By now, Sober House viewers are well-acquainted with Jennifer Gimenez as the house mother to the six Celebrity Rehab vets populating Sober House. Just like Dr. Drew, each week Jennifer will grace this blog with her own episode-specific commentary on what went down both in front of and behind the camera. We’ll have a longer interview with Jennifer about her days in the modeling industry and her path to addiction, but for now, we wanted to present her thoughts on last night’s controversial episode. Specifically, we picked her brain about calling the police on Steven…
I don’t envy your job as the authority figure here.
What I was dealing with was not the six people individually, it’s the disease itself. It’s a powerful thing that I’m powerless over. If someone’s on drugs or alcohol, I can’t win. That’s why in the 12-step community, [when someone won't stop using] we just go, “All right, come back when you’re ready.” I’m not gonna ever fight with alcohol and drugs. We didn’t expect to find Steven Adler high on drugs from the get-go. And almost immediately, he became aggressive with me.
You refer to it as “abuse.”
The verbal abuse that I got from Steven was serious. But there was also a physical element involved that I talk about in Episode 3. I didn’t want to play victim to what was going on, and it’s not like Steven came and punched me. When it comes to the verbal stuff, you realize people are just sick, but I don’t think anyone deserves to be put in the way of physical violence.
He was really hostile.
Completely. I don’t know if I triggered something that reminded him of his mom, or what. When I met Steven, he was lovely, but it quickly became, “You fat whore, bitch, c***,” blahblahblah. I didn’t pay much mind to it, though I was like, “Did you just call me fat? You can call me a lot of things but don’t call me fat!” (Laughs)
At the party, the electricity goes out and boom, it’s almost like Steven’s free pass to use.
It was unbelievable. I’m taking care of everything else that’s going on, getting guests out of there for the sake of my safety and that of others, since that’s my job. Steven was so out of it that he was screaming that I was “eyeballing” him and I wasn’t even in the room. Bob Forrest told me to just stay away from him. He was like, “The guy’s high,” but I don’t think he ever wasn’t high that day. Steven got really aggressive with both me and the crew, but when we found the heroin, we were like, “That’s it.” Will found even more heroin, and so the idea was to call the cops to escort Steven to Las Encinas. We were scared he was going to go out in the streets and die and he could not stay in the house any longer. Enough is enough.
Despite doing what you have to, do you ever worry about being vilified, either as a character on TV or just amongst the people you’re looking after?
Petrified. It was one of my biggest concerns before starting this show. I was like, “I don’t want to be like Omarosa! I’m not a mean person!” I’m also literally not a mother, and I’m the third youngest out of the whole cast. So it was like, “How am I going to tell these people what to do? Addicts manipulate, lie, cheat and steal with the best of them.” I just knew I had to be tough. And that became immediately apparent when I was telling everyone the rules of the household as they arrived and they were attempting to push the limits. The same questions came up over and over. I just had to play funny to it at that point, because I’m literally talking to children. They say where you started drinking or abusing is where you stopped growing. So I’m talking to an 11-year-old Steven Adler. Regarding the TV-villain aspect, I did the worst thing ever: I read the message boards the day after the first episode, and they were full of: “She’s not qualified!” “Who does she think she is?” People need to realize that any decision I made about Steven in particular, I did not make on my own. I consulted with people: Dr. Drew, the producers, my sponsor, Will and my boyfriend who has a lot of sobriety time. I can’t do this alone and with their knowledge, I made my choices. Hopefully now, people see that the reason I made Steven leave was that if he stayed, the whole house would have tumbled in 24 hours. The rules would have been thrown in the trash and the whole house would have been using. Steven was abusive, he brought drugs in, he was dying and he could have killed everyone else there. That said, calling the cops was one of or the hardest decision I had to make. Looking at Steven then made me think of the number of times my mother or my little brother or any loved ones who wanted me to get help and considered calling the cops. I felt that other side. Maybe for the first time, I really understood the pain I put my family through.
