By Meredith Lepore
But as you grow older and understand more, you realize that being an alcoholic isn't as simple as a TV movie that is trying to scare kids about the dangers of substance abuse. People can be very high-functioning alcoholics. In fact, they can be ...
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Alcoholism
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In addition to explaining and analysing important national and international issues, as a matter of editorial policy and in the interest of spreading awareness and educating our readers, we have been exploring topics that address the many ...
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Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Centers – Find Local Rehab ...
Addiction treatment can help a drug or alcohol addict recover from addiction and ... to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, people with an addiction to ... Some people have trouble recognizing their substance abuse problem or ... After detoxification is complete, the recovering alcoholic enters long -term ...
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