Lawmaker to return to Congress after cocaine bust
Republican Rep. Trey Radel says he's looking forward to representing his southwest Florida constituents in Washington again after taking a leave of absence and undergoing treatment in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. In November, Radel pleaded …
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Brain-dead California girl arrives at extended care facility
The case has drawn international attention, as well as support from relatives of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who died in 2005 after a 15-year battle over whether to keep her body alive in a persistent vegetative state. An extended-care facility on …
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For Young Athletes, Injuries Need Special Care
Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, in California, last fall opened a Sports Medicine Center for Young Athletes at its Walnut Creek campus. "It's hard for kids to do rehabilitation next to an 85-year-old stroke victim or a 75-year-old cancer …
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Can Congressman Trey Radel Survive A Drug Bust?
John Sullivan, R-Okla. (2009). Sullivan, a member of Congress for seven years at the time, took a leave of absence in May 2009 to check himself into the Betty Ford Center in California for alcohol addiction treatment. He returned in July and sailed to …
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KOPE: When Rome burned
In Arizona, for the first month, only 739 individuals were able to get through this enrollment maize and enroll in a plan. … What he failed to mention 46 times is that you could keep it only if it met the requirements of having the 10 essential …
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New grant-funded center helps veterans of all eras
Problems veterans face range from drug/alcohol addiction, weight control, finding a job or education and/or training. But Williams said there is no typical veteran. "It really depends because it's so individual," he said. … Programs in California …
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Rep. Trey Radel to take leave of absence, enter drug treatment
Radel spoke to reporters after returning home to southwest Florida, hours after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor cocaine possession. The 37-year-old first-term Republican from Florida said he will enter an inpatient drug treatment program. The cocaine …
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Rep. Trey Radel Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Posession, Will Enter Rehab In Florida
He will also enter an in-patient drug treatment program in his home state of Florida. Radel did not comment on whether he would resign from the House. According to court documents made public Tuesday night, Radel was caught in a federal sting operation.
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Trey Radel sentenced to probation, plans to enter rehab in Florida after …
Trey Radel exits a DC courtroom after guilty plea: Trey Radel pled guilty Wednesday morning to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession at a Washington DC Superior Court. Video courtesy of WINK NEWS …
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Rep. Trey Radel Caught Buying Cocaine, But Enters Rehab For 'Alcoholism'
In a statement following his plea, Radel admitted to reporters that he was an alcoholic, and said he would be taking a leave of absence to go to rehab for his problem. But if his drug of choice was cocaine, why is he seeking treatment for alcoholism?
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