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Jennifer did nothing wrong in calling the police on Steven and time also proved that she was right from the beginning that Steven should have been removed from Sober House the first eve when he showed up using, was he treated differently.., did ratings play in this decision..time will tell. I believe that the cast where set up to fail by allowing them 3 days “off” between Celebrity Rehab and Sober House, they should have gone from one center to the next. Jennifer and Will’s sobriety is at risk! Jennifer you know what the program teaches, listen to that inner voice, protect Your sobriety at all costs, you can communicate with an active using drunk or addict and most importantly…we can not fix a drunk nor should we interfer with their bottom. Nikki, God works in wonderful ways and sent to you a woman who will help you who has your Mother’s name..coinsidence…??? Dr. Drew, you can not save someone who does not “want” it, alot of people “need” it but they also don’t want it. Alot of using people are watching you so please do the right thing, people die from this disease! Also, it appears that the family members need support from the recovery community. I have continous,uninterrupted sobriety, LD 6-7-91 and I have lost both Parents and a Brother from Alcholism so I am proof that it does work, but you have to do the work, every day, every hour and every minute, there is no such thing as a vacation from sobriety. God Bless, but keep your sobriety above all else.TinaR
I beleive that Jennifer did nothing wrong in calling the police on Steven and time also proved that she was right from the beginning that Steven should have been removed from Sober House the first eve when he showed up using, was he treated differently.., did ratings play in this decision..time will tell. I believe that the cast where set up to fail by allowing them 3 days “off” between Celebrity Rehab and Sober House, they should have gone from one center to the next. Jennifer and Will’s sobriety is at risk! Jennifer you know what the program teaches, listen to that inner voice, protect Your sobriety at all costs, you can communicate with an active using drunk or addict and most importantly…we can not fix a drunk nor should we interfer with their bottom. Nikki, God works in wonderful ways and sent to you a woman who will help you who has your Mother’s name..coinsidence…??? Dr. Drew, you can not save someone who does not “want” it, alot of people “need” it but they also don’t want it. Alot of using people are watching you so please do the right thing, people die from this disease! Also, it appears that the family members need support from the recovery community. I have continous,uninterrupted sobriety, LD 6-7-91 and I have lost both Parents and a Brother from Alcholism so I am proof that it does work, but you have to do the work, every day, every hour and every minute, there is no such thing as a vacation from sobriety. God Bless, but keep your sobriety above all else.TinaR
Jennifer,
I just wanted to tell you that I think you are doing a wonderful job. You are doing the difficult job of trying to keep six house memebers safe. I am a recovering ZHeroin addict myself. I have also lived in a Sober House enviorment. Seeing Steven so hogh reminded me of what I use to look like when I was under the influence. I am so grateful taht I have been sober since Febuary 18, 1998. Please Keep the Faith and doing the difficult things that you need to do. I understand just how trying and hard the descions are that have to be made. You are in my prayers everyday, I just think you are very couragous. And you have a very difficult jopb. Keep making those difficult decisions, stay focused on your sobriety, and lead by example. Cathy C
Steven reminds me of an ex-boyfriend who died one year ago of heroine. They are so much alike.
I love the group, especially Seth, Rodney, and Amber.
I see Rodney having the most success with his addiction.
I have been clean for four years and I am pulling for each of these folks.
As far as Jennifer goes, I would need a different house mother. Do not get me started. Mind you, this has nothing to do with how she handled Stephen with the police. That had to happen. I believe her personality and demeanor is wrong for the show nd for those she is trying to help.
I can only say after watching a cpl episodes that the next season of Sober House should be renamed Relapse Central! I do not think that these characters, esp with the type of addiction they have, get enough counselling and tools to deal with being sober after only 3 weeks and it is really ashame to watch them failing so miserably when they r trying to get their lives and careers back on track and look like a fool doing it!!!
