A fire at The Christ Love center for drug and alcohol addiction killed at least 26 people this morning in Peru.

The Associated Press reports that the Christ Love center, which is located in one of the poorer districts in Lima, is overcrowded and unlicensed. Health Minister Alberto Tejada said:

“This rehabilitation center wasn’t authorized. It was a house that they had taken over… for patients with addictions and they had the habit of leaving people locked up with no medical supervision.”

Gianfranco Huerta, a patient, told a local news station:

“The doors were locked, there was no way to get out.”

All of the windows at the center were barred up and many of the patients were locked in small rooms. When the fire started the patients had no way to escape. Fire fighters punched holes through the walls to try to rescue the residents but at least 26 people died in the fire.

Peru’s fire chief, Antonio Zavala, said:

“We’ve had to use electric saws to cut through the metal bars of the doors to be able to work.”

The Associated Press reports that firefighters also had trouble rescuing patients because the department is drastically underfunded and all members of the fire department are volunteers.

The Canadian Press reports that firefighters are not sure how many people were in the building at the time of the fire. The owner of the building and several members of the staff reportedly fled the scene.

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Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora has a constant relationship with rehab and he’s keeping that streak alive, returning once again to deal with his alcohol addiction.

A source close to the band told RadarOnline:

”Richie recently has been drinking too much, and wants to get his life together. Richie has had a busy year. I think this was a culmination of all the things that overloaded his life and finally he realized he needed to take care of himself.”

From his 2008 “no contest” DUI charge to his 2 stints in different rehab centers in 2007 Sambora has continued to fight his demons and while he hasn’t beat them, at least the 51-year-old rocker is trying to get the help he needs.

All shows for Bon Jovi are expected to go on with Sambora, including a show scheduled for this Saturday in New Orleans.

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Michael Lohan, father of troubled actress Lindsay Lohan is taking the experience of rehab to open waters with plans to launch a rehab center aboard a yacht.

Lohan’s rehab center was tested last week in Florida, using a 130-foot, three-level yacht as the center’s home with two dozen people. If all goes well Michael will be turning his experiment into a reality TV show.

During the boat’s test run a camera crew was on-board to test the premise of the show which will need to be pitched to networks before it becomes a reality.

Also along for the maiden voyage of the floating rehab center was Lohan’s girlfriend Kim Granatell of Real Housewives of New Jersey fame who took some time with Michael to jump into open waters alongside Lohan.

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So, apparently people go to rehab for things other than booze, coke and sex?

Seann William Scott, who appeared in American Pie, Dude, Where’s My Car?, and Role Models, has voluntarily checked into rehab. The actor stated in a 2003 interview:

“I don’t do drugs or alcohol. I don’t party. I don’t watch porn.”

Is there something wrong with watching porn, Seann William Scott? If his publicist is to be believed, the no drugs-drink-fun edict remains, as the actor’s rehab stint is unrelated to the common vices. In a statement, the rep said:

“Seann William Scott has voluntarily admitted himself for proactive treatment to address health and personal issues.

“He appreciates the support of his many fans at this time.”

34-year-old Scott’s “personal issues” were not further disclosed, and the expected length of his stay in rehab was not mentioned. The actor most recently starred in Kevin Smith’s Cop Out last year.

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Ted Williams, the homeless man with a “golden voice,” is having the most eventful January that has ever occurred.

Williams, as you probably know, started out the year living on the streets of Columbus and voice-busking for money. After a video of his talents went viral on Reddit, Williams was abruptly whisked from the streets, given a house and landed several jobs. He recorded a Superbowl ad for Kraft Homestyle Mac & Cheese, but soon (really soon) made headlines again because he was arrested at a Los Angeles hotel for an altercation with his adult daughter- reportedly over money.

Still in January, he found the time to appear on the show of celebrity stern taking-toer Dr. Phil McGraw, former right hand straight-shooter of Miss Oprah Winfrey herself. Dr. Phil coaxed Williams into rehab, normally an act that signals the end or dormancy of the celebrity cycle in a famous person, sparking concern that Williams had or was about to relapse. (Williams admitted it was substance abuse issues that landed him on the streets.) Williams’ girlfriend remains in a different California rehab center, but the location of the luckiest homeless man in the US is not currently known, at least to the press.

In a statement Dr. Phil released yesterday, he acknowledges Williams’ choice in the matter and wishes him well:

“Ted was given the chance to voluntarily enter a drug rehabilitation facility in order to help him in dealing with his dependency on drugs and alcohol. In that it is voluntary, the decision to remain in treatment is Ted’s to make. We certainly hope that he continues his commitment to sobriety, and we will continue to help and support him in any way that we can. We wish him well.”

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Dr. Phil McGraw, America’s busybody, has reportedly talked newly homeful and “Golden Voiced” former homeless man Ted Williams into going to rehab after Williams got into an altercation with one of his up-until-recently estranged children at a Los Angeles hotel.

