'Octomom' Nadya Suleman Heads to Rehab

'Octomom' Nadya Suleman Heads to Rehab

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The mother of 14, who has recently filed for bankruptcy and filmed her first pornographic movie, has entered a treatment program for prescription drug addiction. Suleman's rep revealed on Tuesday that she had been abusing the anti-anxiety drug Xanax.
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Word on the street

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Are you aware that the number of women drug addicts is increasing in Oman? Do you know someone who is addicted … Movies and television shows that have cigarette smoking scenes, too, can have a bad influence. How do you think drug addiction among …
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Blast from the Past: 'Requiem for a Dream'

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Courtesy of popcornographyblog.wordpress.com. There have been countless films that have depicted the harrowing aftermath of drug use, but none are quite as captivating as Darren Aronofsky's “Requiem for a Dream” (2000). Based on the novel by Hubert …
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Alcohol & Drug Treatment – Dysfunctional Family Rules; The Formation of Unspoken Rules – We may not think it, but chemical dependence or substance addiction is a family disease. Family members learn to adapt in order to survive emotionally and live with the dysfunction in the family system. This causes a formation of unspoken rules of conduct that help them deal with the dysfunction in the family system. As a Registered Nurse who specializes in psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment, Debbie Hill explains these rules and how they can be holding your family back from addiction recovery.