Kelly Osbourne Drug Addiction: 'Mom Had Me Put in Padded Cell'

Kelly Osbourne Drug Addiction: 'Mom Had Me Put in Padded Cell'

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Kelly Osbourne struggled with drug addiction as a young woman, and her family often went to desperate measures to get her help. Osbourne revealed that her mother even had her put in a "padded cell" to get her attention and scare her; today she is doing …
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Strategies make an impact on abuse of prescription drugs

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Kentucky is seeing some evidence that steps taken to combat the illicit use of prescription drugs are having an impact. Gov. Steve Beshear recently touted two measures that he said showed legislation passed last year was working. One was a decline in …
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Researchers Recommend New Drug Abuse Laws To Prevent Hepatitis C

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A team of researchers is recommending new measures to prevent drug injectors from contracting Hepatitis C. Those with a drug addiction should check into a professional detox center like Harbor Village and get the medically supervised assistance needed …
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