Alcohol 'addict' sues Bradenton bar for serving him too many drinks - Breaking News - BradentonHerald.com

<a href="http://www.bradenton.com/2010/09/24/2603661/man-sues-bradenton-bar-for-serving.html">Alcohol 'addict' sues Bradenton bar for serving him too many drinks - Breaking News - BradentonHerald.com</a>: "73-year-old man is suing a bar after he crashed his motorized scooter after too many drinks, according to a lawsuit filed this week.<br /> John Wasko is suing The Oasis, 6006 Manatee Ave. W., for more than $15,000, claiming bar staff “should have known that he was ... addicted to alcohol,” the lawsuit states.<br /> Wasko was served numerous drinks before he left the bar on his scooter on Jan. 18. He crossed Manatee Avenue West at 55th Street West when he was struck by a vehicle.<br /> Wasko was cited by Bradenton Police Department officers for walking into the path of a vehicle. He was taken to Blake Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.<br /> He was later adjudicated guilty for the traffic citation, according to court records."

Alcohol 'addict' sues Bradenton bar for serving him too many drinks - Breaking News - BradentonHerald.com

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Explosion in heroin use sees addicts invade city young drug users sitting on the kerbside on Dublin's main street and lying passed out in a nearby laneway."

<a href="http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/explosion-in-heroin-use-sees-addicts-invade-city-2351821.html">Explosion in heroin use sees addicts invade city - City News, National News - Herald.ie</a>: "number of heroin users in the city has increased hugely, bringing hundreds more addicts into the city centre seeking treatment.<br /> Figures from a leading drug treatment clinic show record levels of heroin users across the country.<br /> New figures today from the country's biggest drug treatment charity show that in Dublin alone 642 new drug users sought treatment last year from Merchant's Quay Ireland (MQI).<br /> Homelessness is also rising with a 17pc increase in demand for these services from the group so far this year.<br /> Last year MQI provided services for just under 9,500 drug users and homeless in 11 counties -- an increase of 9pc.<br /> MQI Director Tony Geoghegan says the rise in demand has hit the charity at a time when funding had been cut by up to 10pc in some areas.<br /> Photographs published by the Herald this week showed young drug users sitting on the kerbside on Dublin's main street and lying passed out in a nearby laneway."

Explosion in heroin use sees addicts invade city young drug users sitting on the kerbside on Dublin's main street and lying passed out in a nearby laneway."

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Glasgow study reveals addiction recovery factors

<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11403665">BBC News - Glasgow study reveals addiction recovery factors</a>: "Researchers believe they have identified some of the critical factors that determine whether alcoholics and heroin users can recover.<br /> A study of more than 200 people in Glasgow found that spending time with other recovering addicts made success more likely.<br /> Another predictor of success was whether addicts had something else in their lives to focus on, such as work.<br /> The findings are due to be discussed at a conference in Glasgow.<br /> The research was led by Dr David Best, a reader in criminal justice at the University of the West of Scotland.<br /> Continue reading the main story<br /> “<br /> Start Quote<br /> We found that the quality of life maintained by people in methadone maintained recovery wasn't as good as for people in abstinent recovery”End Quote<br /> Dr David Best<br /> <br /> Researcher<br /> He told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: 'Addiction becomes an all-consuming and all-encompassing thing for people<br /> 'In order for them to meaningfully sustain a recovery, it means it's not sufficient to have just clinical interventions."

Glasgow study reveals addiction recovery factors

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Two face drug peddling charges after Hockessin arrest | delawareonline.com | The News Journal

<a href="http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100924/NEWS/100924056/Two+face+drug+peddling+charges+after+Hockessin+arrest">Two face drug peddling charges after Hockessin arrest delawareonline.com The News Journal</a>: "Two Stanton men, who police say planned to peddle illegal prescription drugs in the Hockessin area, were arrested late Thursday in the parking lot of a convenience store, police said today.<br /> As a result of the arrests, New Castle County police were able to link one of the suspects to a string a unsolved residential burglaries, police said.<br /> <br /> <br /> Kristopher P. Calistro, 27, of the 100 block of Sixth Avenue, and Bryan M. Stigle, 29, of Marta Drive, were arrested about 7 p.m. at the Wawa store at 605 Yorklyn Road by members of the Governor’s Task Force, state police spokesman Cpl. Jeffrey Hale said."

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Actress Lindsay Lohan has been sent back to jail after failing a court-ordered drug test.

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This is certainly a setback for me but I am taking responsibility for my actions and I'm prepared to face the consequences."</div><div style="clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-rendering: auto;">Lohan remains on probation for reckless driving and two charges of driving under the influence.</div><div style="clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-rendering: auto;">Fox dropped two other drug cases at a hearing in August, during which he announced Lohan's release from rehab and set out a strict outpatient treatment schedule that included random drug screenings.</div><div style="clear: left; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-rendering: auto;">At the time, he said he would sentence the actress to a month in jail for each drug test she skipped or failed.</div>

Actress Lindsay Lohan has been sent back to jail after failing a court-ordered drug test.

The Mean Girls star was denied bail and taken into custody immediately after a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court. It will be Lohan'...

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