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Examining Sober House With Dr. Drew - Episode 2
Dr. Drew’s weekly commentary on Sober House continues! Below, the doctor talks about sobriety’s potential to cause boredom, the difference between in- and outpatient treatment and Steven’s amazing display this episode.
Is it fair to say that Steven’s hatred of Jennifer is irrational?
Yeah, and this is kind of new territory for Jennifer. Those of us that work in the field are used to that. We become the lightening rod always for somebody for something. It happens. She was the lightening rod for him in this case for whatever reason.
He seems particularly abusive.
Yeah, he gets abusive and that’s not OK. That’s what we’re trying to contain. Aggression is just not OK.
Seeing this group is like watching Celebrity Rehab all over again. Is there a difference between the treatment we see here and that which we saw before?
Understand that it’s an outpatient group. In the real world, outpatient treatment is usually shorter than sober living. You want someone to stay in sober living for a long time, ideally. Treatment is a step down process. You get less and less as you progress. At some point you want the outpatient treatment to stop and for that person to stay in the sober living and spend more of their day just living.
I thought the most resounding point you made during the group is that sobriety is boring.
There are three different layers to that. A) It’s common to experience dysphoria when you come off drugs. You are in grief and sad. B) The recovery process is not as exciting as the process of being an addict. And C) The healing of the brain is a slow, time-consuming process. Sitting with someone and having feelings for weeks and months and months is not so exciting, but what they learn is that it ends up being more nourishing, more satisfying. It’s just hard getting to that point.
Steven sort of takes up the rest of the episode. He lashes out at the cameras and then Bob.
Yep. Watch Episode 3 & 4 to see where this is going. It’s not a good place.
Steven takes the opportunity to sneak around once the power goes out and Will notes that a power outage is a field day for addicts. Have you experienced this phenomenon before?
Oh yeah. Anytime they can hide and mess around, they’re in. I’ve been through earthquakes and fires and power outages…the usual things that happen in Southern California. Nothing new under the sun.
Jennifer calls the police because she can’t take the abuse anymore, she says. I wonder, though, doesn’t her job require her to take abuse?
A little bit of it. Anytime you work with addicts, you’re going to be absorbing punches. Nobody is required to suffer abuse. It’s not OK for patients to be abusive, however, it’s unrealistic to think that you won’t be subject to it every once in a while if you’re dealing with alcoholics and addicts.
Any thoughts on her call to the police?
It’s very, very rough on her, but she had to do it. She’s doing it for two reasons: to save his life and to maintain the integrity of her program. She had no other option. The guy wouldn’t go anywhere, he wouldn’t go to the hospital, he wouldn’t do anything. And, by the way, I thought the police would just put him on a 5150. The police were called to put him in a safe place. That’s eventually what happened, it’s just the safe place wasn’t where we thought it was going to be.
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January 23rd, 2009 at 3:18 pm
I have watched the show and I can identify with all of the persons in rehab. Especially Steven and Nikki.I remember her from Idol and I think that she is a beautiful person in and out but she lacks confidence in herself and feels so guilty about her mother’s death. What is wrong with Steven’s speech? He seems to speak but not move his mouth.He is also a beautiful person in and out but he is more lacking in self confidence than Nikki. What I mean by in and out is internally and physically.If you cannot love yourself you cannot love anyone else.
Your program is beneficial to all who see it and I hope that the people in Sober House can move forward in life. God bless them all.
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:33 pm
I really like Seth and Steven but to see them still going in a spiral is very sad. I haven’t been addicted to drugs or alcohol but my entire family (on both sides) are. I have seen young family members die of over dose when trying to get sober leaving there young children without parents. My heart goes to them and prayers that they will find soberity before its to late.