I admire all of the cast members and I hope they all recover completely. I let my 9 year old daughter watch with me in order for her to see the down side of drugs, alcohol and partying and to more fully understand her addicted father.
I support Jenn….steven is one of my idols….i love his music he is about one of the best ever..but what he did and how he did it, its the demon inside him…Jenn…you ARE very qualified…you are doing A GREAT JOB!!!…people that come from the other side of the fence..(which i have 10 yrs clean myself)..understand that demon all to well!!!…YOU are responsible to keep the house clean and to protect the other residence I fully support what you did even though what he is doing is 100% crushing me inside..Out of them all I am so much pulling for him I want to come there and just slap the hell out of him to jar that brain and look him in the eye and say WTF ARE YOU THINKING!!!…he said in the car on the way to the house he does not want to be part of the 95% that relaps…but he isnt doing alot to control it he has to be responsible for himself sometime and he needs to pull his head out and see it fast of we will all be morning his death….AGAIN JENN….I SUPPORT YOU 100%…YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB…KEEP IT UP!!!!!!!
I completely think that Jenn did the right thing. Honestly I wouldn’t have waited that long to have done something, she’s much more patient than I am. Steven is an adult, and I really liked him during Celebrity Rehab but it was like as soon as he stepped into the Sober Living house he was a completely different person. For him to have abused Jenn, Will and the rest of the crew like that was uncalled for and unforgivable. I hope that he gets the help that he needs but he has to want it first and no matter how much he says he does, actions speak louder than words. Also, for Mary to allow that guy Tiny to talk to Jenn that way and to disregard the rules like that as soon as there were “men” there was rediculous. I 100% respect Jenn for taking these people on and putting up with their antics. These are individuals that are so used to having people say yes and let them do whatever they want, that when they are given rules and put in front of someone who isn’t going to take thier crap they immediately think they are being (~_!@++))~%^+!!~~ y! I hope everything works out for them and I wish Jenn and the rest of the crew the best of luck with everything!
I really think that Miami Chris needs to wake up and stop blaming other people. Also, he needs to study the law a little better before making himself look like an idiot. These people are consenting adults who signed a contract allowing VH1 and Dr. Drew to document and treat them. I completely agree that they shouldn’t have called the cops, they should have understood and allowed him to keep doing drugs until he killed himself or some other innocent person. You are probably the last person that should be giving legal or moral advice.
I think you are so brave to take such a huge role on alone, i would be terrified; but i must say you appear to be very calm and handle things super. Keep up the good work and i love the show, oh yea seen you on Tyra show and you look fabulous.
Jennifer-I totally believe you did what you had to do. You have to keep the house safe for the other people there. Personally, I think you let it go on longer than I would have. You gave him every chance. You did the right thing.
Steven-I pray for you- After seeing that episode I truely understand how bad your disease is and it breaks my heart because I know you really want to live sober. Please Please don’t give up trying!! You messed up but you can try and try and then one day you will do it! I really widh I could give you a hug because I know you don’t want to be like that. My thoughts and prayers are with you-even though you don’t have any idea who I am—I care. And so do so many other viewers and especially your wife and people who really know you.
Jennifer,
I give you major props girl. I am 19 years sober and clean. I managed a recovery home with 12 women for over 2 years. You have waaaay more patience than I did. I made up a rule if you get loaded you have 40 minutes to get what you need for the night and leave. I feel your tears because we all know that we are one step away from the insanity. I got you back girl, Steven needs and inpatient recovery home with more structure. I will pray for his recovery. More so I pray for you to continue your service and keep you head up.
