Aaron Carter Denies that Michael Jackson Gave Him Drugs
There’s been a lot of stuff flying around the tabloids about Aaron Carter and whether or not he was given drugs by Michael Jackson. Though initial reports were adamant that Carter was reporting not only the gift of drugs by Jackson but actually sharing drugs and getting high together when he was well under the . . . . Continue Reading
Prosecution May be the Fate of Drug Addicted Pregnant Women
In 1992, Cornelia Whitner was sentenced to eight years in jail because her baby tested positive for cocaine at birth. Since then, a nationwide debate has raged about the legality of the South Carolina court’s actions that sentenced her. Should Whitner have received a criminal punishment for her drug addiction, a medical disease and not . . . . Continue Reading
Whitney Houston Goes to Drug Rehab
It’s not just Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, who is making headlines due to alleged drug abuse and potential addiction behavior. Now it’s Whitney herself who is reportedly beginning a drug rehab program. Like many celebrities, there is no admission from her camp that she is actually living with an active drug addiction that requires . . . . Continue Reading
Senior CA Women Aged 65 and 72 Facing Marijuana Charges
Two women in California were nicknamed the “marijuana grannies” by prosecutors when they were both arrested on charges of growing hundreds of marijuana plants in their home. Aleen Lam is 72 years old and her roommate, Virginia Chan Pon is 65. Together, the two were recently jailed due to their alleged misconduct. How did they . . . . Continue Reading
Whitney Houston Sends Bobbi Kristina to Rehab
Whitney Houston has famously struggled with her own drug addiction issues – on stage, on TV and in the tabloids. Maybe it’s her experience with addiction that has made her hypersensitive to the issues her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, is experiencing. According to AOL, Whitney Houston is not taking the pictures that surfaced of Bobbi Kristina . . . . Continue Reading
Prescription Painkiller Addiction: High Risks for Women
Painkiller addiction is a problem that swept the nation over the past decade and continues to rise in significance every year. For men and women, teenagers and the elderly, prescription drug addiction is a huge problem, resulting in thousands of deaths due to overdose or related accident every year. Women, however, are one of the . . . . Continue Reading
Surviving After Crystal Meth Rehab
Crystal methamphetamine is one of the most difficult drugs to fight with drug rehab treatment. The psychological withdrawal symptoms are too easily forgotten a few months after drug addiction treatment and when the urge to get high crops up again, many believe they can use “just once” without fully falling back into addiction. Unfortunately, it . . . . Continue Reading
Women and Drug Addiction Treatment: “Acting as If”
One of the most damaging myths about drug addiction treatment and its efficacy is the idea that one must want to go to rehab in order to be successful. The truth is that even women who would like to live a life without heroin addiction, alcoholism, painkiller addiction and addiction to other drugs, few really . . . . Continue Reading
Woman with Heroin Addiction Sentenced to Prison
In some states, if you were a heroin addict who held up a grocery store with a toy gun like Marisol Rodriguez-Ritter of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, you might end up getting sent to drug rehab by the judge. Not so for Rodriguez-Ritter: she was sentenced to 33 to 83 months in prison. Rodriguez-Ritter claims that she . . . . Continue Reading
Lady Gaga, Boy George and Drug Addiction
Lady Gaga recently spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about her drug use and abuse during the early days of her career when she was a struggling musician in New York. She said that despite her binges in the past, she continues to use drugs occasionally, saying: “I won’t lie; it’s occasional. And when I say . . . . Continue Reading