Oct 20 2008
Celebrity Rehab with Dr Drew 2: Recap SPOILERS
Last night I watched a early premier for Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew’s 2nd season. I have to say it was very interesting. Celebrity Rehab will premier Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 10pm on VH1. NOTICE: The remainder of this post does have spoilers!
The first one to arrive is Gary Bussey. This guy is crazy. He is supposed to be on the show to strengthen his sobriety (like Daniel Baldwin last season) and share experiences with other people. BUT also to learn from them. He believes he is one of the staff and cannot understand he’s a patient. It’s pretty comical throughout the show even the other patients are laughing at this and he ends up telling Dr. Drew that if he has to be a patient he can’t do the show. Never-mind the fact that he still smokes pot!
Amber Smith was a supermodel in the 90’s and she got hooked on pills. She has been using for 16 years, very low key, because she says in the 90’s it was not cool for a super model to be a drug addict. She uses with her mom and has a great dependency on this relationship. Hers will be a hard struggle, but she seems nice and I hope she makes it.
It surprised me that Steven Adler was going to be on the show and also that he’s still alive actually. Most people will remember Steven Adler as the original drummer for band Guns-n-Roses. Alder, was kicked out of the band in the early 90’s as a result of his drug addiction. He also had a stroke in 1996 the result from a powerful speed-ball (heroine and cocaine) He came to the Pasadena Recovery Center from 9 days of hospital detox and was in very bad shape. He lives in the past and is still extremely mad at Slash for hiring another drummer.
Sean Stewart is the son of 80’s singer Rod Stewart and known in Hollywood as a bad boy. He was on reality TV show, Sons of Hollywood, and has been in and out of treatment centers 9 or 10 times for his drug addiction. To me he doesn’t seem very serious about kicking his habit. He’s still young and a don’t believe grasps the danger of the things he does. He blamed relapses on hanging out with his friends so apparently he’s not strong enough to find other friends. We’ll see what happens and I do wish him the best.
Twany Kitaen, best known for starring in the movie Bachelor Party with Tom Hanks, is also joining the cast. She has been clean from coke use for 2 years, but is still on sleeping pills that are addictive. She seems like a strong person and I hope she gets past this.
Nikki McKibben, former American Idol finalist, is one I feel sorry for. She has a severe alcohol addiction. She also is a coke addict and has a past history of physical and sexual abuse. To top it all off she did coke with her mom one night and then her mother went home and took her normal medication and died. I think she blames herself for this and is going to have a long road to travel.
Rodney King has had a hard life. I really felt for him. Historical figure Rodney King became known to the public after LA police bruitaly beat him on camera. The police who beat him were aquitted and thus began mass riots throughout LA. Now years later Mr. King is a severe alcohol who claims if you aren’t drunk by 10 am you are not human. He doesn’t really mention the tragic event, however, I believe this is a man with a lot of hurt inside and he’s drinking it all away. I hope Dr Drew can help him so he can lead a better life.
Our favorite couple is back! Jeff Conway is back in rehab after numerous back surgery and pain pills is ready to get clean. I really hope he does it this time, compared to last season he looks great. Also, his live in girlfriend Vicki has enlisted Dr. Drew’s help to kick her habit because they got into a fight and she attacked Jeff kicking him numerous time in the back while they were high on coke. Dr. Drew has offered Vicki help but to her dismay she will not be with Jeff they have to be separated while in rehab. Good choice Dr. Drew!
This seems to be the start of an interesting season and I can’t wait to see more!