Peace and blessings
It’s pretty hilarious to read the comments here. In today’s world, with insurance and the LACK thereof that most addicts have, the average stay in a treatment facility is 3 days. 21 days is the norm for those with lots of money or pull. Gone are the days where adults were given 6 months in a residential stay, etc. The places you see on “Intervention” etc are always halfway houses/sober living facilities except for the very first place they go to detox and get a foot in the door of sobriety. MANY of us have gotten and stayed clean coming from homelessness, IV heroin, methadone, cocaine etc addictions that rival Stephen Adler’s with much less treatment. It’s incredibly hard, but it’s very possible, once you’ve stopped using to continue to stay stopped one day at a time. Unless they are so wealthy as to hire bodyguards to protect them from themselves, they need to take some responsibility once the acute physical part is over. For comments to act like VH1 is using them, when in fact they are getting a free ride like most of us have never seen — when the average is SO much worse and most people PAY for their stays in treatment/sober living — is simply absurd. (Of course Jen did the right thing; that’s the way life is. OTOH, I would have hired someone with experience in the sober world and simply had Jen be a staff support person if they really need “celebrity” issues understood. There’s a theme in 12-step that NOBODY is that special or unique. I think that message should be first and foremost in these addict’s face.)
I think you are an amasing woman doing what you are doing in the sober living house. The Celeb rehab and the sober living house shows should be shown in all school and show them what drugs can really do to a person life, Now adays there are many young kids even gradeschool that are in drugs I am sure these days. Please stay strong always and take it one day at a time. I would love to talk to Dr. Drew about myself. Don’t anyone get you down you are a beautiful person and God Bless you.
Sometimes it must seem as if you’ve been set up to fail, and with the cast of Sober House being choisen for drama and ratings, you’re doing one hell of a job! It’s easy to see trouble with the dude from Crazytown and the blonde porn chick, I’ve noticed they are the “cute ones” who instagate little things and are so quick with their phony innocent smiles. But no worries you did the right thing S. Adler needs the rock bottom before he can deal with his sickness or he is gonna die, it’s just that simple. Take care of your self and give back to the program, take it one day at a time, a good forth step now and again and it’s all good. Hugs
M3
Jennifer you are doing a great job, don’t get so down. You have just got to stay focused on what’s important and say @”#* the rest! You made the right decision by calling the police, you and everyone in the house were in danger. I’ve worked with addicts for the past 5 years, you have to keep your guard up at all times (your in the recovery process, just like myself). You did an awesome job standing your ground at the BBQ (I think every woman including myself gained some power from that)!! Try not to let things get the best of you. Thanks for giving back!!
I give you alot of credit for what you are doing. I kicked my son out of the house when he was an addict and it was the hardest thing I had ever done, BUT he went to rehab and he has been clean for 10 years. Also watch your back with Mary I know she is still recovering but that guy who is her boyfriend he was on another reality show (Jo & Slade) and even then I didn’t trust him.. Mary should watch out who she hangs with because they will not help her only hinder her recovery and sobriety. I pray every night for all of you believe it or not–you ALL have a person who thinks of you every night before I close my eyes. “There but for the grace of God”…….
Steven is the perfect example of why people shouldn’t do drugs. You did the right thing Jennifer.
I don’t understand why Dr. Drew has not had the fellow arrested (or at least followed and arrested), who was at this episode’s nightclub between the two ladies. This was the same fellow who was in the room when the “Butterfly” singer guy called Dr. Drew to come pick him up at the motel – and they wouldn’t open the door. this is the same guy who had enough money to rent a helicopter to try to impress Jo on “Date my Ex”, so what is his means of earning a living except selling drugs to people with money. He absolutely was the one to whom everyone was going for crack, and now Steven made his connection at the club from him. I hate him for doing all this, and getting free TV time too! Please have
Please arrest the man between the two women at the nightclub night out. He was in the locked room with the fellow who sang “Butterfly” at the motel when Dr. Drew went to pick him up – they wouldn’t let Dr. Drew in. He had money to rent a helicopter on “Date My Ex”, but Slade had a bad feeling about him, and kicked him out. He is a drug dealer and keeps showing up onTV in the most convenient places for addicts! Look at the old videos! Arrest him – he’s a snake!
