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Celebrity Rehab: The Curse of Addiction
The recent suicide of country singer Mindy McCready is shining a dark spotlight on the VH1 reality series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. McCready became the fifth celebrity cast member out of the 39 who have appeared on the show to die. Her death reignited debate about and criticism of the show and its value to the recovery process. Many see the show as exploitative of people in recovery and turning their addictions into mindless entertainment. It’s difficult to argue with those criticisms, though the show’s value in portraying the horrors of drug and alcohol dependency and helping its participants overcome their addictions is more debatable. Whether Celebrity Rehab has redeeming qualities and serves as a vehicle to educate its viewers or is simply an exercise in mass media exploitation, it hardly … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Celebrity News
VH1 Success Story Bridgette Nielsen Back on the Bottle
Nielsen, born on July 15th 1963 in Rødovre, Denmark, began her career modeling for Greg Gorman and Helmut Newton. In the mid-eighties she starred in various known films with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Eddie Murphy and later starred in some B-list movies. In 1985 she also married Stallone but their marriage only lasted a mere two years ending in 1987. She has released several albums; 1987 – 2002, such as Every Body Tells a Story, I’m the One… Nobody Else, including several singles. Just recently she performed (using her real name Gitte Nielsen) on the song Misery with Spleen United, from the album School of Euphoria (2012). Beginning in 2004, Nielsen appeared on the reality T.V show, VH1’s The Surreal Life. This started her reality show career, frequently appearing on … Read entire article »
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Sirius picks up Addiction Radio Show
Sirius Radio has picked up the KLEAN Radio Show, a radio program that addresses addiction. The program airs on 980 News Talk Los Angeles KFWB, in San Diego, and in New York. The program, hosted by Judah Friedman and Klean Treatment Center CEO, Andrew Spanswick, offers an interactive approach to providing resources, awareness, and hope to listeners. Listeners call in with their concerns about their or a loved one’s drug use, and the hosts and … Read entire article »
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GlaxoSmithKline and Dr. Drew Do Business
David Drew Pinsky, better known as “Dr. Drew” is a very recognized physician, who specializes in addiction, putting his abilities to work, helping people recognize, and overcome their substance abuse. As well as hosting his talk shows, Dr. Drew on HLN, and the daytime series Lifechangers on the CW network, he stars on other programs including, VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, and its spinoffs, Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew, and Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House. He has truly done amazing work, helping to change the lives of individuals, but just recently, Dr. Drew and the drug company, GlaxoSmithKline has become the Federal Reserve’s target for fraud. The case being made by the Feds against Dr. Pinsky is that he accepted $275,000 from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in 1999 to hype up the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alcohol and Drugs, Celebrity News, Featured
Rodney King: Civil Rights Hero Dies at 47
On the night ofMarch 3,1991, a bystander recorded a video of Los Angeles Police Department officers beating a desperate and helpless African-American man, Rodney King on the ground with batons while other surrounding officers watched, not doing a thing to try to stop this horrid violence being carried out by their fellows. The video was released just shortly after the incident, causing an outrage among the African-American community towards the L.A Police Department. After all four of the officers charged with the beating were acquitted, a riot ensued, starting the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. At the end of the uprisings, there were fifty-three deaths, almost twenty-five hundred deaths, and over one-billion dollars in property damage. The investigation of the King case resurfaced after the riots, finally bringing well deserved justice … Read entire article »
Filed under: Celebrity News, Featured
Has the Media Caused Societies View on Alcoholism to Change?
Recently the Los Angeles Times posted an article explaining that alcoholism has increased in the last 60 years. The article says that people in North America born after World War II are more prone to have drinking problems. While the numbers may prove this point, could it also be a result of America’s more modern acceptance of addiction? Alcohol has been beloved as a spiritual, medicinal and social lubricant for centuries. Many of our favorite … Read entire article »
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Celebrity Rehab Cast Revealed
Three celebrities are joining the cast on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. Janice Dickinson, Jennifer Capriati, and Jeremy London have all signed onto the latest season of the vh1 reality series. Jennifer Capriati is a former World No.1’s tennis player from the United States. She has won many titles for herself in this sport and has impacted the lives of others who play and or watch tennis. According to the media over the internet, Jennifer ‘accidently’ overdosed on drugs. In her past, she has been arrested for shoplifting and possession of marijuana. This definitely hurt her career with the tennis world. More importantly, she is now revealing to the world that there is a problem. With the heavy paycheck set aside, I am excited to see her air on … Read entire article »
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