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:11 pm
I absolutely do not feel sorry for Steven. He has an addition to opioids, heroin or anything else that he can use to be to be high. He’s had a stroke because of drugs and that obviously did not detour his abuse, he’s gone to rehab several times before and that also did not make an impact. One would think the stroke would have been an awakening enough! At some point an adult has to take responsibility for their own actions! Many,many people have helped this man and are trying to help this man but to no avail! HE DOES NOT WANT TO BE SOBER! Look at what all of that party living has done for him! He looks much older and haggard than he actually is, he has paralysis on the left side of his face, he walks around hunched over! What a train wreck! Steven your a grown man act like one and start taking responsibility for your own sobriety and help these people who are trying to help you! They cannot make you sober all these caring people can do is try to help you, but ultimately its up to you!However all of this does make for good train wreck TV.
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:50 pm
if the person who you are helping it’s there job to want to stay clean and sober not your, it’s not gone to work if they don’t want it. i do wish all others them the best.
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Questions:
-Did Steven have a stash, or were drugs delivered to him during the BBQ?
-Did Steven’s wife ever get back to Jennifer?
-Why were the police not called during the BBQ when it was obvious that Steven had relapsed?
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:35 pm
It’s clear that Steven is the focus of attention which distracts from the main purpose of sober living. All this distraction and using, along with the smell of drugs, is truely unfair to the other addicts who are there to stay clean and sober. I don’t think Steven is ready for sober living and should not be there.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:18 am
I don’t think that the “sober house” is set up adequately for the degree of illness that these people are dealing with.It is fantasy island to think that three weeks of detoxing is a bridge to this nex’t step that we are seeing.It is not a safe environment.It seems more like a quasi party house.I also question the type of people that are coming into this place…friends,visitors,so called sponsers.They seem shady to me,and I worry for the group of recovering addicts.Ther is something very wrong with this,but I truly hope I am wrong.I wish and pray that they get the true help they need.There is a lot of greatness underneath their mess.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
although im not someone who cares about/loves someone who was addicted to a drug or to alcohol…i love someone who found the addiction to a slot machine/the casino more inticing…i would love to know what families are supposed to do when the person just wont stop
January 24th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Dr. Drew, I am opening my home & heart to Nikki or Amber. There are generations of addiction in my own family. I have never been an addict. I understand addiction. I have been to many A.A. & N.A. meetings with family. I have been a great help to many people. I have no formal training or education in this field, but I would love to help, if I can. I live in a small community in the south. I live in the country where the only wildlife is deer & other critters. I am a 49 year old female. I really believe in Nikki & Amber, but they need to get away from all of the temptations there. That is not a great place for them in party capital California. I am not a nut or stalker. I would love to help if I can. I think I would be a great sponsor. My home & heart are open for them. Keep up the good work! You do not have an easy job! It takes a very special person to want to help these people. God Bless!
January 24th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
I’d just like to thank Dr. Drew for showing the world the true face of addiction. I myself am a recovering addict with 3yrs of sobriety. Every one has good and bad days, addict or not. What people have to understand is that within an addict there is a substantial and often good hearted person. There is the addict, and then there’s you. It’s a constant battle within the mind every single day. There is nothing fun or happy about being an addict. You are a slave to the drug; it owns you and controls you. I was addicted to opiates. And yes, the first time I got high, I thought, if I could live and feel like this 24/7 I’d do it. The only thing that saved me was my increasing tolerance to the drug and the highs became so short lived, then turned to me lying on the bathroom floor vomiting on myself… and all the while, with my life on the line, all I could think about is when am I going to stop throwing up so that I can use. Fortunately, my father is a physician; he has lost a sister, and most recently a brother, to the same disease that was killing me. If you want to help someone with addiction, the best way is empathy and understanding… not judgment, not anger, but compassion. When I told my father I needed help and that I was addicted, he simply said “I’m happy that you’re strong enough to admit and face it and we’ll get you help.” When I told him some of the things I had done, things I could be in prison for, things that I myself would never consider doing, he just looked at me and said, “That’s what addicts do.” It was his understanding that gave me confidence and eventually I was able to forgive myself. The acceptance that it is a disease is so important. I’m currently in school, pre-med with a minor in psychology, and plan to specialize in addiction. There is nothing that I could read in some book that would teach me what I myself have fought through. I think it will be easier for patients to build trust with me and understand that I’m not just some prick doctor that read about it in a book, but that it is my life. If I can get through it, a small girl, 5′6, 120lbs, taking up to 50 10mg percocet a day, then any one could do it. Trust me, I am not that strong. You have to want sobriety. Truly want it. Not just know that you need it, but want it, want it more than the high. If you don’t, if you have thoughts like that you can learn to control it and only use occasionally…. not gonna work. You have to get to the point where you hate the drug. Anger is easier than sadness, so get angry, and take control of your life. You are the only one that can help you. Support is important, but you have to be stronger than the drug… and you are!!! Good luck, my thoughts and prayers are with you all. I truly feel your pain.
