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Rooms With a View Of Addiction's Toll (Washington Post)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:09:00 GMT

Photographer Jessica Dimmock only recently turned 30, but she's already done work for magazines such as Fortune, Time and Newsweek, as well as for the New York Times. Four years ago, when she began studying photojournalism at the International Center of Photography in New York, a drug dealer app...

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Some FAQs about Drug Addiction Treatment in North Dakota (Articles Database)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:05:49 GMT

People usually have several questions to ask when they are looking for drug addiction treatment in North Dakota. Here we have compiled some of the commonly asked questions in a FAQ format, with the relevant answers. What areas in North Dakota have a rehab center of their own? First and foremost, it is important to state that [...]

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Perry Farrell - Now Farrell Hints At Janes Addiction Reunion (Contactmusic Ltd)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:59:23 GMT

Perry Farrell has added weight to recent comments by Dave Navarro by hinting that that a JANE'S ADDICTION may be in the pipeline.According to Farrell, the band are ...

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Jane's Addiction Plan to Reunite Again (Aceshowbiz.com)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:51:31 GMT

An exciting news arrives from the hard rock act who reportedly are planning to get together once again to make new music.

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2nds Challenge, 2008 ("Thoughts of Joy...")

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:53:00 GMT

Hosted By: "Thoughts of Joy..." (4 books/Sept. - Dec., 2008) POSSIBILITIES: Projection (Ablow) Die Trying (Child) Stalking the Angel (Crais) Addiction (Ephron) Unplugged (Greiman) Sorrow's Anthem (Koryta) Shadow Prey (Sandford)

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The 1st Pan-American Congress On Aesthetic And Anti-Aging Medicine (Medical News Today)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The 1st Pan-American Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine will be held from 4 to 6 September 2008 at the Palace of Congress of Montréal (Canada), under the aegis of the WOSAAM World Society of Anti-Aging Medicine and with the support of many international Societies and renowned scientists.

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Freeware: MiniBlaster For Symbian Series 60 Devices (MobileTopSoft news board)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:57:00 GMT

Found under: Symbian , Freeware , If youve ever played Bomberman you know how addictive the game can be. I personally can play for hours without the first sign of boredom. That addiction is now fueled by Mini Blaster a new freeware game for Symbian Series 60 1st 2nd and 3rd addition phones and I couldnt be any happier. Keeping true to the form of the original Bomberman the application allows...

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David Carr Answers Our Burning Question: Why Are Some Junkies Fat? (Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:50:06 GMT

Carr, in his husky stage. Photo: Nytimes.com Among the many, many things that David Carr reveals in his drug-addiction memoir, The Night of the Gun , an excerpt of which appears in The New York Times Magazine this weekend, is the fact that there was a point during his addiction where he weighed close to 300 pounds, or, as he put it, he was "a touch on the amazingly obese scale."...

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Free movie of the day: Facing the Habit (DIY Filmmaker Sujewa)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:43:00 GMT

This movie sounds interesting. From the SnagFilms site : "Can a root that grows in West Africa successfully treat heroin addicts and break the cycle of addiction? Dave is a former stockbroker whose life has spiraled out of control due to heroin addiction. A one-time millionaire, he is now reduced to petty theft as a means to supply his habit. Desperate to get help, Dave travels to Mexico...

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How to cure anorexia with exorcisms (Religion News Blog)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:00:40 GMT

Exorcisms to cure mental illness and drug addiction, locking vulnerable people away from friends and family, prayer as a solution to all problems – sounds like psych ward from last century. But actually it’s just the ‘Mercy Way’. The once mighty ‘Mercy Ministries’, a secretive outfit that purports to treat young women with mental illness, is now in serious trouble.

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Beware, Brett: 10 Bad Un-retirement Decisions (Pyle of List)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:18:09 GMT

Iz can come bak now? If you’re anything like us, you’re sick of the way the media idolizes Brett Favre. They’ve treated him with kid gloves during infidelity, drug addiction, bad performance and the annual retirement circus. Let’s just put it this way, if A-Rod was acting like Favre he would be drawn and quartered on [...]

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Night of the Gun: NYT David Carr's Upcoming Memoir (MediaBistro.com)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:40:52 GMT

The NYT Magazine is running an excerpt this weekend taken from Times media columnist David Carr 's upcoming memo about drug addiction. On the face of it, I am no more qualified to take my own inventory than the addict with the fetid dreads who spare-changes people on the subway while singing "Stand by Me." Ask him how he ended up sweating people for quarters, and he may have an answer,...

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Times Reporter: "I Was A Fat Thug Who Beat Up Women And Sold Bad Coke" [Books] (Gawker)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:12:03 GMT

How does David Carr pull this off? The Times media critic writes in his forthcoming memoir of drug addiction that he kidnapped his children, smacked around his girlfriends and left two babies in a...

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Graphene (CycleDog)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:32:00 GMT

(Image from Technology Review ) Yes, I do remember that I was making fun of carbon fiber addiction not too long ago, but this article is simply too good to pass up. Technology Review has a piece about graphene , the building block upon which nanotubes and Bucky balls are based. Graphene is simply the strongest material ever tested. How strong? I'll let them describe it: Jeffrey Kysar and James...

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Tips on Selecting a Treatment Center for Addiction Treatment in Delaware (Article Master)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:17:58 GMT

The first thing you must know here is that there are lot of options for addiction treatment in Delaware and not just that, they are conveniently spread out in various cities, towns and villages of the state. Hence, when you are trying to locate a treatment center in Delaware, you should not face a problem. [...]

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Punjabs cancer belt finds antidote in its dense cover of neem (Indian Express)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:27:44 GMT

While Punjab's Malwa belt is witnessing rising incidence of cancer - largely due to addiction to alcohol and tobacco...

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Live from the Joystiq Post-E3 2008 Party! (Joystiq)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:07:00 GMT

Filed under: Culture , Meta (about Joystiq) , E3 , Galleries click to party-size! Yes, we are actually live blogging our own party -- we have an addiction. Stay tuned for images and updates from the party with special guest The Who [ Update: Turns out The Who couldn't make it, but we do have Rock Band 2 ] and if you're within 100 miles, get over here ! Gallery: Joystiq Post-E3 2008 Party Permalink...

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Memo to Junkies & Addicts - laying down on the sidewalk in a drug enhanced stupor is not a Human Right.... (BIG BLUE WAVE)

noreply@blogger.com (SUZANNE) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:22:00 GMT

says Blazing Cat Fur . Quoting Canadian Press : The complaint by the Pivot Legal Society, the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users and the United Native Nations claims the guards discriminate based on the disabilities of addiction and mental illness. Now, if you didn't have an addiction or a mental illness, then it would be okay . For more social conservative news check out BigBlueWave.ca...

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Times Magazine Excerpts Media Writer's Addiction Memoir (The Media Mob)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:00:38 GMT

The New York Times website has just posted a preview of this week's Times Magazine featuring an excerpt from media columnist David Carr's forthcoming book, The Night of the Gun . The story, like the book, tells of Mr. Carr's years of drug and alcohol abuse and his various scrapes with the law as he somehow managed to rise in journalism and raise his twin daughters. There's also a video in which...

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'Six-Word Memoirs' by kathi (wright) (SMITH Magazine)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:38:56 GMT

need 12-step program for six-word addiction

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