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[From New York Daily News]

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Drug-troubled Whitney Houston was persuaded to enter rehab after an emotional intervention by her mother.

A source close to the family tells us Cissy Houston feared for her daughter's health when the singer had to be hospitalized in February after becoming ill on a flight from Paris.

While the media were told Houston had been suffering from gastroenteritis caused by food poisoning, family insiders say that was not the real reason.

Said the source: "Cissy's been extremely upset. She's concerned for Whitney's health and wants her to see the treatment through this time."

Houston is in rehab in a facility near her Atlanta home.

Meanwhile, Houston's husband, Bobby Brown, is hard at work with hip-hop producer Jazze Pha on his comeback CD.

A pal says he has already recorded a remake of his hit song "Roni," which he is hoping to parlay into a deal with Warner Bros. Records.

His reality show, "Being Bobby Brown," is still tentatively set to debut this year.

NEWSFILE: 25 MARCH 2005