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多伦多市长吸毒和酗酒问题相继曝光 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, under pressure to quit after admitting he smoked crack cocaine and had a drink problem, could enter rehab, his lawyer says. 加拿大多伦多市市长罗布·福特最近丑闻缠身，吸毒和酗酒问题相继曝光，福特面临巨大的辞职压力，其律师丹尼斯·莫里斯当天表示，福特可能会进康复中心。 ? Dennis Morris told the Globe and Mail that the mayor of Canadas largest city was considering options. ? And well stay tuned to see what he says in the next few days, Mr Morristold the newspaper. ? His comments come a day after Mr Ford apologised for a video of him threatening to kill an unknown person. ? The 44-year-old married father of two said he was extremely, extremely inebriated（酒醉的） at the time it was filmed and he was embarrassed by it. ? Toronto police said last week they have a separate video apparently showing Mr Ford smoking crack cocaine, which has not been made public. ? Foul-mouthed rant ? His older brother, Doug Ford, told a radio broadcaster on Friday that his brother could benefit from a little bit of counselling. ? If Rob goes away on a vacation, for a week or two weeks, Rob loses 50, 60 pounds, stays on the straight narrows, he said, itll be tough to beat Rob Ford. ? Thursdays release of a video showing an agitated（激动的，焦虑的） Mr Ford during a foul-mouthed（说话下流的） rant（咆哮，激昂的演说） was a defining moment for the mayor, Mr Morris has told reporters. ? The context of the clip is not clear, nor is the target of Mr Fords wrath. ? He vows to rip out the persons throat, poke out his eyes and ensure his victim is dead. ? On Thursday, Mr Morris said he had been in talks with Toronto police to view the crack-smoking clip. ? Police say the video is not enough to charge Mr Ford but they have not made it public as it is evidence before the courts. ? Allegations of drug use by Mr Ford surfaced in May when journalists reported seeing footage of him smoking crack cocaine. ? The mayor acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday that he had taken the drug probably a year ago while in a drunken stupor. ? He said he was embarrassed by