January 24th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Right - Wrong - or Indifferent Dr. Drew please don’t give up on Steven Adler…My heart goes out to him and what he’s been through…21 days was simply not enough time to detox for him…true he has made some aweful choices but I truely beleive YOU are his only ray of hope!!
January 24th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
I would have made the call sooner.
January 24th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Dr.Drew,
When a patient like Steve feels unloved. He will go to extremes to escape his pain. And this show obviously shows his pain. He has deep issues with his mother of feeling unloved. Obviously everyone watching the show can feel his pain. It was very painful to watch him. But I understand his pain.
January 25th, 2009 at 1:31 am
Jenifer.
I just want to tell you that it hurt so much when you had to call the cops on steven becuse you care about him and want to see him get and make a good life soberand clean. I have 4yrs and change cleanand sober this time through . I go to A.A. AS WELLS n.a. WHEN i CAN GET TO AN n.a. MEETING THAT IS . it is easier for me to get t an A.A. meeting. i M AN ALCHOLOLIC and an addict so I know how tough it is. I would not normally do this but if you need to talk to someone or anyone inn the house needs to talk to some one and have it be trully anonymous then you can send me an e-mail at bradhingeley_2005@yahoo this is my yahoo im as well as m y email. I think that you are doing a very good job with he house. PLEAS KEEP UP THE FAITH AND THE GOOD WORK.
Sincerely,
Bradley A. Hingeley
January 25th, 2009 at 1:51 am
I fear that this reality show will set back addiction treatment 100 years. Luxurious rooms, great food, basic meetings and smoking on the redwood deck. That’s in detox. Then luxurious rooms, great food, intensive psychological interrogation, with people still coming out of detox and not thinking straight. Field trips, boat trips in detox, I guess VH1 is getting great ratings. Then, without continued psychological treatment - after a not-psychiatrist has opened those ancient wounds, out you go! It’d work a lot better if the people were forced if necessary to dig some holes to plant flowers or vegetables or something, then plant them, go to community gardens to see how their work could grow, instead of let loose in motorboats while in detox. Then a nightclub while barely out of detox. Exploitation show - I feel sorry for the poor suckers who signed up for this, thinking they would get help.
January 25th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Doctor Drew I believe Steve needs more time with you. He has already shown he is not ready to be on his own. He can`t accept rejection.
January 25th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Is there any way to keep that David guy out of the Sober Living House? He was with Seth while Seth was using (smiling and laughing while Seth used) before going back to the Pasadena Recovery Clinic during Celebrity Rehab and he obviously is not supportive of Mary’s sobriety. It seems obvious that this guy gets something out of Seth and Mary continuing to use. He makes me sick.
January 26th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Dr. Drew should teach his staff how to handle used/dirty needles. Stuffing them into a back pocket or recapping potentially dirty needles (as seen on Episode 1 of Sober House) is just plain stupid!!!
January 26th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Dr. Drew
You should never had Steven go to sober living after he insulted Jen during the group. He obviously was not ready to live in a house with that attitude; also it was very exploitative to show him stumbling around. And it is “to be continued”…How is this helping anyone in that house to “recover”?
