I don't get it.
I would like to think that Dr. Drew means well.
There's no doubt that he speaks with authority and comes across as having extensive experience in treating individuals with health issues related to addiction.
But something doesn't seem right.
The challenge with this programme is that it is exploitive in its very nature.
Its like watching a train wreck.
Celebrities who have achieved measurable success in the past are paraded across the small screen as they attempt to get their wrecked and messed up affairs in order (for millions of people to see too).
It leaves little dignity to those celebs who sign up for this circus.
And, I'm sure there is little sympathy among many viewers who witness individuals who have had it all- money, health, fame, and successful careers- flush it all down the toilet.
I suspect that if the participants were serious about getting things in order, they would do so privately and with conviction. Not by showcasing their self imposed challenges on broadcast television.
Maybe Dr. Drew's intentions are sincere. I can't quite place my finger on it, but something is amiss.
In any case, its not pleasant to look upon.
Ratings would suggest the opposite is true.
My guess is that the success rate for those participants might be close to zero.
It makes for dramatic tv though. Don't it?
Seriously Ron as a fellow DJ and music lover (assuming) I think Dr. Drew is quite unethical in this regard. I take him to task not just for Celebrity Rehab but for immediately trying to distance himself when two patients died within 24 hours on the Las Encinas unit he co-chaired at the time:
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