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Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew is a VH1 reality television show that premiered on January 10, 2008. The show features several celebrities as they undergo treatment for various drug and alcohol addictions. The celebrities are treated by Dr. Drew Pinsky and his staff, including Bob Forrest. It is filmed at the Pasadena Recovery Center.

Season 1

Celebrities

• Daniel Baldwin - actor (departed the show in episode four)
• Mary Carey - porn star and former candidate for California Governor
• Chyna (a.k.a., Joanie Marie Laurer) - actress and former professional wrestler
• Jeff Conaway - actor
• Jaimee Foxworth - former child actress
• Brigitte Nielsen - actress and former model
• Ricco Rodriguez - Mixed Martial Arts fighter (former UFC Heavyweight Champion)
• Jessica Sierra - singer and former American Idol contestant
• Seth Binzer - musician and lead singer of rapcore band Crazy Town

Outcome

Sierra, Binzer, and Carey agreed to enter a transitional sober living home in the last episode of the regular season. All three, as well as Laurer and Foxworth, would eventually relapse; some re-entered treatment. VH1 aired a reunion special following season 1. Although Conaway was able to maintain sobriety from alcohol and cocaine, he continued to abuse analgesics for his back pain. He re-entered treatment in the show's second season. Binzer also ended up in several episodes of the second season, as well as the Sober House spin-off series. Laurer was hospitalized in December 2008 and was reportedly going to return to rehab. Nielsen and Rodriguez have reportedly maintained their sobriety. Pinsky has said on numerous occasions that Nielsen has quit drinking and also gave up smoking. Nielsen has also appeared on his radio shows to talk about her sobriety. The status of Baldwin's sobriety is unknown. As of May 2009, Foxworth is reportedly sober and gave birth to a son, Sierra has tested "clean and sober" for a year and a half following a court-ordered year of treatment at the Pasadena Recovery Center , and Carey has relapsed and returned to porn, starring in and directing a parody film called Celebrity Pornhab with Dr. Screw , a decision Pinsky said made him "very sad".

Season 2

Season 2 of Celebrity Rehab premiered on October 23, 2008. In addition to a new cast of recovering addicts, actor and recovering cocaine addict Gary Busey entered the program – not as a patient, but, as a participant to assist others in their recoveries (as stated in his contract, and as confirmed by VH1's official press release about Season 2). Busey admitted to using medical marijuana during his intake interview – despite publicly claiming to have been drug-free for the last 13 years.

Celebrities

• Steven Adler - former Guns N' Roses drummer
• Jeff Conaway - actor; returning from Season 1 to recover from numerous back surgeries without abusing his meds.
• Rodney King - Became a U.S. civil rights figure when videotaped in 1991 being beaten by L.A.P.D. officers.
• Tawny Kitaen - actress and former model
• Nikki McKibbin - singer and former American Idol contestant
• Amber Smith - actress and model
• Sean Stewart - son of singer Rod Stewart.
• Gary Busey - actor
• Seth Binzer - singer; returning from Season 1 after Dr. Drew learned of his relapse.

On October 1, 2008, rock band Alter Bridge, in conjunction with VH1, released a video for their single "Watch Over You" containing clips from the upcoming season of Celebrity Rehab.

Outcome

Most of the celebrities (except for Kitaen, Busey and Stewart) agreed to make a transitional move into a sober living home which was filmed for Sober House – although Busey expressed interest in attending sober living as a speaker. Conaway was released early from the center during the final episode of Season 2 after kicking his girlfriend in the ribs during an argument. As soon as Conaway returned to his home, he continued abusing pain killers. During the course of Sober House , Adler, Smith and Binzer relapsed. Adler has made repeated appearances on Loveline talking about his success with sobriety and how his life is drastically different for the better. On September 26, 2009, Kitaen was arrested for drinking and driving.

Season 3

On April 22, 2009, it was announced on the Futon Critic that Celebrity Rehab has been renewed for a third season and that a new spinoff titled Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew was being put into production. Sex Rehab premiered on November 1, 2009 and Season 3 of Celebrity Rehab will premiere on January 10, 2010.

Celebrities

• Mackenzie Phillips - actress
• Mindy McCready - country music singer.
• Kari Ann Peniche - beauty queen and subject of a Playboy pictorial.
• Lisa D'Amato - model and TV personality
• Joey Kovar - reality TV star
• Tom Sizemore - actor
• Heidi Fliess - famous American madam

List of Episodes

List of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew episodes

Spin-offs

• Sober House premiered on January 15, 2009.
• Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew premiering on November 1, 2009.

References

1. ^ "Fox News - Online Videos From 'Celebrity Rehab' Depict Stars Using Drugs" . http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312931,00.html .  
2. ^ http://news.bostonherald.com/track/star_tracks/view.bg?articleid=1141765&srvc=next_article
3. ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20282175,00.html
4. ^ http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b121126_ex-idol_singer_jessica_sierra_dr_drew.html
5. ^ http://www.tmz.com/2009/05/18/dr-drew-gets-screwed-in-celebrity-pornhab/
6. ^ TV Guide ; June 23, 2008; Page 8
7. ^ ^{a b} ""Celebs Check Into Rehab 2 With Dr. Drew"; vh1.com; June 10, 2008." . http://blog.vh1.com/2008-06-10/new-slate-of-celebs-check-into-rehab-2-with-dr-drew/ .  
8. ^ "Actress Tawny Kitaen arrested in Calif. for DUI". Associated Press. 2009-09-26 . http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gAkvAPv2q1OD0cadi8eSlVDwtuUQD9AVCOOO6 .  
9. ^ "VH1 CELEBRATES NEW HIT SERIES MILESTONE BY RENEWING FIVE HIT SHOWS AND ORDERING NEW PROJECTS FROM DR. DREW PINSKY AND TIFFANY 'NEW YORK' POLLARD". futoncritic.com. April 22, 2009 . http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20090422vh101 .  
10. ^ "VH1 announces many new premiere dates". 2009-09-03 . http://www.vh1realityworld.com/2009/09/03/vh1-announces-many-new-premiere-dates/ . Retrieved 2009-09-13 .  
11. ^ ^{a b c d e f} http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/celebrity_rehab/2009_May_28_season_three_cast

External links

• Celebrity Rehab Official site at VH1.com
• Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew at the Internet Movie Database
• Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew at TV.com
• Dr. Drew's Official Message-board

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