January 26th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
This message is for Dr. Drew. I have not heard any mention of help for the families of these addicts/alcoholics. I was wondering if any of them have been referred to Alanon, Naranon or Alateen? These programs are life saving for the families. It is so sad for me to watch the families struggle with this on this show and Celebrity Rehab. My heart goes out to all of them. I hope they know they have support and people that have gone through the same things they have. I have lived with Alcoholics and Addicts my whole life. I love them but I could never do it alone. I need help too. So do the families of these people. This is such an important show for you to do. I appreciate all the people involved in this. It’s ugly and sad and most of all a real look at the struggle involved with this disease. On both sides of it. Thank you Dr. Drew.
January 26th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Why aren’t other healing processes such as exercise, yoga, etc. incorporated into sober house? It could at least help combat some of the boredom.
Thanks,
Becky
January 26th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Episode borderlines on criminal. Were the producers frothing at the mouth with the taste of money and success to allow a man the rope to hang himself? When would it have stopped being “good tv”? When he fell down the steps, stopped breathing or had a cardiac arrest? Dr. Drew- in your 1 on 1 with Steven, you couldn’t tell he was lying to you? The only time he looked you in the eye was when he said he took a shower. If you are that niave its time for marriage counseling. Wake up and do your jobs. They NEED structure, time management, creative outlets- NOT POOL PARTIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 26th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Dr. Drew, your awesome for doing all this. Do you think Steven will ever be sober?
January 26th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
I know that under no circumstance should there ever be drugs in the house, but I’m still not understanding why Steven was left alone before all his belongins was gone through? This could’ve stopped a lot of this.
January 26th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
I have friends who say reality TV is all rehearsed and planned. I told them to watch Episode 2. Seeing the reality of addiction and the plan it causes everyone around the addict was devastating but I think it gave many of us a realistic view of what addition is really like and seeing Stephen deteriorate into something less than human while his wife was in agony may have helped others. Clearly, Steven needed more than 3 weeks in rehab — he had not confronted his issues with his mother, he was just barely sober. He wasn’t ready to transition and this is the result. Why can’t we keep these people in a secure environment until they have faced the root causes of their additions and gained some ability to live sober?
January 26th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
I am the youngest child of three. My parents left Nazi Eupope in 1937 leaving behind parents, brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews to be murdered. The Nazi murders were not the worst murders they would live through. My brother at age 32 died of a heroin OD on the lower east side of NYC after steeling traveler’s checks from my mom. He was a Henry Rutgers scholar and a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship awardee. My sister at age 54 pickup after 10 years of sobriety and stood in front of a freight train in Sylmar, CA. She died penniless. A day after she died my company went public and I became a millionaire. Nine years later I am emotionally bankrupt. I have one year of sobriety. My brother and sister tried so hard but the disease tries harder. My mom died at 89 YO drowning in depression.
