June 13, 2012

Expert Opinion: Should Hard-Partying Rihanna Go To Rehab?

She’s beautiful, rich and young, but is Rihanna having too much fun?

According to reports coming out of Britain, her mentor Jay-Z wants the star to check into rehab and curb her partying ways.

A source told Closer magazine: “Rihanna has been out of control for months.

“She was supposed to catch a flight back to the UK last week, but she ended up missing it, which was the final straw for management.

“Jay-Z hit the roof when he found out, and told Rihanna, “Go to rehab now or I’ll drop you from the label”. She’s not happy, but she now feels she has no choice.”

We spoke to our to go-to addiction expert  Richard Taite, President and CEO of Cliffside Malibu, to get his take on Rihanna’s situation.

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June 13, 2012

Addiction expert on Lindsay Lohan: ‘This looks like it will end very badly…’

News on Lindsay Lohan’s Friday Pacific Coast Highway crash has emerged, as the star apparently had an open container of alcohol, law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

TMZ reports that the tow truck driver claimed police confiscated a plastic water bottle from the trunk of the Porsche, one that TMZ’s law enforcement sources confirm contained alcohol.

Another TMZ law enforcement source paints an unclear picture, that the bottle was found in the “debris field” and “scooped up along with other parts and placed in the trunk before it was towed away.”

There is no violation if indeed this container were being transported in the trunk. Lindsay had no alcohol in her system at the time of the accident.

Addiction expert and founder and CEO of Cliffside Malibu, Richard Taite, has followed the troubling stories of Lindsay Lohan in the past few years.  Mr. Taite tells Monsters and Critics: “Lindsey Lohan may not have broken the law, but she is clearly on the wrong path. Booze in the trunk? Not exactly on the road to becoming her best self considering her recent past.  I obviously wish her nothing but the best.  Unfortunately, right now this looks like it will end very badly, I am sorry to say.”

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June 11 2012

The Rise Of The Zombie Nation: Why “Bath Salts” Pose More Threat To Society Than Any Other Street Drug

The news of a man eating another man’s face off and growling as he had human flesh hanging from his teeth was stomach-churning enough as a on-off isolated incident.

But in the past two weeks, more and more utterly atrocious situations which resemble the Miami incident have come to light.

The latest of which, saw a homeless man reportedly high on “bath salts”, attempting to bite off a police officer’s hand after he was arrested for erratic behavior at a Miami fast food restaurant.

The zombie-like incident took place only two weeks after another bizarre attack in the area, in which Rudy Eugene, 31, attacked homeless man Ronald Poppo, 65, by eating off his face.

And, according to Richard Taite, President and CEO of Cliffside Malibu,this new drug currently poses the biggest threat to society, more so than any other street drug because it is relatively inexpensive and easily accessible.

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June 6, 2012

Addiction expert comments on Scout Willis’ underage drinking bust

The daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, Scout Willis, was busted in New York for possessing a fake ID and drinking underage in public.

Willis is due back in court on July 31 after being charged with two misdemeanors Tuesday.

She allegedly drank a beer and then handed cops a fake ID in New York’s Union Square on Monday evening, according to People magazine.

Willis, 20, rejected the state’s offer to plead guilty to the charges as they stand now because she would have a permanent criminal record, which infuriates her attorney.

“It would be outrageous to mar a person that’s clearly going places – clearly seeking to have a career … with a criminal record,” her attorney, Stacey Richman, tells People magazine. “The goal is clearly a non-criminal offer.”

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