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Lindsay Lohan Talks to Vanity Fair About Personal Struggles

Posted by DrugFreeHomes in Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation on September 3rd, 2010

A few days after her recent sentence was handed down, actress Lindsay Lohan gave an interview to Vanity Fair and talked about, among other things, alcohol and drugs. A feature on USA Today showed excerpts of the interview with the magazine, which is included in an issue that has Lindsay on the cover, due to hit newsstands on September 7.

lindsay lohanOne of the things that the actress says may have led to what can only be described as a series of unfortunate events in her personal life is being around the wrong sort of people. She also denied being an alcoholic, or abusing prescription drugs – something that her dad Michael Lohan had hinted at, to say the least, quite a few times. She told Vanity Fair: “If I were the alcoholic everyone says I am, then putting a [scram] bracelet on would have ended me up in detox, in the emergency room…”

Lindsay also said that while she does admit to “dabbling in certain things and trying things ’cause I was young and curious and thought it was like, O.K., ’cause other people were doing it and other people put it in front of me,” she denies ever abusing prescription drugs, nor having the desire to do so.

The interview inevitably included questions about her father Michael, and Lindsay reacted to the fact that he gave an interview immediately after attending her probation hearing.

There is one thing that Lindsay is confident about, however: “I don’t care what anyone says. I know that I’m a damn good actress.”

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Drew Barrymore: Little Girl Lost Finds Her Way

Posted by DrugFreeHomes in Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Raising Healthy Kids on August 31st, 2010

We have read about the issues that a number of celebrities encounter. Some of these issues are major, some minor, while others end in unfortunate tragedy. There are stories, however, of celebrities who may have reached the depths of despair but picked themselves up eventually, emerging as victors in the end. One such person is the lovely Drew Barrymore.

drew barrymoreDrew Barrymore was born on February 22, 1975, to actor John Drew Barrymore and Ildiko Jaid Mako, in Culver City, California. Acting is in her blood; her great-grandparents and grandparents are actors, and she had great-grand- and grand- aunts and uncles who were also into acting or worked in the film industry.

Her pedigree and her talent unsurprisingly shot her to fame, and she is best remembered for her role as Gertie in E.T. the Extra Terrestrial. The success she enjoyed so early in life, however, came at a price; as a little girl, she was already a regular at Studio 54. She was smoking at age 9, started drinking alcohol at age 11, smoked marijuana at 12, and snorted cocaine at 13. She was 13 when she first went into rehab.

She wrote about all those experiences in an autobiography in 1990, entitled Little Girl Lost. A year after the book came out, she was clean, and has been clean ever since.

Her wild past may have spelled a doomed future at that time, but Drew Barrymore has risen beyond that and serves as proof that intervention, when done at the right time and with the right attitude, can turn anyone’s life around.

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Michael Lohan to Open a Rehab Center!

Posted by DrugFreeHomes in Drug Rehabilitation on August 30th, 2010

A post on RadarOnline.com Friday revealed news that some people may find startling, even downright ridiculous: Michael Lohan, Lindsay Lohan’s father, announced that he was going to open a drug and alcohol rehab center in California.

Michael Lohan“Yes it’s true, I’ll be running it,” Lohan reportedly revealed to the site via an exclusive interview. He goes on to say: “I think it’s time that Dina and I both step out of the media for a while, and for me that means getting back to what I know best — helping people with addiction.”

From a certain perspective, it would seem that Mr. Lohan may be able to pull off something like that, if he pulls something out of his “treasure box” of personal experience with substance abuse. After all, if his daughter has her run-ins with the law, he was in the same predicament way before she did.

The fact, though, that he was giving an interview 48 hours after Lindsay’s release from a court-mandated stay in rehab has tongues wagging. The comments section of the feature certainly contained a number of negative reactions, to say the least. Reader Ellie, for instance, said: “He’s blowing smoke again. He has no education & no credentials.”