January 26th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
DR.or whoever,
This is hard 2 watch but why would U be focusing on S.Addler he is doing what he is supposed 2 do(as an addict). Where is he being supplied? Look @ this U might have a shot. Instead of stressing this poor guy out making him O.D. How can U x-pect the House Mom @ Muscles 2 talk any sense into someone is 3 sheets 2 the wind? Come on isn’t this ovious? Then 2 call the police so he gets more stress he is basically an 11 yr.old -
call the doctor. Dumb Dumb
January 26th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
I”m gonna go out on a limb and say that I think the fact that they get to run amuck in this house, go to a nightclub, have a pool party, co-ed living, visitors on the second day (non-family),the list goes on and on…I cannot believe that this show is allowed to be on tv! Dr. Drew, you have set these people up for nothing but failure in order for you to get yourself another 15min of fame. You should know that addicts have to follow a strict schedule. They are definately not allowed to #^_~^@_$))^~~)$ ociate with anyone that they have done drugs with, and yet you let all these “friends” they have come right back into their lives as they come to this pool party. Does this jive with your hippocratic oath??? I doubt it. You are not only a disgrace to the medical community, your are a disgrace to the human race. Setting all these people up for nothing but an explosive loss of any sobriety is a sad sad thing to do. I’m not sure how you can sleep at night. I hope VH1 is paying you well, cuz you have sold your soul. Maybe after all this is over with, some of the patients will actually seek out some help from a real professional who will honestly teach them the coping skills they need to survive in a post-medicated state. It comes as no surprise that Seth not only relapses, but relapses to the point of cardiac arrest. If he shows up at the treatment center in the state he was in, smoking crack for god knows how long, why in the world would you have allowed him TWO days of treatment and then transferred him to sober living? He obviously cannot live sober at that point, so again SET HIM UP FOR FAILURE. When one of these patients dies from an overdose, I hope they arrest you for criminal negligence. And then I hope some family member sues you for wrongful death because god knows they have all the evidence a lawyer would need to put you away for the rest of your life. Then maybe VH1 can do a show about when white-collar men go to jail and become victims of jail rape. And I really do hope that when you become one of the stars of that show, you will get a therapist that wants to “help” you just as much as you ever really wanted to help any of these guys on your show. Karma really is a $@~~*+$@$`@_@@$%$
January 26th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Intially, I believed that Dr. Drew was exploiting the addicts on “Celebrity Rehab” by taking advantage of them when they were at such a low point that they didn’t have sufficient judgment to make an informed decision about being on the show. But after hearing Dr. Drew on “Howard Stern,” I was convinced of the show’s value in showing the public that it’s possible to get help for addiction and in illustrating what rehab can be like.
Nevertheless, “Sober House” is pure exploitation of the participants and the recovery process itself.
First, you don’t put someone with a mere 2 years of sobriety such as Jennifer in charge of a house full of hard-core addicts. She is ill-equipped to handle the situation and not strong enough to run the house, which is obvious from her behavior.
Second, you don’t have a barbecue including outsiders on the SECOND DAY of sober living without limiting the number of guests and monitoring who they are. Jennifer was “surprised” that so many people showed up! The situation was out of control. She had a serious conflict with Mary Carey’s friend — a huge, threatening black man — that could’ve erupted in violence.
Finally, you don’t jeopardize the recovery of ALL the other the participants to accommodate Steven Adler when he’s brought in heroin and needles and shot up right there!
If cameras weren’t shooting the whole thing, God knows what would’ve happened. If a real sober living house were run like this, it would lose its license.
It is irresponsible and egregious to depict the sober living situation this way, and it’s enough to discourage anyone in recovery from going to a sober house.
Shame on you!
Vicki Radovsky
January 27th, 2009 at 3:00 am
I love Steven but wow he should have been put back in rehab the first time. I am also a drug addict and alcoholic I have been sober for almost 2 years. I live in an oxford house which is like sober living. If anyone is caught drinking or using they have 15 min to get their stuff and can come back in 3 days to get the rest. Jen did the right thing. Dr. Drew you are doing a great thing. Thanks to you people have opened their eyes about this disease.
Sincerely
amber j
January 27th, 2009 at 3:17 am
i really wanted steven to make it but i think its game over for him. i home he doesn’t leave the show. i believe rodney king is gonna make it though. i believe in him the most.
January 27th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
I am amazed at the way addicts behaviours are so self destructive. I really believe that they have a death wish for themselves. This death wish is selfish behavior. Why can’t they take a hold of their glourious posistion in life as a celebrity and use their status to help others. Themselves and thier drug cravings should be the least important item in their lives. Someone should take them by the shoulders and shake them and tell them their not all that… Do something with their lives before it too late!
