Actress Demi Moore has decided to seek treatment for an eating disorder and addiction. Moore is at the exclusive Cirque Lodge in Sundance, Utah, which prides itself of providing an individualized approach to the treatment of addiction.
Moore made the news recently after being hospitalized for smoking incense at a party. Moore first went to rehab back in 1985 for an addiction to drugs. Her marriage to fellow actor Ashton Kutcher unraveled last November, and friends say that her drug use has only increased since that time.
“She knows she’s in a bad place and needs help. Rehab is the only thing she can do right now. She needed something serious to get back on track,” said a friend.
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Demi Moore Enters Rehab
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012DEA Blocks Two CVS Pharmacies From Selling Pain Pills
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012The Drug Enforcement Administration is expected to announce that two CVS pharmacies in Sanford have been blocked from selling controlled substances.
DEA agents raided the two CVS pharmacies over the weekend. Although DEA officials refused to comment on the raids, but a CVS/pharmacy spokesman said it was related to an earlier DEA action against Cardinal Health, a pharmaceutical company that distributes drugs to more than 2,500 pharmacies in the Southeast.
The DEA tried last week to suspend Cardinal Health’s license to stop the shipment of addictive drugs like oxycodone from a distribution center in Lakeland. A judge blocked the DEA order and granted Cardinal Health a temporary restraining order.
Last November, CVS/pharmacy told a small group of Florida physicians that CVS pharmacists would no longer fill their prescriptions for pain pills.
Despite Oxycodone Sales Drop, Problems Still Exist
Sunday, February 5th, 2012Despite the good news that oxycodone sales have dropped in Florida, the battle against prescription drug abuse continues across the state. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, physician purchases of oxycodone dropped 97 percent in Florida from 2010 to 2011. Sarasota County ranks number one in the state for having the most medical professionals registered in Florida’s prescription drug monitoring database.
“Community members, parent advocates, medical professionals, law enforcement, everyone has come together to make this possible,” said Brooke Baker of the Sarasota County Health Department. “The numbers of oxycodone have decreased significantly, and part of that is due to state laws that went into affect July 1 that no longer allow practitioners to dispense out of offices anymore.”
With the decrease in oxycodone sales, and the progress that state has made in shutting down pill mills across Florida, more people are finding themselves in need of treatment for their addiction to prescription drugs. This is creating a huge burden for treatment centers all across Florida.
Leslie Carter’s Death An Overdose According To Police Report
Friday, February 3rd, 2012According to a newly released police report, Leslie Carter‘s death was due to a drug overdose and she was under the influence of several drugs before her death. The report said three drugs were found near Carter – Olanzapine, used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; Cyclobenzaprine, a muscle relaxant; and Alprazolam (Xanax) used to treat anxiety or panic disorders.
Carter’s stepmother, Ginger Carter, said Leslie had “a long history of mental illness and was on medication for her depression.”
The official cause of death will be determined after the Chautauqua County, New York coroner’s office gets the results of toxicology reports in four to six weeks. Carter’s family will ultimately decide whether or not to release the cause of Leslie Carter’s death.
Lake County Grow House Discovered
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012Two people were arrested this week in Lake County after police discovered an “elaborate” marijuana growing operation. During a search, police found about 50 marijuana plants, about $4,000 dollars worth of steroids, about three pounds of processed marijuana and Xanax tablets. The police also seized a .45 caliber handgun and about $5,000 in cash.
Kyle A. Wilson, 30, and Lydia Dale Schmidt, 22, face numerous charges including child abuse, due to the fact that there were two children in the home at the time of the arrests.
Working Overtime Connected To Depression
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012A new study from Britain finds that working long hours seems to substantially increase a person’s risk of developing depression.
The study learned that workers who averaged 11 hours of work a day were about two and half time more likely to develop depression than their colleagues who only worked seven or eight hours a day. The connection continued even after the researchers accounted for specific factors like job strain, the level of support in the workplace, alcohol use, smoking and chronic physical diseases.
Depression is the leading mental health disorder in the United States.
Demi Moore May Have Smoked K2 Spice
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012Reports are surfacing that actress Demi Moore‘s recent hospitalization may have been caused by her smoking K2 Spice, a cheap herbal incense similar to marijuana. K2 Spice is illegal thanks to a special order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration last year. Experts are deciding whether or not K2 Spice should be made illegal permanently.
Last Monday, a friend of Moore’s called 911 and said she was unconscious, according to press reports.
“She smoked something – it’s not marijuana, but it’s similar to incense, and she seems to be having convulsions of some sort,” the friend told a 911 operator. After much confusion, an ambulance was dispatched to Moore’s home and she was transported to the hospital. Moore and her husband, actor Ashton Kutcher, are going through a divorce.
Drugged Driving An Increasing Problem
Monday, January 30th, 2012In Lower Hudson Valley area of New York, drugged driving arrests are becoming a common occurrence, and presenting a challenge for law enforcement as a result. Hundreds of people every year are arrested in the three counties – Westchester, Rockland and Putnam – for driving under the influence of drugs, or a combination of drugs and alcohol. The charge of drugged driving is usually a misdemeanor, but in some cases, can become a felony. It can, for instance, become a felony charge if the suspect has been convicted of the charge in the past ten years.
“The substances may be different, but the consequences are the same: death and injury,” said Carole Sears, president of the Westchester chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
More police officers are becoming trained to identify drugged drivers. It can be more difficult for police officers to identify a drugged driver. Unlike a drunk driver, a drugged driver will not have the smell of alcohol on the breath, bloodshot eyes or slurred speech.
“We have devices to measure blood alcohol level quite easily,” said Tech Sgt. Doug Paquette, coordinator of the impaired driving enforcement division of the New York State Police. “We don’t have that for drugs.”
Another Pill Mill Physician Sentenced
Sunday, January 29th, 2012A physician from Jupiter apologized to a federal judge at her sentencing last week, saying she did not mean to hurt anyone when she wrote hundreds of thousands of pain pill prescriptions for drug addicts.
“I’m extremely sorry for any harm I’ve done during my employment at the clinic,” said Dr. Christine Chico told U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra.
Marra sentenced Chico to five years in prison for her role in the Jeff and Chris George pain clinic network. Chico dispensed about 370,000 oxycodone pills, but is cooperating with the continuing George investigation.
More Arrests In Crackdown Against Prescription Drug Sales
Saturday, January 28th, 2012Fifty people were arrested last week in southwest Florida. Operation Southwest Shopper targeted people that were illegally purchasing prescription drugs.
Those arrested were charged with obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, sale and delivery and forging a doctor’s certificate.
The arrests were just part of a continued effort to fight the epidemic of prescription drug abuse in Florida.