At any rate, Lohan revealed that he was receiving support from a “really well-known person” that he declined to name, and that he already has a circle of therapists. Financing has already been completed, although the location is reportedly still under negotiation. He said that he will be moving to California to run the center.

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Lindsay Lohan Leaves Rehab!

Posted by DrugFreeHomes in Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Drug Testing on August 26th, 2010

Lindsay Lohan has been released from rehab, according to a post on the Los Angeles Times. The actress was originally ordered to spend ninety days in rehab, but has been released from the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center after staying for only 22 days. Prior to her stay in rehab, Lohan served 13 days out of a ninety-day jail sentence.

Lindsay LohanMs. Lohan’s release from rehab, however, is accompanied by conditions released by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Elden S. Fox. Fox ordered that Lindsay undergo intensive outpatient therapy for the next three months, which will include regular counseling and the need to stay in Los Angeles County. She will also be under supervised probation during this time.

The actress will have to comply with the following conditions: that she remain in Los Angeles Country for the duration of the supervised probation, that she undergo random drug testing twice a week, that she undergo psychotherapy four times a week and meet with counselors five times a week. Should Lindsay fail or miss a drug test, it will mean jail time for 30 days.

Lindsay’s lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley shared the following update with reporters after the hearing on Wednesday, where Judge Fox clarified the terms of the actress’ probation: “She has changed… She’s healthy, she’s clear-headed, she’s positive.”

Holley said further that her client’s early release was based on the fact that doctors concluded that there was no further need for Lindsay to stay in the facility: “They started their own fresh evaluation, put her through their own testing and recognized that there was no need for her to be there any longer.”

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DJ AM Memorial Fund Donates to Help Recovering Teens

Posted by DrugFreeHomes in Drug Abuse Treatment, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation on August 21st, 2010

DJ AM The DJ AM Memorial Fund, set-up in memory of DJ AM, will be making a donation that will benefit teens who are suffering from drug addiction. According to a post on TMZ.com, a donation will be made to the Phoenix House Academy in Los Angeles, which serves as a residential treatment program for teens dealing with addiction, in the hope that these kids will be able to find “a new passion in music.”

A representative from the DJ AM Memorial Fund shared: “We wanted to find a way to continue Adam’s legacy of giving back that would include music as a key component. Making a donation that includes a DJ station helps Adam’s legacy live on.”

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Dina Lohan: Lindsay’s Life Was Blown Out of Proportion

Posted by DrugFreeHomes in Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation on August 15th, 2010

Dina Lohan, mom of troubled young star Lindsay Lohan, made a two-part appearance on the Today show with Matt Lauer, talking mostly about the recent legal troubles that her daughter had to face. A feature on Us Magazine shared details from Dina Lohan’s interviews.

Lindsay LohanDina Lohan talked about how she thought the judge “played hardball” with her daughter, maintaining that Lindsay was not in violation of her probation: “she was in for missing a couple of classes that she made up, and she was working at the time. The judge went overboard and put her in serious lockdown for two weeks.” She then pointed out that the judge – referring to Judge Marsha Revel – has been recused from the case, saying specifically that she was “fired”.

Matt Lauer asked Dina whether leaving rehab early was something that was in Lindsay’s best interest, given the number of times that she has been in rehab unsuccessfully. There was a bit of confusion regarding the number of times that Lindsay has stayed in rehab, with Dina insisting that she has only been to rehab twice, and Matt enumerating the following rehab stays: Wonderland in 2007, Promises in 2007 and Cirque Lodge in 2007, which makes her current stay at the UCLA Medical Center as her fourth stint in rehab.

As to whether getting out of rehab early will be good for Lindsay, Dina gave a roundabout answer that we are personally interpreting as saying that it is ok for her to cut her rehab stay short because she does not have a really serious problem, because, quoting Dina, “her [Lindsay’s] life is very magnified… it’s blown out of proportion.”

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