Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew

[xvunderx]

What are you talking about, I'm sure Rodney King works hard!

I feel bad for him in there, he's clearly a fairly normal dude, and the rest no so much. To me seeing him next to the rest of the group shows up the difference between celebrities in rehab, and regular folk in rehab.

[mouseman004]

I feel bad for him in there, he's clearly a fairly normal dude, and the rest no so much. To me seeing him next to the rest of the group shows up the difference between celebrities in rehab, and regular folk in rehab.

I think that is why in the episodes I have seen he stays pretty quiet.

[xLettuceHeadx]

What makes you think there isn't much of a difference? Just that because the physical effects are the same, that the psychology of the person doesn't come into play or that the outside forces of someone's life don't matter in terms of dealing with addiction?

The external forces matter much more in whether someone relapses or not; the trust-fund babies would not have a personal economic catastrophe as a normal 9-to-5 working person. The withdrawal and elimination of the toxemias are within the rehab facility and are not dependent on the external forces. Did anyone see Amber's withdrawal from her prescription drug addiction that left her twitching on the floor?

Rodney King definitely handles himself differently than the other patients and seems to be a much more level-headed person in comparison to the hollywood folks. He doesn't get as much air-time because he doesn't act out as much as the others and does not create sensationalized television.

I think Gary Busey was kind of deceived regarding his role on the show. He thinks he is a mentor or something and not a patient, but the staff has always referred to him as a patient. Maybe it is his brain damage? I would watch the show for his Busey-isms. I would be really entertained if he got his own show where he expounded his philosophy on life and his insightful Busey-isms.



The season finale is the upcoming thursday and I'm not really sure what to expect.

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The external forces matter much more in whether someone relapses or not; the trust-fund babies would not have a personal economic catastrophe as a normal 9-to-5 working person. The withdrawal and elimination of the toxemias are within the rehab facility and are not dependent on the external forces. Did anyone see Amber's withdrawal from her prescription drug addiction that left her twitching on the floor?

physical withdraw is only part of the equation. The psychology of the individual also plays a huge part, and their background does in fact play a huge role as part of it. The way that the vast majority of people on this show view the world does factor into the behavior within the rehab center. How you view yourself and your role in the world is going to effect how you interact with it and others. I'm not really sure why you think this is a good example of anything other than the physical effects of withdrawal, when again, most of the people involve don't have normal lives and some never did.

[xLettuceHeadx]

physical withdraw is only part of the equation. The psychology of the individual also plays a huge part, and their background does in fact play a huge role as part of it. The way that the vast majority of people on this show view the world does factor into the behavior within the rehab center. How you view yourself and your role in the world is going to effect how you interact with it and others. I'm not really sure why you think this is a good example of anything other than the physical effects of withdrawal, when again, most of the people involve don't have normal lives and some never did.

I focus much more on the physical, observable effects of someone in rehab trying to kick addiction rather than what they might be thinking or what their personal history might be. Not to say that personal history and thoughts do not play a factor in their attempts to kick addiction or anything like that; the observable effects of chemical addiction is what aspect of the show I focus on personally.

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I focus much more on the physical, observable effects of someone in rehab trying to kick addiction rather than what they might be thinking or what their personal history might be. Not to say that personal history and thoughts do not play a factor in their attempts to kick addiction or anything like that; the observable effects of chemical addiction is what aspect of the show I focus on personally.

so you have a lot of experience in dealing with folks in rehab?

[xLettuceHeadx]

so you have a lot of experience in dealing with folks in rehab?

Not exactly. Arggh I am discredited as an expert authority on substance addiction. I guess i could be considered an armchair substance addiction counselor, but I do study psychology and have an interest in the various forms of addictions.

Anyone been to rehab and would like to share how that experience went and if it worked? What methods did the rehab staff use?

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Not exactly. Arggh I am discredited as an expert authority on substance addiction. I guess i could be considered an armchair substance addiction counselor, but I do study psychology and have an interest in the various forms of addictions.

Anyone been to rehab and would like to share how that experience went and if it worked? What methods did the rehab staff use?

then it's kind of weird that you discount the psychology of the addict completely and would rather focus purely on the physical reactions to withdrawal.