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Fisher returns to

drug rehabilitation

LOS ANGELES - Carrie Fisher has become addicted to prescriptiondrugs and has voluntarily checked into a detoxification program, herspokeswoman said.Fisher, who is perhaps best known for her role as Princess Leia inthe "Star Wars" trilogy, realized she had a problem shortly afterundergoing dental surgery, publicist Carol Stone said Monday."The combination of the prescribed medication required for manicdepression and the pain medication prescribed to her recently fromgetting dental implants caused her to recognize the problem earlyon," Stone said.Manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder, is a mentalillness marked by wide mood swings.Fisher has been in drug rehabilitation before. Her 1985 stayinspired her best-selling novel "Postcards from the Edge," which wasadapted into a hit movie.'Dr. Laura' can'tcover nude photosLOS ANGELES - Dr. Laura Schlessinger may need some therapyherself.A judge has refused to stop an Internet site from posting nudephotographs of the syndicated radio therapist and author.The photos, taken decades ago, have been plastered on the InternetEntertainment Group's Web site since last week.Since the pictures have been viewed on the site 14,000 times andit would be impossible to order a recall, U.S. District Judge DeanPregerson lifted a temporary injunction Monday.Schlessinger, 51, is known to radio listeners as "Dr. Laura" anddispenses advice on morality and family relationships.Singer-songwriterLee hospitalizedLOS ANGELES - Peggy Lee, the smoky-voiced singer-composer famousfor such songs as "Is That All There Is?" and "Fever," has beenhospitalized after suffering a stroke.Nicki Lee Foster said her 78-year-old mother had the stroke Oct.27."She's conscious and her family has been with her," she saidMonday, refusing to say where her mother was hospitalized.Doctors are trying to determine whether the stroke causedpermanent damage.