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Lindsay Lohan says rehab was 'sobering'
By Associated Press
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NEW YORK -- Lindsay Lohan is making plans for life after rehab. The 21-year-old actress reportedly checked out of the Cirque Lodge, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Utah, on Friday. She had entered treatment in August after reaching a plea deal on misdemeanor drunken driving and cocaine charges following two arrests.

"It was a sobering experience," Lohan says in an interview with OK! magazine. "It was humbling. It made me look at myself, and all of the people, places and things in my life in a different way. I was in there for substance abuse, after all."

Staying sober - and out of Los Angeles - is Lohan's main priority.

"I'm staying in Utah until it's time to shoot `Dare to Love Me,' and then I plan on returning to Utah so I can stay focused, and avoid other distractions," she tells OK!

When asked whether she's worried about a relapse, Lohan says: "Of course I am! If I wasn't I'd be living in denial. Temptation is always there but now I'll avoid it the right way."

Lohan - who recently reunited with her father, Michael Lohan, after a 3 1/2-year estrangement - tells In Touch Weekly that her parents' divorce triggered her behavior.

"The trouble in my family resulted in me rebelling and doing things to get my parents' attention," she says. "But all in all, it's better for me now to have them (in my life). It's healthy."

Lohan says she's cutting out the people who encouraged her substance abuse.

"Those are the ones who are around me for the wrong reasons," she says. "The people who want to go out and party, that's not what I am about now."

Lohan was arrested in May after crashing her Mercedes-Benz into a tree in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was arrested again in July after the mother of Lohan's former personal assistant called 911 to report that her car was being chased by a sport utility vehicle. The chase ended in Santa Monica, where police arrested Lohan for being behind the wheel.

In both cases, Lohan was found in possession of small amounts of cocaine.

Her plea deal called for her to enter treatment, spend a day in jail and perform community service.

"I just want to apologize to any of my fans that look up to me, especially my younger fans, for setting the examples that I didn't mean to set," she tells In Touch. "That is one of the reasons that I want to change things."

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http://www.ok-magazine.com/

In Touch:

http://intouchweekly.hollywood.com/
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monsieur Miller wrote on Oct 11, 2007 3:11 PM:

" yes I am a lucky mallard...thanks for your astute observation and clever retort. I plan to mountain climb this evening. "

Miller wrote on Oct 11, 2007 1:46 PM:

" Re: Ummm. You must be one lucky duck. Enjoy the high life, my friend. And, could you think of me the next time you go mountain-climbing. "

it is I ummmm wrote on Oct 11, 2007 12:07 PM:

" my wife wore less than that dress last night...and she makes LL look a little flat chested. I am a very happy man this a.m. "

Delicate genious wrote on Oct 10, 2007 4:27 PM:

" Wow, LL's description of rehab was enlightening - about as brilliant as her decription of a trip to the Viper Club as "intoxicating." Oh well, I guess those descriptions take more thought than to answer "that's hot" to everything. "

Re: Ummm wrote on Oct 10, 2007 4:24 PM:

" Waste all the time you want getting your wife into that dress, you silly fool. For it will be I, the masked crusader, who woos her out of it!!!!!!!!!! "

to ummms wrote on Oct 10, 2007 2:41 PM:

" Yeah, i want to see your wife in that dress too! "

To ummm wrote on Oct 10, 2007 11:46 AM:

" Exactly....Why do we have a problem w/ party girls all of a sudden? I thought that was encouraged behavior. "

TO: Ummm wrote on Oct 10, 2007 11:41 AM:

" If you do, let me know what you said to get her to do that. So i can try the same. "

ummm wrote on Oct 10, 2007 9:54 AM:

" say what you want...but I want to see if I can get my wife to wear that dress. "

Bottle of wine for me and my 4 wives, please wrote on Oct 10, 2007 7:15 AM:

" She should stay in Ogden, Utah. I don't think there's a bar or liquor store within 30 miles of that city, unless it's all underground. "

Frank the Tank wrote on Oct 10, 2007 7:05 AM:

" Poor choice of words, but I think we all understand what she means. Good for her for getting her life back on track. "

Odds anyone? wrote on Oct 10, 2007 5:18 AM:

" Someone want to start a pool for how long before she's arrested again? Utah or not, she'll most likely fall back into her old behaviours. "

Um.. wrote on Oct 9, 2007 9:46 PM:

" ..isn't rehab supposed to be "sobering"? She may be the Spalding Gray of crap. "
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