Sorry Jennifer, but it is obvious that you are not secure enough in your own sobriety to be in charge of addicts. In my opinion the way you handled Adler was very unprofessional.
As far as Adler, he is using in a “sober” house, how is it unprofessional that she called the cops?
With the exception of him, it’s clear the others are there to get better, and they shouldn’t have to be exposed to drugs.
Oh yeah, and Jennifer….what were you thinking throwing a bbq the second day in the house? You didn’t cap the amount of guests the residents could bring, and had no clue who half of them were. How do you know that they weren’t bringing in drugs????
First of all Bill and Dr Bob are probably rolling in there grave the way you and this show are fooling around with recovery. Relapse is not a part of recovery. Relapse is what happens when your not done.
When I went to sober living you had to be doing something getting a job going to a meeting you know something that had to do with recovery. You were to leave at 9am and stay gone til 5pm Monday thru Friday. You could stay out till 11pm on the weekday and 1am on the weekends. if you were late you had to be in at 11pm for the next weekend. If you were caught with drugs or whatever you were out! None of the B.S. that goes on in your so called sober house. Since you guys like using recovery lingo here’s one “you baby them you bury them”
All there lives they have been surrounded by people who let them do whatever they want. Steven Adler should have been cut loose the first day. It’s obvious he has no desire to be sober. focus on the ones that are there who actually want to be sober. Do any of these people have sponsors? Do they go to meetings? Is anyone going thru the steps? The only one who has a sponsor is lefty and this fool goes out and scores crack with him and watches him smoke it what the f@$k! Then you dummies let this fool get on the roof and smoke crack. Mr Adler the heroine king do dope and then flop all over the house like a fish out of water. If he were at the sober living I was in he would have been put, out his stuff would be in boxes he would not be allowed in the house he would have to bounce. This show is a piss poor example of what recovery looks like. It’s called anonymous for a reason. The only positve thing about the show is thank God I’m not him.
Jen you did one of the hardest things a fellow addict could do by calling the cops. I live in an oxford house which is very similar to sober living but its women only. Its hard seeing people come and go. I think your giving back in a great way. I’m proud of you. Sobriety is not easy. You did a very courageous act.
Sincerely Your Fellow Addict
Amber J
It’s really simple. Read the rules of the house, burn them into everyones minds. Follow them. Enforce them. Kick people out who don’t want to follow them. If you are left with zero celebrities… so be it. Getting sober, and being given the opportunity to live in structured living is a gift; if some of these nit wits don’t want to be there, then kick ‘em loose and pray for them. Replace them with some non-celebrity county jailers that have 90 days and get it. It would make for better TV, and the remaining celebs might just learn how precious sobriety really is.
After watching this episode, I continue to question the reason behind Steven Adlers behavior and excuses for wanting to be sober, when it seems he doe not want to take any responsibility for his actions. What jeopardy he is causing all the others by his selfish actions. I am so angered at his reckless excuse and poor choice. I believe he is there only because of a court order and not because he truly wants help. He wants a hand out but not to do the work…..Shame on him for wasting everyones time. Why is he so special? He doesn’t deserve the air time….at all….
After watching this episode, I continue to question the reason behind Steven Adlers behavior and excuses for wanting to be sober, when it seems he does not want to take any responsibility for his actions. What jeopardy he is causing all the others by his selfish actions. I am so angered at his reckless excuses and poor choices. I believe he is there only because of a court order and not because he truly wants help. He wants a hand out but not to do the work…..Shame on him for wasting everyone’s time. Why is he so special? He doesn’t deserve the air time….at all….
