Rehab Works for Some Mammals
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It may not cure some Hollywood stars, but rehab worked well for a Chinese celebrity. Once addicted to heroin, Big Brother was in treatment for over a year and will finally be released in the coming weeks.
Big Brother is an elephant.
The bull elephant was fed heroin-laced bananas by illegal traders so they could control him. According to China Daily, once the elephant was reclaimed from traders, he had become addicted to heroin, posing a danger to people around him if denied his fix. Remind you of anyone?
After being diagnosed as a heroin addict by park authorities in Hainan, they spent a year weaning him off the dope with methadone, regular bathing and massage.
If it can work for an elephant ...