Whitney Houston Enters Rehab Again

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NEW YORK - A year after her first reported stay in rehab, Whitney Houston has again checked into a rehabilitation facility. "Whitney Houston has re-entered a rehabilitation facility today," her publicist, Nancy Seltzer, told The Associated Press Wednesday. She declined to provide details.



The news was first reported by syndicated entertainment TV show "Access Hollywood."


In March 2004, Houston checked herself into an undisclosed rehabilitation center.


After years of denying drug use, the pop diva said she had used cocaine, marijuana and pills in an interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC's "Primetime" in 2002.


She has said she was using the power of prayer to help her get over drugs.


In January 2000, Houston left behind a bag at an airport in Hawaii that allegedly held less than half an ounce of marijuana and three partially smoked marijuana cigarettes; a petty misdemeanor drug charge was dismissed when a counselor said Houston didn't need treatment for substance abuse.


Houston, 41, has been working with producer Clive Davis on a comeback album.


The Grammy-winning singer is known for her rendition of "I Will Always Love You" and her role in the 1992 film "The Bodyguard." Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown have been married since 1992 and have an 12-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina.


Brown has a history of drug and alcohol arrests.


The couple live near Alpharetta, a suburb north of Atlanta.

you know..if she wants to be a fulltime drug user just let her....let her go the sly route..

look her up away for the rest of her life and let her enjoy (err and hide from whatever pain she feels in reality)..

if that is what she wants, let her....dont understand this whole rehab craz in this world...people are free to be overeaters...if they wanna be fulltime crackheads...as long as they are kept away from causing anyone else pain..let em...shit, whitney got enough money to fuel her addictions until her heart stops beating..

let her..

sosgemini said:

Even if it means bringing yet another fucked up person into the world (her KID)??

CalhounSq said:

oh no..take the kid away..let her be raised by someone who can handle it...

our society needs to really re-evalute how we treat drug/alcohol addiction....and we need to stop letting these money hungry rehab companies dictate solutions that only cateer to a small percentage of those people who need help...if these rehab companies were a business they would be out of business already....

and we need to stop looking negatively on people who continue to loose their battles against addictions...

and i have taken this thread far too serious then i should..

sosgemini said:

sosgemini said:

I know what you're saying but i'm not so sure if I agree. It's just so destructive but I know what you mean about people just doing what they want in lfe as long as they're not harming others. In this particular case there is a small child involved so I think she should clean up her act. Hopefully she can pull it off this time.

dancerella said:

VoicesCarry said:

its your dime..spill it.

I just saw this on CNN...oh my, she looks absolutely dreadful...I pray she gets help...although I believe she will never get over it as long as Bobby is around.

Serveitupfrankie*

a ShaMe To sEe suCh TaleNt Go to waSte. WhitNey is a RemarkAble vocalist possibly one of the best the WorLd Has ever seen or probably will ever see in a lifetime. this just goes to show how hard it is for celebritys to sometimes deal with pressure(although i think Bobby is responsible for this!)

i knew it.

and to think, yesterday we were talking about cow prints.

God, this is such a shame. I'm not surprised that she's back in rehab but at least she wasn't in denial about dealing with the problem this time around. I pray for her so that she can FINALLY kick this habit and her family. I also hope that she's able to let go of anyone who could possibly stand in her way to getting better as well, even if it includes family members.

I truly wish her the best. Hopefully she can recover and be a force to be reckoned with again.

Remember, Stevie Nicks was a coke fiend in the 80's!

She battled her demons, and eventually won.

Hopefully Whitney can do it too. If it means divorcing Bobby Brown, do it girl!
[Edited 3/23/05 17:50pm]

sosgemini said:

After all that...

sosgemini said:

sosgemini said:

I sort of agree with you, but you're barking up the wrong tree. The addiction centers, for the most part, are doing their jobs well. It's the insurers who are calling the financial shots. A 31 day stint used to be the standard for treatment. Nowadays, most insurers aren't willing to pay more than 21 days. It's not greed on the part of addiction counseling centers; its stinginess on the part of the insurance companies.

Oh Whitney! I've got gust four words:


God damn it, bitch...
But on the bright side at least she is getting help....cociane is a hellva drug...

Nick715 said:

That is true about Stevie and she seems OK now and will probably live to be an eighty year old crazy woman, flapping the shawl wildly around!

For Whitney it's very simple and we all know it....no more....Bobbay!

sosgemini said:

ok as one of the few orgers open about their experience in rehab. recovery is more about telling with one's issues than how well the program works.

of the 20 people that graduated the same rehab progam i was in the year i graduated only 4 are still sober from that point. a few have gone and come aback. the rehab is nonprofit and because of budget cuts from the Federal Government and State, it is close to closing its doors. Remember when W promised more money for rehab... in his State of the Union Address in 2002?

i think people in Whitney's situation have it harder because they never fully Let Go and Let God. they can't when people tell them that their shit don't stink. I pray she finds the way, but it truely is up to her not which rehab she goes into.

I feel sorry for the daughter.. both parents being drugheads.

I hope Mrs. Houston finally cleans up her act this time around so she can at last establish herself as a phenomenal vocalist/entertainer and responsible mother once again.

Whitney is not a ho.

RipHer2Shreds said:

im just saying that there is such a negative stigma towards people failing in their recovery attempts that it adds to the pressures and in some cases makes it harder on the person.....

lilgish said:

The cow print should have been a hint that she was headed down the wrong road

sosgemini said:

Co-sign. And that's all I'll say about that.

sosgemini said:

sometimes relapse is part of recovery

Too bad she wasn't on drugs when she first came out. Drugs might have given her some rhythm.

sosgemini said:

I think rehab should be available for addictions, just like Jenny Craig is available.

What about overeaters who teach poor habits to their children?

vainandy said:

how old is "the kid" now? i remember seeing pictures of whitney and
her daughter a long long time ago so she must be a teenager now??

perhaps if their daughter is 18-20 or something she can finally
kick some sense into her shitty parents.

god, as long as they've had the child they've been on drugs on and
off on and off on and on and on. Plus their abusive relationship
with her getting slapped about the house on and of and on and on

must have been one shitty house to grow up in.

It just shows the emptiness of fame beauty and wealth. She has all of the above and shes still fucked up. Dont feel one bit sorry for someone who has every advantage.