I’ve never seen this show til tonight. What kept me watching was what I saw in Steven. Dont know who he is, only that he was in a rock band. Some how I feel the need to reach out to him and talk to him. I honeslty feel that he needs someone humble and not in the public eye to bring him back to the real world. He is hurting and lonely. From what I saw he doesnt remember how to feel and trust anyone any more. Getting high is what makes him feel alive and makes it easier to accept what could have been. If I could somehow talk to him, I think I could help him if its even in a small way. I’m here for him 100%. I’m from the RGV,TX and as honest and simple as you can ever find. Hope to hear from him soon. I wish him all the strenght in the world. Be patient with him and give him hope.
I fully understand what Jennifer did. She had to call the cops, and did so as a last resort too. I have been a heroin addict since I was 16 years old. I’ve had several years of sobriety during that time, and thankfully, I’m clean again now. If I had been a resident at that house, and went to take a shower in the morning, only to find heroin and foil, I surely would have relapsed. Maybe not immediately, but the wheels in my head would start turning, eventually leading to the inevitable. Its so hard to be clean sometimes, and to stumble upon drugs during a state of vulnerability – IN AN SLE(sober living environment) – would certainly be a trigger for anyone trying to do the program. Watching Steven just made me thankful for my life now. I hope I never end up that screwed up. He really looks torn up as well as acts like a moron when he’s high.. Jennifer, please don’t feel bad. You’re not unqualified, and you’re doing a great job! Keep it up!!
I think that this show has a good purpose as an addict myself, I see some familiar behavior. I don’t think Steven should’ve been allowed to stay after the first episode. He should of been sent back to treatment. He has years of abuse and at the end of CRII, he admitted he wasn’t sure he was ready. So if he said that, I am sure he wasn’t. But the last place I would want to go if I was using is a Sober House, so I have to give him credit for showing up. Most addicts wouldn’t have. Jenn, keep your head up, I am sure we are not seeing the whole picture here. All we see is what is edited for tv. Talk about addiction, this show and blogs are addicting.
I was scared for all of you in the Sober House when Steven was using, I would’ve kicked him out the first day!!!!
This is a great show, my 12 year old watches it and asks me questions. Why is the biggest question I get, I try to answer it the best I can, yet I don’t know what being an addict is like, As a teenager I tried acid/mushrooms and pot, but I thankfully could walk away from it without any problems.
Dr. Drew is very easy to watch!!;-)
Steven Adler is an idiot he resents any help he get’s blames everyone and everything for his problems.He needs to get serious about his addiction Dr.drew and everyone else have bent over backwards to help him,Adler should get out of the house and let someone else take his spot that could benefit from it,and he should cut his hair and clean up,he skulks around the house like a gargoyle grow up Adler or get out and you owe Jennifer a huge apoloygy.
Jennifer – I thought you were amazing. Criticism on blogs is probably coming from users/abusers/addicts. Anyone on the other side, those of us who have had to deal with addicts and this kind of behavior (with family/friends)know this is how it goes. The hardest decision in the world is to get tough – and hold the line there. Bravo – to you, Will, Bob, the Crew, Dr Drew – and to the other residents too – for not using. Whew. It was a tough episode to watch, brings up all kinds of stuff for all of us. I had nightmares about it all night. But we all made it through. LOL. I hope everyone stays clean and sober, makes it, this time. Life offers so much – to everyone who ‘lives’ it. Thank you – all of you – Doing Great Job !
