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Addicted... Hollywood's prescription drug problem
Editor's Note: Prescription drug abuse has grabbed headlines with the high-profile deaths of celebrities like Corey Haim, Heath Ledger, Anna Nicole Smith, and Michael Jackson. In our original series “Addicted…” we examine how users get their fix and how deadly it can sometimes be. Tomorrow on American Morning, our Kiran Chetry talks to two current prescription drug abusers to get an up close and personal look at how easy it is to start a habit and how hard it is to break it.
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Countdown on for predawn launch of shuttle Discovery
(CNN) – Final preparations are underway for the pre-dawn launch of the space shuttle Discovery. Seven Astronauts will be in space for the next 13 days with three spacewalks planned. We’ll take you live to Kennedy Space Center to see the lift-off “as it happens” right here on the most news in the morning.
Tiger Returns to Pro Golf Tour
Tiger Woods is making his return to the Pro Golf Tour this week. Before teeing it up at the Masters on Thursday, he’ll meet the media today for the first time since the sex scandal erupted.
Woods faced his fellow golfers for the first time Sunday during a practice round at Augusta National and most Americans think it’s about time for Tiger’s come-back.
According to a CNN-Opinion Research Poll, 75 percent say Tiger’s return to the Masters is appropriate. Just 19 percent think he should wait longer.
Addicted: Hollywood’s Dirty Little Secrets
Friends say actor Corey Haim was trying to get clean, before his sudden death last month.
But California investigators linked his name to a massive fraudulent prescription drug ring. Before his passing, Haim openly discussed his life long battle with drug addiction.
But his desire to be drug gree may have been no match for the line of doctors that were more than willing to keep him hooked. Our Kareen Wynter is taking a look at who’s supplying Hollywood in our new series, “Addicted.”
Sound off: What do you think about Tiger's return to professional golf? Add your comments to the LIVE blog below and we'll read some of them on the show.
The Teaser
"The Teaser” is a preview of the guests we have lined up for the next day – so you know when to tune in (and when to set your alarm!). Guests and times are always subject to change.
6:30AM Democrats are hopping on news of the biggest job growth in three years. But our polls show Republicans could reap the benefits come November. Ed Rollins and Robert Zimmerman join us to discuss.
7:30AM After months away from his sport – Will Tiger get stuck in the woods – or will he keep it in the green, and make a strong comeback? We'll ask David Dusek from Golf.com.
7:50AM Remember when no one could get their hands on the H1N1 vaccine? Well now we've got 71.5 million doses that could get tossed if they aren't used soon. Was there an overreaction to the flu? Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases says no – and he'll tell us why.
8:30AM Death by prescriptions – Bob Forrest from VH1's Celebrity Rehab and Ken Seeley from Intervention911 on how prescription drug abuse is the latest deadly trend to hit Hollywood.
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Counting Down Cady: Boiling water at room temperature
Editor's Note: Cady Coleman, Ph.D. is a NASA astronaut – a veteran of two space missions, who has logged over 500 hours in space. She is assigned to the Expedition 26 crew and is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station aboard the Russian Soyuz 25 in late 2010. Below is a blog written by Cady exclusively for CNN via NASA's Astronaut Office.
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By Cady Coleman, Special to CNN
Woo hoo! My friend Tracy Caldwell Dyson is in space! Tracy blasted off last night in a Russian Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan along with Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov and fellow flight engineer Mikhail Kornienko.
That is just the beginning of an exciting month at NASA. Two days from now they’ll dock with the International Space Station (ISS) and begin their six month expedition. Meanwhile, the Space Shuttle Discovery is poised on the pad for an early morning launch Monday and their crew of seven will dock with the ISS on Wednesday.
Those seven astronauts include three women that I’m proud to call friends: Stephanie Wilson, Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger and Naoko Yamazaki. Let’s hear it for girlfriends in space!
The same preparations that got Tracy for her journey last night have kept me hopping as well. Since I last wrote in late January, I’ve traveled to Russia and Japan for training, spent weekends in Massachusetts to see my husband Josh and my son Jamey, qualified on the robotic arm to "catch" our supply ships, picked out pants, shirts and workout gear to wear on the space station, helped Sandra Day O’Connor celebrate her 80th birthday and got a decent start on organizing the many piles of stuff around my house and office for next December’s launch.
Church expands flock on Facebook
(CNN) – The church has never be an organization accused of keeping up with the trends, but now places of worship are using social networks like Twitter and Facebook to expand their flock.
Church 2.0: where followers are believers. Our Carol Costello looks at how one church is expanding its flock – on Facebook.
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