Williams has struggled with addiction in the past, but was reportedly clean for two years leading up to his discovery on an Ohio city streetcorner. Now thanks to Dr. Phil, he will be away from the harmful, productive environment of being on TV and getting paid and mark his first month in a while of gainful employment by surrounding himself with other people with substance abuse problems- an environment not too different from the streets that were his home just a scant week and a half ago:

“If Ted is ever going to get better, he’s got to be honest with himself and admit he’s addicted to drugs and alcohol,” said Dr. Phil McGraw. “I’ve told him it’s not going to be easy and it’s going to take a lot of hard work. It might be a long journey for him, but this is a big step in the right direction.”

While a measure of counseling and guidance is certainly a good thing for Williams, it seems like a bit much to thrust upon the man at the apex of his national recognition and as offers roll in. Either way, hopefully Williams will find the support he needs without having to be kept away from doing what he seems to be so gifted in doing.

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Well doesn’t that suck the big banana. Poor little Lindsay Lohan failed to impress the judge and as a result has found in violation of her probation and has been sentenced to spend 90 days in the Los Angeles Country Jail.

Not only that but she is going to have to spend 90 days in an inpatient substance abuse program.

Today’s hearing stemmed from Lohan’s 2007 collar on drunken driving and cocaine possession charges. The actress spent 84 minutes in jail that year as part of her sentence and was given three years probation.

Lohan, who turned 24 on Friday, dressed demurely in a black top and dark pants, listened as an official from her alcohol education program testified that the once promising movie star sent in excuses for missing her court-ordered classes that ranged from the death of her uncle (whose funeral she did not attend) to being stuck in North Carolina.

“I believe she had nine absences altogether” between December 2009 and July 2010, Cheryl Marshall co-owner of the Right On program testified at today’s probation violation hearing.

An emotional Lindsay cried as Judge Revel sent down her ruling.

“I wasn’t expecting any special treatment, except that I have to prove for myself,” Lindsay said between sobs. “I did do everything that I was told to do and did… I’m not taking this as a joke, this is my life and my career… It did wake me up, it scared me.”

Lohan has been ordered to surrender by 8:30AM on July 20. She will be allowed to remove her SCRAM alcohol-monitoring device at that time.

Source: PopCrunch

Now on to more important news – the BP disaster continues.

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Eminem, who came under fire in the early 00s for homophobic lyrics, is being helped off drugs by out and proud Sir Elton John, John told the BBC.

Elton didn’t disclose the details of Eminem’s addiction, but the rapper- who has a tattoo of Vicodin- revealed dependency on Valium, Vicodin and Ambien to Vibe magazine in an interview after his 2005 stint in rehab:

“It’s no secret I had a drug problem,” he later told Vibe magazine.

“If I was to give you a number of Vicodin I would actually take in a day? Anywhere between 10 to 20. Valium, Ambien, the numbers got so high I don’t even know what I was taking.”

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And about the lack of bag searching we heard was going on there? Again, Promises denied the claim, stating “All client belongings are searched, as are all incoming packages. Rooms are subject to search at random and all clients are treated the same and expected to follow the same set of rules with no exceptions.”

Here’s where things get even more awesome: Promises sounds a heck of a lot more ticked than Tara could ever be, claiming that “the suggestion that Promises would search Hollywood for a celebrity who needs rehab in an effort to garner publicity is libelous, offensive and without any basis in reality.”

Tara declined to reveal for what she was being treated at the exclusive facility.

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We’re back to “Blake Incarcerated,” it seems, since Amy Winehouse’s husband failed a drug test and has returned to the slammer. Blake Fielder-Civil’s early release was dependent on two things, one of which was being clean/passing the tests, so Blake’s looking at staying in jail until 2010.

A source told The Sun that “If [Blake] had stayed in prison last month rather than taking the rehab option he was set to be released at the end of this month. He’s blown it.”

From the sound of it, Amy Winehouse is back in the hospital, too, because that’s where Blake dashed to tell her the news before turning himself in. After admitting that he “introduced [Amy] to heroin, crack cocaine and self-harming,” maybe it’s better that Blake lays low for a while.

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Somebody says “That celeb is going to rehab” and I say. . . 1. I’m not surprised and 2. There’s not a doubt in my mind that it was drugs/alcohol. Well, someone’s mixing it up a little, ’cause Kirsten Dunst just revealed on E! that her stay in the Cirque Lounge not for “alcohol abuse or drug abuse. I went there for depression.”

Elaborating on it a little, Kirsten said that “It was a good six months before I decided to go away. I was struggling, and I had the opportunity to go somewhere and take care of myself. I was fortunate to have the resources to do it. My friends and family thought it was a good idea, too. But I didn’t know where to go. My doctor recommended Cirque Lodge.”

I suppose that filming with Ryan Gosling and flouncing about in period costumes isn’t exactly what the doctor ordered (darn! really?), but having one celeb be honest and set the record straight is refreshing. Let’s hold on to that feeling; it’s a rare commodity in tinsel town.

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