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1. 'Fight the New Drug': Group targets porn 'addicts' without religious, political ties
(Opinion/Commentary)

... one would find on MTV. Better yet, it doesn’t look like fodder for that god awful train wreck of a show on TLC known as “Strange Addictions.” Quite honestly, it appears to just be a committed group of ...

2. Former NFL QB Ryan Leaf's addiction leads to another arrest
(Sports/Professional)

... who has an addiction," West Texas A&M coach Don Carthel said. "He was really a positive coach on our staff until the time he got back on the drugs here." Leaf may be more known for his short stint ...

3. '30 Rock' actor Alec Baldwin engaged: Who is Hilaria Thomas?
(Entertainment/Movies)

... We’re only hoping Mr. Baldwin gets over his addiction to the popular “Words With Friends” game, which got him kicked off an American Airlines flight in December, long enough to say his vows.  ...

4. Expansion to N.J. Drug Court treatment program awaiting Senate vote
(N.J./State)

... proposal. “S-881 will expand the number of criminal offenders eligible for treatment for their drug or alcohol addiction under supervision of our counties’ drug courts by removing some of the disqualifications ...

5. Heroin addiction vaccine being tested at Mexico's National Institute of Psychiatry
(Health/Healthquest)

BY DANIEL REYES NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Mexican scientists are close to beginning the first human trials for a vaccine that could potentially halt heroin addiction. The scientists, of Mexico’s National ...

6. Side effects of bath salt drugs result in more poison control center calls
(Health/Healthquest)

... two, highly addictive and already dangerous drugs. According to Drug Addiction Treatment, bath salts are a synthetic compound of amphetamine, whose effects mirror those of methamphetamine and cocaine. ...

7. LSD may help alcoholics with addiction: Hallucinogen's other brain affects
(Health/Healthquest)

... actual testing went on with the drug in the late 1960s in an effort to control alcoholism. A new analysis of these studies has shown that a minimal dose of LSD can help to cure alcohol addiction. According ...

8. Ex-Met World Champ Lenny Dykstra headed to jail, despite 'remorse' for crimes
(Sports/Professional)

... days ended. He also spent some time in a sober living facility in an attempt to kick his addiction problems. Dykstra’s attorney Andrew Filer believes the former ball player was singled out because of ...

9. Christie calls for expansion of mandatory drug treatment for non-violent criminals
(N.J./State)

... lives and avoid prison. “The underlying cause of many crimes in our society is in many cases drug-addiction or addiction-motivated behavior and for too long our criminal justice system has left it unaddressed," ...

10. 2012 Leap Year study by CLR: How much time do people spend cleaning house?
(Life/Style)

... coach Joe Paterno is in hell, says Westboro Baptist Church Price of a U.S. stamp now costs 45 cents Smartphone stress, addiction makes you check Twitter like a middle schooler  ...

11. 'The Help' actress Jessica Chastain voted Oscars' 'Best Dressed' in Alexander McQueen gown
(Life/Style)

... now costs 45 cents Smartphone stress, addiction makes you check Twitter like a middle schooler (VIDEO) Girl Scout's transgender rant gives us excuse to eat more cookies  ...

12. N.Y. Knicks' Jeremy Lin: My Chinatown viewing experience
(Sports/Professional)

... team this past decade, and so much failure to live up to expectations, the past two weeks have brought Knicks fans an addiction to the eruption. A game-winning shot is the ultimate eruption, but a three-point ...

13. Burger made in test-tube set to 'meat' the demand
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... now costs 45 cents Smartphone stress, addiction makes you check Twitter like a middle schooler (VIDEO) Girl Scout's transgender rant gives us excuse to eat more cookies Serena Williams does not love ...

14. Christie proposes a record $8.8 billion in school aid in 2012-13 state budget
(Money/Economy)

... of Mental Health and Addiction Services. The governor also announced that Veterans Haven North, a facility for homeless veterans will open at the Hagedorn facility when the hospital closes. “One final ...

15. Full text of Gov. Christie’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Address
(Money/Economy)

... My budget will reinvest the savings from the closure by providing an additional $5.6 million to the division of mental health and addiction services. $10 million in new funding will go to the Department ...

16. Sympathy for them all
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... addiction. We blame JFK easily but not the person who willingly indulged him knowing he had a wife and family. Well, I say that if someone steals money they are a thief. That's on them. If I take ...

17. Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and sports spending: From Olympics to the WWF
(Sports/Professional)

... addictions to drugs and alcohol, depression, aggressive and violent behavior." This is the world Santorum helped create with his work as a lobbyist. It is a given that the NBA will not hold any fundraisers ...

18. Christie has soft spot for Whitney Houston by lowering flags
(N.J./State)

... responders and elected officials, and that people with substance addiction issues should not be honored. According to the Associated Press, 23-year old Heather Clause from Richmond, Virginia said the ...

19. Prohibition has failed miserably!
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... percentage of it's own citizens than any other country in the world, including those run by the worst totalitarian regimes, yet it has far higher use/addiction rates than most other countries. * Prohibition ...

20. Best places to kiss on Valentine's Day: Married couples edition
(Life/Style)

... addiction makes you check Twitter like a middle schooler (VIDEO) Girl Scout's transgender rant gives us excuse to eat more cookies Serena Williams does not love tennis but likes to sport a bikini Groupon ...