USAT/AP: Rep. Kennedy returns to Rhode Island after rehab stint

Rep. Kennedy returns to Rhode Island after rehab stint
Updated 6/5/2006

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Patrick Kennedy has ended nearly a month of treatment for addiction to prescription pain drugs and had an appearance scheduled Monday in his home state of Rhode Island.
Kennedy left the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. on Friday.

"The congressman was discharged after completing his treatment at the Mayo Clinic," said Kennedy chief of staff Sean Richardson. "He's feeling great and he's looking forward to getting back to work."

Kennedy, D-R.I., the son of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., was expected to appear at a Brown University forum Monday on the future of mental health care and addiction treatment.

He spent the weekend visiting family members in Washington before returning to Rhode Island Sunday night....

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