Charlie Sheen’s Ex-Fiancée Brett Rossi Overdoses and Lives

Brett Rossi, 25, was found passed out at her home by a friend and rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she spent a night in the intensive care unit after doctors pumped her stomach. The porn star, who was engaged to Charlie Sheen and had planned to wed the actor later this month. Rossi, who also goes by Scottine Sheen, met the former Two and a Half Men star last November and enjoyed a whirlwind romance until Sheen called off the engagement in mid October.

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Comprehensive Federal Strategy for Addressing America’s Prescription Drug and Heroin Epidemic

The treatment and prevention of prescription drug and heroin abuse is one of the most important and difficult challenges facing our country. Nationwide, drug overdose deaths, fueled by prescription painkillers, now claim more lives than car accidents, with approximately 100 Americans dying from an overdose every day, nearly half from prescription opioid painkillers.

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Top Five Warning  

Signs of Internet Pornography Addiction

“Internet pornography addiction can develop even more easily than a drug or alcohol addiction because it engages the most sensitive sense we have, our eyes; and it’s readily available in unlimited quantities.   It’s even more addictive than drug addictions because the images are directly stored in the memory and imagination which remain long after viewing Internet pornography, altering the structure and function of the brain,” said Dr. Weber.

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’80s Heartthrob Jan-Michael Vincent Confesses: ‘I’m An Alcoholic’ VIDEO

He openly tells the magazine, “I’m an alcoholic,” but won’t discuss how long he has been sober for. “I’m here, and I’m talking to you,” he tells The ENQUIRER, emphasizing that it doesn’t matter how long he has been sober because what is most important to him is that he is alive. Watch the video below for the full interview!

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Feds Shutdown Rehab: Kickback Scheme

The feds filed suit Tuesday to shut down a kickback scheme that funneled tens of millions of dollars to a drug-treatment program called Narco Freedom, whose owner and his son were busted last week on charges that they pulled off a massive insurance fraud. The operation allegedly forced homeless junkies to enroll in Medicaid-funded outpatient rehab in exchange for beds in 18 substandard shelters – known as “Freedom Houses”.

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Mother Pleads for Caffeine Pill Regulations, Son Died from Overdose

17-year-old Noah Smith was found dead in his backyard nearly a month ago. Yalobusha County Coroner Ronnie Stark tells WMC Action News 5 that autopsy results show the teenager died from cardiac dysrhythmia, due to excessive caffeine use. Stark just released the results this week and said it appears Smith died of an accidental overdose from caffeine pills. Noah’s mother said that her son was tired from work and school. He told friends he bought the pills. It’s unclear how many pills Noah took, but his mother said he was up late talking to his girlfriend when he told her he didn’t feel well.

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Do You Have Approval Addiction?

Everyone needs to feel appreciated on a regular basis. This stems from our very human need to know and feel that we’re doing a good job in life. It also stems from the fact that, as mammals, we have the need to bond with our parents, family and clan. Plus, a little recognition also prompts our brains to release the feel-good chemical dopamine.

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Nurse Fed Drug Addiction with Stolen Prescriptions – Blames Mentally Ill Patient

A mental health nurse who stole prescriptions to feed her addiction to pain killers was jailed after trying to pin the crime on one of her vulnerable patients. She compounded the lies by visiting the patient, an alcoholic suffering from depression and memory problems, and persuading her to take the blame, even going so far as to write her a “script” as to what to tell the police. The patient did try to take the blame for her but was unaware of the other eight prescriptions so police realized she could not be the thief.

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Toast to Alcoholics Anonymous  

Alcoholics are often shunned by society. The sad reality is that few try to understand the struggle they face on a daily basis, for society has deemed them “bad decision makers” and “long since given up on them.” “Don’t judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes,” says Kumar*, a one-time addict who has managed to turn his life around thanks to Alcoholics Anonymous. Kumar now dedicates his time to helping people with alcohol problems. “For every single alcoholic, ten people may suffer,” he says. AA was the first to categorise alcoholism as a physical, spiritual and mental illness. Medical science followed suit by describing it as a psychosomatic illness.

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Doctors Accused of Over- Prescribing in Some Cases Killing Patients VIDEO

Jenny Spielman was found dead in a bathtub at a drug treatment facility in Bay Park a few hours after spending the evening with family, celebrating her 29th birthday. Spielman was prescribed the drugs by Dr. Jerry Rand, an addiction treatment specialist. His actions, according to the California State Medical Board, contributed to Spielman’s death. Dr. Rand also illegally “self-prescribed” controlled substances and dangerous drugs, including sleeping pills, for his own personal use.

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Feds Shutdown Drug Rehab Scam

A suit was filed Tuesday to shut down a kickback scheme that pumped tens of millions of dollars to a drug-treatment program called Narco Freedom. The owner and son were were busted on charges of huge insurance fraud. The scam dates back to atleast 2006 when Narco Freedom founder, Alan Brand, began opening the shelters – also known as “Freedom Houses”.

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Sober House Director Arrested for Dispensing Drugs

The director of a home for recovering drug addicts has been arrested after residents said he did nothing to stop rampant drug use there. The director of the sober living house in the town of Vienna was arrested Thursday on tentative charges of dispensing drugs illegally, theft and running a drug house. Nobody who worked at the home was authorized to dispense Suboxone, the warrant said.

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Investigation: Synthetic Marijuana VIDEO

You’d expect Connor Eckhardt’s parents to be devastated and they are. Their only son, their first born, died unexpectedly at the age of 19 after, they say, taking literally one hit of a synthetic form of marijuana nicknamed ”Spice”. “We thought we were in touch. We thought we were the cool parents. We knew what was going on.” Sadly, it appears they did not. However, they’re channeling their grief into a worldwide educational and awareness campaign.

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Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone?   VIDEO

Do you sleep with your cellphone? Do you become agitated or uncomfortable if you don’t have your phone with you? If so, you could be a digital addict. In our culture of constant connectivity, it seems some people may take it too far, becoming smartphone and tablet junkies.
QUIZ: Are you addicted?

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