January 28th, 2009 at 12:52 am
Allowing Steven to stay after he arrived high was such a bad decision on so many levels. It could have triggered other addicts (as Steven appeared to be triggered by Seth’s using when he arrived on the scene of Season 2). It could have endangered other addicts, the house manager and the crew. It set the tone for the other house members and allowed them to know how far they can push (too far!) without getting ejected. And it pushed Steven’s biggest hot button, sticking him in a house where he feels the house “mother” doesn’t like him, doesn’t want him, and would’ve preferred to have him kicked out. Sound familiar? (See Celebrity Rehab, Season 2, therapy session with Steven’s mom.)
January 28th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Dr Drew,
I watched episode 2 of Sober Living. I watched as the show let Steven get higher and higher.. Everyone knew Steven was high at 8:30 and we all watched him get so high he did not even know there was not a chair behind him when he went to sit down.It took until 2:30 am for the house Mom to call the police..Steven was so high it appeared at any moment he could have seized or his heart could have stopped. I know he was watched,, but to let it go for so long was so wrong on so many levels. the house Mom is in so over her head, and she even stated if she doesn’t get control they will eat her alive.. And Steven was the one in control. I know the show was trying to show us the effects of heroin.. I would have been fine till he was slightly gone if that’s what you were trying to show. I am so angry I could not believe no one stopped him or to wait over 6 hours. Dr Drew.. shame on you for having someone so inexperienced as the house Mom to be in control. Was this done for ratings? I do believe at any time Steven could have coded or seized. This should be investigated.
Well I have said my peace as I have been so angry about this for days…..
January 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Dr. Drew,
Watching Steven Adler struggle illustrates the futility of our all or nothing approach to addiction treatment. Clearly, Mr. Adler has a medical condition, and should be treated medically, i.e. a Dr. with a specialty in addiction, such as yourself, should work with him to find a maintenance dose of heroin that would allow Mr. Adler to function as a normal human being while receiving other treatment, i.e. counseling, etc. to give him the tools to overcome his mental health issues. This is what a sane, rational health policy would allow Dr.s to do… instead, we are stuck in the dark ages, treating addiction almost as a demon to be exorcised. It is an abomination that our laws do allow the medical profession to treat addiction medically, as it has been proven repeatedly to be the most successful way to treat addiction. Your thoughts?
February 3rd, 2009 at 12:49 pm
I just want to say that I have the utmost respect for each&every one on this show!I also see both sides of the stories too.I strongly support Dr.Drew&his co-workers decisions,but I also understand where our celebrity addicts are coming from too.For all I know,you guys are just going to think of what I’m writing as blah,blah,blah.I might not be a celebrity&I wish that I had the gifted talents that you all have been blessed with,except we do have 2things in common….Alcoholism&addiction.Some of you I’ve grown up to&some of you I’ve watched grow up.I myself had to learn from my own experience&a few very painful&hard ways.Not to mention a f…ed up record that makes it very very hard to get a decent job to support my 10yr.old son.I just want you guys to try to understand that you might blame Jennifer,but she’s not only fighting4her life,but she’s fighting 4your’s2!!And I’m more pissed@Steven,because his behavior&actions showed me that he’s not giving a f..k about you guys or your recovery.And believe me when I say this,I’m not down with cop-callers either,but I’m definately not down with somebody DISRESPECTING me either
February 4th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
THe episode were steven went to jail is the first one ive seen. It infuriated me. Im on jennifers side!!!! People with addictions have no idea what they do to their famlies. Ive had to put my life on hold to help my parents take care of my brother that has permanent brain trama. He got drunk and fell out of a moving vehicle when he was 21. He is now 30 and needs 24 hour care. my parents cant retire becuase they wont be able to afford to take care of him on just social security. They refuse to put him in a home were he will be drugged and will just sit there.I am a single mother because my husband is in jail for drugs. My children have seperation anxiety. Yes I called the drug task force on my husband because he was dealing and living out of a hotel. If I didnt do that He would be dead in a gutter somewhere. Im discusted with how selfish people can be when they have addictions like that. Their addictions have a ripple affect and they’re families are the real ones that suffer from it. I am only 28 and have no life. All my energy is spent on taking care of my 2 kids making sure they get the help they need so they dont become addicts. The celebs in that “sober house” have a long road ahead of them. Jennifer did the right thing everybody might not think so but the people who care are going to be the people there till the end telling you “NO”. even if you dont like it. Their the ones that care and know your better that that. Some people need to take a step back to realise they can to it on their own.
