Read more rehabilitation stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5744/rehabilitation.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:22:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71674/us-eyes-saudi-rehab-for-yemeni-detainees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen a Saudi Arabian returns home from Guantanamo Bay, a top Saudi prince personally informs their families—then asks them to sign guarantees that he will not return to terrorism. It’s part of Saudi Arabia’s highly effective extremist rehabilitation program, which has so far graduated 108 detainees. Now, the US...http://www.newser.com/story/71674/us-eyes-saudi-rehab-for-yemeni-detainees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 9:53:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70315/ankle-monitors-get-a-grip-on-drunk-drivers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the fight against drunk driving, cash-strapped municipalities are embracing cheaper penalties than the traditional—and expensive—jailhouse, and the ankle monitor has a high-tech addition: an alcohol sensor. Repeat offenders can skip probation and even rehab if they submit to sweat-analyzing remote surveillance. “We are at a point where...http://www.newser.com/story/70315/ankle-monitors-get-a-grip-on-drunk-drivers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 11:41:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66060/healing-power-of-death-metal-buoys-wounded-vets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new program is putting some smiles on the many pained faces at Walter Reed Army Medical Center—and perhaps even helping wounded veterans recover, Slate reports. The seed for Musicorps came when musician/producer/tinkerer Arthur Bloom was asked to help an amputee there play drums again. Now, the program teaches...http://www.newser.com/story/66060/healing-power-of-death-metal-buoys-wounded-vets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 14:45:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58150/abdul-reveals-painkiller-addiction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPaula Abdul tells the Ladies' Home Journal she was addicted to heavy-duty painkillers for 12 years until she kicked the habit last November. Abdul insists, however, that she never shot an American Idol episode while under the influence. The 46-year-old turned to prescription meds—which made her act "weird"—to...http://www.newser.com/story/58150/abdul-reveals-painkiller-addiction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 16:14:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54152/armstrong-injury-puts-tour-in-doubt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLance Armstrong’s collar bone, broken in a Spanish race, puts his appearance at the Tour de France in jeopardy, but the cyclist is taking a wait-and-see approach, the AP reports. “We'll go from there,” he said of his recovery in the US. “I think for the Tour it's a very...http://www.newser.com/story/54152/armstrong-injury-puts-tour-in-doubt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Mar 2009 16:31:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51585/heres-betting-new-tiger-is-best-version-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTiger Woods returns to golf this week, and he’s sure to amaze—that’s just what he does, Michael Rosenberg writes for Fox Sports. “The most compelling athlete of his generation” has made over his game three times already, and after injury and 8 months off, a new iteration is almost...http://www.newser.com/story/51585/heres-betting-new-tiger-is-best-version-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Feb 2009 14:05:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42737/hike-booze-tax-to-save-lives-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHigher liquor taxes may reduce deaths related to alcohol consumption, the Chicago Tribune reports. A new study examined Alaska’s alcohol tax rates over a 30-year period in conjunction with deaths from alcohol-related diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver. When taxes were raised, such deaths decreased by as much as...http://www.newser.com/story/42737/hike-booze-tax-to-save-lives-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Nov 2008 3:52:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42159/saudis-fight-extremism-with-rehab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSaudi Arabia has a particular brand of counter-terrorism: a cozy detention center where captured militants share their feelings, practice art therapy, snack on Twix, rumble on PlayStation, and leave with the prospect of a wife. The retreat, Katherine Zoepf writes in the New York Times magazine, is part of the...http://www.newser.com/story/42159/saudis-fight-extremism-with-rehab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Nov 2008 13:12:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16138/check-out-of-this-rehab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVH1 has pulled off a difficult feat—it's brought reality TV to new depths of depravity, writes Mark Perigard of the Boston Herald. The network's new "Celebrity Rehab," which follows the struggles of B- and C-list celebs as they try to kick their varous addictions, is "heartless, exploitive and downright...http://www.newser.com/story/16138/check-out-of-this-rehab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Jan 2008 18:19:33 CST