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Dr. Jandial & Addiction
America's battle with drug addiction is taking a new front. Surgeon and Scientist Dr. Rahul Jandial joined us with a sobering edition of thumbs up and thumbs down. Dr. Jandial cover the following topics on addiction: TYLENOL RECENTLY LOWERED ITS...Tags: Health, Behavioral Conditions
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Prescriptions Painkiller Deaths at Alarming Levels, Experts Say
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The abuse of prescription painkillers has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, and accounts for an alarming number of deaths. In fact, painkillers are blamed for an average of 40 fatal overdoses each day. In 1999,...Tags: Health, Chemicals, Heath Ledger, Stress, Heroin
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Did Alcohol Withdrawal Kill Amy Winehouse?
KTLA/CNNLONDON (KTLA) -- Toxicology results are still pending, but family members reportedly believe Amy Winehouse died from alcohol withdrawal, not drugs. Winehouse's family told The Sun that the singer quit drinking cold turkey instead of gradually tapering...Tags: CNN (tv network), Achievement Records, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Mass Media
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Nevada May Cut Gambling Addiction Program
KTLA NewsCARSON CITY, Nevada -- Nevada's problem gambling prevention efforts are being dealt a losing hand. Contending with a billion-dollar budget shortfall, state officials are on the verge of cutting the funding source for gambling addiction services in half....Tags: Health, Nevada, Behavioral Conditions, Lifestyle and Leisure, Budgets and Budgeting
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Real LA: Breaking Vicodin Addiction, Part 5
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- All week long KTLA has given you a candid look into the life of a drug addict seeking help. In our special series "Real LA: Breaking The Addiction," you've heard a young mother's fears, seen her pain and ultimately witnessed her...Tags: Health, Personal Service, Behavioral Conditions, Drugs and Medicines
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Real LA: Breaking Vicodin Addiction, Part 3
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Hollywood A-listers like Robert Downey Jr., Nicole Ritchie and Drew Barrymore have turned their lives and careers around through Rehab. But the public rarely sees what goes on during the very private process of recovery. We've...Tags: Chemicals, Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Robert Downey Jr., Drew Barrymore
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Real LA: Breaking Vicodin Addiction, Part 2
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Prescription drug abuse is on the rise and we've watched some of Hollywood's biggest stars go in and out of rehab in hopes to save their lives. But it's not just celebrities who struggle. KTLA introduced you to Stella -- a young...Tags: Health, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Substance Abuse, Human Interest
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Real LA: Breaking the Addiction, Part 1
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- From Charlie Sheen to Lindsay Lohan, the list of stars who turn to rehab continues to grow… but it's not just Hollywood that struggles with addiction. What happens when someone you love is hooked on drugs? KTLA brings you one young...Tags: Health, Lindsay Lohan, Celebrities and Health Issues, Vicodin (drug), Behavioral Conditions
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Real LA: Breaking Vicodin Addiction, Part 4
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A recent study revealed that retired NFL players are more likely than others to abuse prescription painkillers. But it's not just professional athletes and celebrities struggle with drug abuse. All week long KTLA has brought you...Tags: Health, National Football League, Celebrities and Health Issues, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Conditions
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A Dangerous Drug: The Faces of Crystal Meth
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- It's an addiction all too common, and it's effects are detrimental. Crystal methamphetamine, or crystal meth, is a drug so powerful it will trick, addict and seduce you into thinking you can do or be anything you want. Psychiatrist Dr....Tags: Health, Methamphetamine (drug), California, Drugs and Medicines
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Photos: Tiger Woods Spotted at Sex Addiction Rehab?
KTLA NewsHATTIESBURG, Miss. -- It appears the mystery of Tiger Woods' whereabouts since his Thanksgiving weekend accident may have been solved. The first photos have surfaced purportedly showing Woods at a rehab in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he's said to...Tags: Health, Golf, National Enquirer, Tiger Woods, Sports
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David Duchovny, Téa Leoni Call it Quits
Another one bites the dust. David Duchovny may be out of his sex-addiction rehab. But his marriage to Tea Leoni didn't survive. "In light of continuous speculation over the lives and marriage of Téa Leoni and David Duchovny, the couple has confirmed...Tags: David Duchovny, Health, Mel Gibson, Los Angeles Times, Sex
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