February 13th, 2009 at 2:11 am
First of all I would like to say that I think that this whole rehab system they have going on is a joke. They have not been in treatment long enough to be in a “sober house”. Most of these people need at least 3mos to 6mos worth of treatment. I feel so sorry for all of them, they are being taken advantage of just for the sake of television. I wish them all the best.
February 13th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
My best friend was sober for 14 years. She was sober since she was 21. She met a guy that was using and she relapsed after all that time. Before she met him, she was into yoga and ate only organic foods ect. Well over a year and a half ago he was found dead of an overdose. It took her another 7 months or so to get sober after his death. Her success is due to her attending meetings and staying away from people, places and things that remind her of using. I know it must be much harder for celebrities because all the people they know or are in contact with are probably partying. Watching the upcoming scenes when they said Seth had a cardiac arrest made my heart drop. I know these are tapped in advanced. I hope he is alive and he is ok. He has a little boy and a wife. He has so much to live for. I wish all these people luck. NA and AA did so much for my friend. I hope these celebrities are attending meetings now. There is a tremendous sense of community there. It is keeping my friend sane and sober. Also, getting into a exercise program has been proven to help addicts elevate there moods and relieve stress and anxiety. Good luck to all that struggle with the disease of drug and alcohol addiction.
February 27th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Is it at all possible to e-mail Dr. Drew so that He gets my e-mail. I feel like a slave to Methadone for about the last 12 years now. If it’s possible, i would be extremely grateful to communicate with Him on a personal level.
Thank You,
Angel
March 12th, 2009 at 12:19 am
Dear Dr DRew
My name is Brenda and i sruggled with addiction to vicoden for 10 years I can relate to your show and feel you are a hero to me!! I am now clean for 2 and 1/2 years ive lost 90lbs and feel like I have been reborn.The public can finally see that addiction is an illness and what people go through and with time and love people can get well if you ever need anyone to help you with patients i am gentle and have alot of love to give to the heros that walk through your doors to better there life!!
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January 8th, 2010 at 12:26 am
dera dr drew i dont no if you want to say if i a celebrity or not but i can be. i got molested when i was 15 teen years old. i was great in sports.now its 20 years later i mess up my life dont even no right rom wrong.can t say that but my baseball couach molested me its 20 years later and i remember everything but never said anything.why i don t no so emberassment but i no i be a celebrity because this baseball coach is so well know. but yet im talking about proof a big time baseball agent in nj. this happen to me20 years ago.but i realize if your a guy molested u will ever say anything.the feeling inside that make you feel like your gay or people will make un of you make you hold it back.but anyway get in touch with me the story i have for youis a story of a kid that should be in the pros but let everyone think i just choose to drugs and made wrong decision. save me and if u help me you will end up helping alot of kids saving there lives, believe me this guy still coaching highschool baseball and i never said anthing but i was just15 teen this is your chance you and me im laying it out there a kid who 37 who did drug becaue of the felling of be scare.help me help others he still coachin kids
January 29th, 2010 at 3:34 am
i watch ur show to make myself maybe i dont have them problems!! im not doper, i love wine!!! i worked for mtv at 701 south!! when they first made mtv hot!!! i worked the pool deck for remote control!!! i was 17 then, now im 39!!!!! i grew up in daytona, now i live in chicago and i took on a man and his child and his ex wife!!! i feel like im now a drunk, i hpe im not !! my changes from my life in daytona to chicago a kid , his family, leaving everything i know behind, im so confused… i cant understand why i cant adjust to fla to chicago??? am i selfish???? or is my husband??? and thats why i love my wine!!!!