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Last July, Doherty was thrown out of a rehabilitation unit in Thailand, just weeks after starting intensive treatment to beat his long-running drug addiction. The former Libertines frontman has battled heroin and crack cocaine demons for the past decade. Read more on The West Australian

In Rio, Franciscan hospital awaits papal visit as 'confirmation'
During his visit, Pope Francis will inaugurate a new wing of the hospital dedicated to the psychiatric treatment of drug addicts, including users of crack cocaine, who represent 3 percent of the population of Brazil, according to the World Health … Read more on Catholic News Service