This week I decided to write about a new sitcom that has come out. Sober House premiered on January 15th, 2009 which actually is a spin-off of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. These celebrities have already been involved with seasons 1 and 2 of Celebrity Rehab. There are only two more members of the house that have never been involved, there are 7 members living in the sober living house. Jennifer Gimenez is the house manager and who once was a runway model had been an addict but now has been sober for 2 and half years. Within several weeks their goal is to make a transition to a new improved life without the involvement of drugs. Putting these members in the house is suppose to make them start their live over by having curfews and every day chores, basically starting from the ground up in rebuilding their lives. Dr. Drew will still work with the addicts having one-on-one conversations and group activities. Full episodes of the Sober House are available on the internet.
There are many different celebrities getting into trouble with drugs and alcohol such as Lindsay Lohan, Ben Affleck, Micheal Jackson, Elton John, Nicole Ritchie, Britney Spears, Mel Gibson and Drew Barrymore are only a few of more popular celebrities that have been into rehab for their addictions. It almost seems like there has been more celebrities in rehab than the ones who haven’t. Oh and we can’t remember sweet little Stephanie Tanner from Full House who was having problems with addictions.
I think this show is going to be a wakeup call for many young adults today. By showing the “reality” of being on drugs and how bad the consequences can be by putting your life as risks is critical. From personal experiences I know a lot of friends that do drugs and I don’t think they realize how big of a problem it can end up being, especially not knowing exactly how much drugs you can take before overdosing. By watching this show you can learn so much and hopefully realize that drugs are a problem in our society and I hope that someday soon the drugs can all come to an end.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sober_House
http://therapistunlimited.com/rehabs/Articles/Drug+Rehabs/Celebrity+Rehab
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/sober_house/series.jhtml
There are many different celebrities getting into trouble with drugs and alcohol such as Lindsay Lohan, Ben Affleck, Micheal Jackson, Elton John, Nicole Ritchie, Britney Spears, Mel Gibson and Drew Barrymore are only a few of more popular celebrities that have been into rehab for their addictions. It almost seems like there has been more celebrities in rehab than the ones who haven’t. Oh and we can’t remember sweet little Stephanie Tanner from Full House who was having problems with addictions.
I think this show is going to be a wakeup call for many young adults today. By showing the “reality” of being on drugs and how bad the consequences can be by putting your life as risks is critical. From personal experiences I know a lot of friends that do drugs and I don’t think they realize how big of a problem it can end up being, especially not knowing exactly how much drugs you can take before overdosing. By watching this show you can learn so much and hopefully realize that drugs are a problem in our society and I hope that someday soon the drugs can all come to an end.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sober_House
http://therapistunlimited.com/rehabs/Articles/Drug+Rehabs/Celebrity+Rehab
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/sober_house/series.jhtml
I agree with you that it almost seems like there's more celebs in rehab than those who are not. Hollywood may seem like a party town and the celebs jsut want to have a good time, but is that really it? I think celebrity drug addictions could have been originally cause by the competitive nature of Hollywood. Actors and actresses and singers and other artists all try to be the best, and when they're not, I'm assuming drugs seems like a cure-all for them.
ReplyDeleteI hope this show works and shines some positive light on Hollywood and maybe the younger generation of Tinseltown will learn from their peers on the show.
I personally am a big fan of The Sober House on VH1. I think it’s very interesting and at times very sad to see what is happening with these people who are trying to recover from their addictions. I am planning on becoming an Addiction Counselor so I love the show. I do however feel that everything is exaggerated and scripted out. Every week it seems to be someone different who is messing up and taking the spotlight. I have observed treatment facilities and know that they should not be getting away with the things that they are getting away with.
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