Report: Lamar Odom may have checked into drug and alcohol rehabilitation center
According to People.com, Odom — who had been the subject of much rumor and reporting in recent weeks — has decided to check himself into a rehabilitation center for drug and alcohol abuse. From People's report: “He realized he needs help,” a source …
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Lamar Odom has checked into drug and alcohol rehab center, report says
Former Lakers forward Lamar Odom has checked into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, according to People.com. Odom, currently a free agent after a season with the Clippers, has been the subject a variety of recent rumors related to drug abuse.
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Question by oblivious: how did elliot smith die?

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Answer by iijakii
Elliott Smith died on October 21, 2003 in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California at age 34, from two stab wounds to the chest during an emotional fight with Jennifer Chiba. [16] According to her account, the two were arguing when she locked herself in the bathroom. Chiba heard him scream, and upon opening the door, saw Smith standing there with a steak knife in his chest. She pulled the knife out of him, after which Smith collapsed and she called 911. The time of death was listed at 12:18 PM. While originally reported as a suicide, the official autopsy report released in late December 2003 left the question of possible homicide open:
While his history of depression is compatible with suicide, and the location and direction of the stab wound is consistent with self-infliction, several aspects of the circumstances (as are known at this time) are atypical of suicide and raise the possibility of homicide. These include the absence of hesitation wounds, stabbing through clothing, and the presence of small incised wounds on the right arm and left hand (possible defensive wounds). Additionally, the girlfriend’s [Jennifer Chiba’s] reported removal of the knife and subsequent refusal to speak with detectives are all of concern.

According to the coroner’s report, the alleged suicide note, written on a Post-it, read, I’m so sorry – love, Elliot. God forgive me. The misspelling of “Elliott” was later acknowledged as a mistake on the part of the coroner. Robin Peringer, one of the singers few close friends towards the end of his life, says that Smith was a “cutter”, which would help explain the “possible defensive wounds.” Fritz Michaud, an engineer during the Basement sessions, claimed that “Elliott literally wouldn’t have been caught dead without his shirt on,” possibly explaining why the stab wounds penetrated his shirt (something extremely uncommonly seen in stabbing suicides).

His death has not been officially declared a suicide, and the investigation into his death continues, although almost no new information at all has publicly come to light since 2003.

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Report: Lamar Odom may have checked into drug and alcohol rehabilitation center
According to People.com, Odom — who had been the subject of much rumor and reporting in recent weeks — has decided to check himself into a rehabilitation center for drug and alcohol abuse. From People's report: “He realized he needs help,” a source …
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Report: Lamar Odom Has Checked Himself Into Drug, Alcohol Rehabilitation …
The NBA free agent, who has reportedly been dealing with drug issues over the past few years, has checked himself into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, People.com reports. Odom was charged with driving under the influence in Los Angeles last …
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Narconon Freedom Center Drug Rehab Students Celebrate Labor Day
Narconon Freedom Center, a drug rehabilitation center, provided an afternoon break September 2nd so program students could celebrate Labor Day with games and a BBQ. Games included volleyball, kickball, softball and bingo for the less active. Beautiful …
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New UCLA Clinical Trial of MediciNova's MN-166 in Treating Alcoholism Funded
LOS ANGELES and SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The University of California, Los Angeles' (UCLA's) Departments of Psychology, and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Brain Research Institute, and MediciNova, Inc. a …
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Tehran Allows Test Run Of Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Tehran has issued a licence for the establishment of the city's first alcohol rehabilitation centre. ISNA reports that the head of the Public Health Department's Addiction Prevention Centre announced that the licence is for a pilot project for the …
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Alcohol Treatment Tampa Implements New Addiction Treatment
When it comes to fighting addiction, Alcohol Treatment Tampa is the foremost authority. For years, the addiction treatment specialists at Alcohol Treatment Tampa have been helping people get clean from drugs and alcohol. After noticing a large shift in …
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DRUG REHAB: Fraud thrives, failures abound in clinics
… in 2010 because of a high rate of client dropouts. But its operator, Tim Ejindu, continues to run Pomona Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center in Los Angeles County. … A drug rehab clinic in Los Angeles was shut down after a criminal investigation …
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Rehab racket: Frauds, felons and fakes
(Photo: CNN). Felons are supposed to be blocked from running clinics. That didn't stop Ferdman. He entered the rehab racket two years after leaving a Texas prison, where he served time for orchestrating an organized crime scam. Over the … And a year …
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With lax oversight, fraud flourishes in California's drug rehab clinics
With lax oversight, fraud flourishes in California's drug rehab clinics. 9:25 AM, Jul 30, 2013 | comments. At the Pomona Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center, former staffers say foster children were diagnosed with addictions whether or not they had one.
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Question by Abby: How much do rehab counselors make ?
So i am starting to see what i am interested in when im older… and ever since a loss of a family member to drugs i have been interested in the career tittle of helping other with drugs and alcohol addictions .. So i been thinking about a Drug/Alcohol Counselor… but what exactly do they do and how much do they make… ive looked on the internet but they never really gave me a straight answer (the area i would work would be San Diego/Los Angeles California area)

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Answer by jannsody
I am so sorry for the loss of your loved one. How terrific that you’re wanting to make a difference though. A drug and alcohol counselor (or “addictions specialist” or “substance abuse counselor”) needs to get certified and have gotten a lot of clinical fieldwork experience with an actual patient caseload under supervision. A lot of jobs prefer those with a master’s degree. Some community colleges offer an associate (two-year) degree program in addictions counseling and that may help one to realize if he or she would like to continue in the field with training. There may be a bachelor’s degree in substance abuse counseling, too.

For general career info: http://www.bls.gov/oco and can search ‘counselors’ or such.

This site has more specific information about addictions counseling: http://www.naadac.org and can click “education” and then “certification” or such.

For more information about addictions (and other types of) of counseling and to search for accredited programs in counseling: http://cacrep.org/index.cfm/for-students

With schooling, please avoid those private overly priced For-profit schools such as strayer, ashworth, devry, ITT tech, capella, argosy, keiser, aiu, walden, university of phoenix, colorado tech, kaplan, ashford, sanford brown, anthem, pima institute, brown mackie and others as they are merely out to “make a profit” (** and their course credits may NOT transfer to other schools).

These consumer sites have negative posts by former students about those private $ $ for-profit schools, and please heed the students’ warnings:

– http://www.ripoffreport.com

– http://www.pissedconsumer.com

– http://www.complaintsboard.com and can search.

U.S. colleges: http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ

To search for possible local volunteer opportunities (including perhaps for a Crisis Helpline in which one would listen to the callers as opposed to giving advice): http://www.volunteermatch.org

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