steven is in way to deep to be in a sober living house but what disturbs me is seth he thinks its a big joke by the way he acts and the way he talks about the drugs like its a game and a big joke the people in the house are trying to make right but these two morons only want tv time being sober is a full time job and these two drug addict premadonas need a ninety day treatment facility and locked up for 6 months they take there fame for granted grow up boys and that what they act like both your lives are like dirty diapers they need to be changed.For all the ones who are there for staying sober good luck
if i would of been you i would of called the cops on steven the first day!!!!! he is rude and arrogant,
I AM GLAD SHOWS LIKE CELEBRITY REHAB AND SOBER HOUSE EXIST. AS A NURSE THAT WORKS INA HOSPITAL, WE HAVE SEEN AN ALARMING INCREASE IN DRUG ABUSE. METH IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH AS A DRUG OF CHOICE HERE IN OREGON. NOT ONLY CELEBRITIES ARE ADDICTS. KIDS DIE EVERYDAY FROM OVERDOSES. IT IS A GOOD ALBEIT HARSH LOOK AT THE REALITY AND FINALITY ADDICTION CAN BRING, NOT ONLY TO THE ADDICT, BUT TO THOSE WHO LOVE THAT PERSON. I HOPE STEVEN ADLER MAKES IT. AND I AGREE WITH THE CALL TO THE POLICE. JENNIFER HAD TO PROTECT STEVEN AND THE OTHERS IN THE HOUSE. THIS WAS THE ONLY SANE WAY TO DO IT. DON’T GIVE UP STEVEN; YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHES SO MUCH THRU YOUR MUSIC, AND GIVEN SO MUCH JOY TO THERS, DON’T LET DRUGS ROB YOU FROM ALL YOU HAVE DONE. MUSIC IS A GIFT, AND SO IS LIFE. HANG IN THERE. TWO THUMBS UP DR,DREW, YOU ARE A HERO IN SO MANY WAYS.
I am surprised no one has really said anything about Stevens anger problem and his anger is usually directed at a woman. Remember how he acted with Shelly in rehab? I think he is abusive towards women and I thought he should have been out just by the way he was treating Jenn on the first day, and on drugs to boot. I would like to see one of the “professionals” on the show address this with him. He knows his smile wins people over but time to end that B.S.
Jennifer,
I don’t even know what to say at this moment because I just saw the last Sober House Episode and I can’t believe you had to go through that. I work as a substance abuse counselor at an inpatient hospital and I’m only just beginning my work in counseling. I have experienced pain and abuse from patients at the hospital and I wonder exactly what you did – why does this hurt so much? I have no clue because I wish it didn’t.
You are strong, you are courageous, you are committed, and I couldn’t do anything like what you are doing at that house. Steven is obviously out of control and I hope he doesn’t return but even if Steven wasn’t in the picture at all, you have an extraordinary challenge ahead of you. I hope when you rest your head on the pillow at night you know that you are doing something so good and important that not many people could do.
I don’t want to ramble, just hope you get this message and know that there is someone out there who admires you deeply. I hope you survive girl. Try to take care of yourself because you know that’s the most important for you and your sobriety.
Best,
Elizabeth
I think Jennifer is horrible! She is strict and thats fine but come on why is she like “this is all about me, im not even family, why does this hurt so much?” Please she was against Steven from the 1st day!!! She is a HUGE B****
oh my goodness Jenn, I thought you were great and extremely patient. When I watched episode 2 I looked over at my husband and said, I would kill that idiot. I really loved him when he was sober on the last show, but I COULD NOT have withstood that kind of idiocy and abuse. My husband replied that only ex-addicts can ever understand it and that is why they work with addiction. That you know it’s just the drugs, not the person. He was saying that any normal person who’d never been around that kind of behavior would just lose it with them and I totally agree. I love Steven and Seth in lots of ways, but they need sooooooo much help that I just don’t know how it will get better.
Good luck Jenn, you and dr. drew are doing us all a service letting us look into this world and see the consequences. My teenager watches with her dad and I and is amazed.
this is about dr drew yes you are doing a great thing after all it is about TV you knew seth and steve was not even close to be in a sober living house you should be ashamed to even let these two out of rehab this show is about getting the celebs real help but steve and seth where not ready that is your responsability for there health you should of never let them out and for the house mother she dont need these two morons dropped on her lap dr drew you dropped the ball on these two but after all it is TV reality tv is all about the ones that fail and you let them fail its your job to get them sober so do your job for them not TV.
if you want ratings, you got em. dr. you have lost your mind bringing ADLER into a controlled environment, and not controlling the environment, you may well have castrated him.
