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    May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Lax oversight allows felons to counsel addicts, report finds

    California's lax rules governing who can work as substance abuse counselors have allowed sex offenders and other felons to treat addicts with little to no scrutiny by the state, according to a report by the Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes released...

    Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Behavioral Conditions, Substance Abuse

    2. May 16, 2013 |Story| LAT - HOLD Archive

  2. Addiction Bistro serves gluten-free fried chicken, cupcakes and more

    This year I think we&rsquo;ll break our Father's Day habit of staying close to home and take my husband to the <a href="http://www.theaddictionbistro.com"><span class="runtimeTopic">Addiction</span> Bistro</a>, a little caf&eacute; on La Cienega Boulevard that serves burgers and sausages, chili and ice cream.
    This year I think we’ll break our Father's Day habit of staying close to home and take my husband to the Addiction Bistro, a little café on La Cienega Boulevard that serves burgers and sausages, chili and ice cream. I found the Addiction Bistro...

    Tags: Sausages, Ketchup, Mustard, Chicken, Dining and Drinking

    3. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Letters: Addiction treatment that works

    Re "Felons allowed to help addicts, a report finds," May 14 The fact that addiction counselors in California who are sex offenders and other types of felons are allowed to provide addiction treatment is just the tip of the iceberg in a fundamentally...

    Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Substance Abuse

    4. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. The Sunday Conversation: Blake Bailey rediscovers 'Lost Weekend' author

    In his new biography, "Farther and Wilder: The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jackson," Blake Bailey explores the tormented life of the author of "The Lost Weekend" &mdash; the once-celebrated 1944 novel that led to the Oscar-winning film &mdash; and his plunge into literary obscurity. The Portsmouth, Va.-based biographer has also written extensive books about John Cheever, winning a National Book Critics Circle Award, and of Richard Yates, for which Bailey was a finalist for the honor.
    In his new biography, "Farther and Wilder: The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jackson," Blake Bailey explores the tormented life of the author of "The Lost Weekend" — the once-celebrated 1944 novel that led to the Oscar-winning film...

    Tags: Movies, Entertainment, The Lost Weekend (movie), Academy Awards, Alcohol Addiction

    5. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Movie review: 'Tattoo Nation' doc studies art form's mark on U.S.

    The documentary "Tattoo Nation" deftly chronicles the journey of modern tattoo artistry in the United States as it moved from the margins to the mainstream. Director Eric Schwartz, aided by writer-producer John Corry, writer-editor Marco Jakubowicz and narrator Corey Miller (TLC's "L.A. Ink"), has crafted a vivid portrait that should satisfy aficionados and intrigue the curious. Ink-averse viewers, however, may remain unsold.
    The documentary "Tattoo Nation" deftly chronicles the journey of modern tattoo artistry in the United States as it moved from the margins to the mainstream. Director Eric Schwartz, aided by writer-producer John Corry, writer-editor Marco Jakubowicz and...

    Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Fine Artists, Arts and Culture, Artists

    6. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Drug addiction rising in Egypt, officials say

    CAIRO -- The Egyptian government says it is taking steps to battle drug addiction, especially among young people, which has escalated amid deepening social and economic problems since the 2011 uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak. The...

    Tags: Drug Use, Egypt, Recreational Substance Use, Cairo (Egypt), Drug Trafficking

    7. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Promising new treatment for cocaine addiction adds stimulant drugs

    Cocaine dependence is a devilishly difficult addiction to break, owing to the drug's unique chemical ability both to reward users and to disrupt their impulse-control mechanisms. But a surprising drug combination may offer an equally clever way to loosen cocaine's hold on an addict, a new study has found.
    Cocaine dependence is a devilishly difficult addiction to break, owing to the drug's unique chemical ability both to reward users and to disrupt their impulse-control mechanisms. But a surprising drug combination may offer an equally clever way to...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Topamax (drug), Substance Abuse, Pharmaceuticals, Food and Drug Administration

    8. Dec 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. In Brazil's cracolandias, roving hordes of lost souls

    SAO PAULO, Brazil &mdash; Between the high-rises in the dark center of this megacity, a swarm of people covers an entire block. They are in constant, aimless motion, glazed eyes and dirty faces illuminated repeatedly by small flashes of fire.
    SAO PAULO, Brazil — Between the high-rises in the dark center of this megacity, a swarm of people covers an entire block. They are in constant, aimless motion, glazed eyes and dirty faces illuminated repeatedly by small flashes of fire. This is...

    Tags: Brazil, Cocaine, Dilma Rousseff, Epidemics and Plagues, Drug Trafficking

    9. Dec 5, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  9. Storytelling on L.A.'s skid row

    Once a week for the last several years, I've driven to skid row to visit a friend. I get depressed about the area at times because it's such a depository of the unfortunate and the forgotten. But then I'll catch a warm greeting, or see a sign of hope in someone trying to crawl out of a hole they thought they'd never escape.
    Once a week for the last several years, I've driven to skid row to visit a friend. I get depressed about the area at times because it's such a depository of the unfortunate and the forgotten. But then I'll catch a warm greeting, or see a sign of hope in...

    Tags: The Soloist (movie), Catherine Keener, Movies, Documentary (genre), Mardi Gras

    10. May 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Drug conviction mars recovering addict's rental application

    Question: I started drinking alcohol and using drugs when I was in high school, and I kept it up until recently. I didn't think I had a problem because I have maintained good grades in school and held a steady job. Last year, I was stopped by the police...

    Tags: Drug Use, Cocaine, Recreational Substance Use, Alcohol Addiction, Criminals

    11. Nov 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Legal drugs, deadly outcomes

    Terry Smith collapsed face-down in a pool of his own vomit.
    Terry Smith collapsed face-down in a pool of his own vomit. Lynn Blunt snored loudly as her lungs slowly filled with fluid. Summer Ann Burdette was midway through a pear when she stopped breathing. Larry Carmichael knocked over a lamp as he fell...

    Tags: Hailey Branson-Potts, General Practitioners, Prescription Drugs, Hospitals and Clinics, Alprazolam (drug)

    12. Aug 12, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Review: 'Desert America' by Ruben Martinez

    <strong>Desert America</strong>
    -------------------- Desert America Boom and Bust in the New "New West" Rubén Martínez Metropolitan Books: 337 pp., $28 -------------------- In his new book "Desert America: Boom and Bust in the New 'New West,'" Los Angeles writer Rubén Martínez...

    Tags: Real Estate, Services and Shopping, Heroin, Rentals, Epidemics and Plagues

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