You did and are doing exactly the right thing. Period. He’ll manipulate and use anyone or anything he can, while in his using state of mind. Addicts know this all too well. He’ll deny, dodge, threaten, act hurt, act stupid, act smart, whatever it takes to throw the heat off himself at the time. And we all know there’s NO reasoning with a high or drunk person. I hope you get him out of the house and let him ‘sober up’ to live in a SOBER HOUSE. It’s NOT CALLED a “USING HOUSE”. He has had his second chance. Now it’s obviously time to move on to other more appropriate treatment for Steven. Go Jennifer – DONT BACK DOWN. You KNOW you are right. Kudos, girl!
O.K.!!! I can not believe the amount of people out there that actual think that Jennifer did the right thing. I think she loved calling the cops, she knew that Steve was agitated by her presence and she just kept pushing and pushing his buttons. She is an addict herself and addicts love drama, and yes I am speaking from experience. She does not have the personality or the experience to do this type of job. I feel she handled the entire situation unprofessionaly and from a self serving place. If she would have let the other guy do his job,it never would have got that out of hand. She will be the catalyst that fuels future negative events in that house.
Jennifer,
I just wanted to sent a short blog and tell you how much I admire and respect you. I was an opiate addict for several years and am now clean for 3 years. this world is a much better place thanks to people like you. Any one that has not been an addict can’t even dare to try to give ther supposed advice on what they would or should do. I think you have the TOUGHEST job in the world right now. One jerk blogged in and could not understand why you were so upset just because you weren’t family, in Stevens case. This person has no idea the emotional baggage that being an addict comes with and that you can emphathize with anyone in that familiar situation and it hurts. And by the way when Steven called you a fat *****. That is obviously the opinion of someone stoned & high. I saw you in the movie “Blow”, and at the time I was an addict and thought you were very “hot”. Now I am clean and think you are ten times as hot , both on the outside as well as the inside. you are the true definition of a “Beautiful Woman”
Sean
dsg72@yahoo.com
Jennifer,
You are so right on track, you know exactly what your heart says, i too am an addict for years to opiates (1yr sober) stay strong and protect the other clients great move getting steven out of there, very selfish of him then again that’s what us addicts are selfish and cunning.
What a shame these people say these things… When I lived in a recovery house I had to find a job, go to meetings and then had curfew. None of this using stuff. If you got caught using you were given 7 minutes to pack your stuff and be gone. This program scares me because you are not showing recovery or anything else. I am really really scared that people will see this program and think “ghee I can still use and go to a reocovery house and get folks off my back” PLEASE START TAKING RECOVERY SERIOUS…
I’m not saying it was wrong for Jennifer to call the cops. I kind of think calling an ambulance would have been more beneficial though. Steven is such a likeable guy when he is sober but he is a real (&`@+@+*@@$~`~% when he uses. I have to agree with his opinion of Jennifer though. There is something about her that I just don’t like. Her tears and concern for Steven after she called the cops seemed fake to me.
I think Jennifer is a very BEAUTIFUL WOAMN .A is dose a good job running the sober house. keep up the good work BEAUTIFUL
Honestly, I don’t see how Jennifer can be vilified. She did the right thing from the get-go, and in fact, was correct in her FIRST inclination to let Steven go on violation #1. I don’t know what Dr. Drew was thinking when he ignored her suggestion as Steven was clearly not ready or willing. Steven is in fact, a danger to those who are more sincere and accountable in their quest to be sober. Shifty, at least, is more self aware than Steven, but is also not willing or ready.
Steven is a big baby, frankly. We all have sh*t to deal with and at some point, you have to reconcile your past and accept responsibility for the here and now. I don’t want to hear his whiny ^)&$&_@_&~%++@* about his mommy when he is so abusive to women, such as Shelly and Jennifer. Man up.
I also can’t understand why people, including Dr. Drew, enable his brattiness and abusiveness.
I really see Dr. Drew as an enabler.
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