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New Year, New Realities: Selling Recovery TV by  Alison Hill , 7 hours ago Comment Recommend in Share 6 Subscribe to  Marketing: Entertainment RSS Email Print TAGS entertainment ,  health As the New Year approaches, many of us are thinking about how to lead cleaner, healthier lives. Some of us may even take that thought right onto reality television. Over the past few years, there’s been a surge in reality-TV programming dedicated to issues of substance abuse, addiction, and recovery. These include the long-standing “Intervention” (A&E), launching season 12 on Jan. 2; “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” (VH1), which just ended its fifth season; and the newbie on the block, “DUI,” which debuted Dec. 1 on TLC. This may sound like a lot of sensationalism—until you realize that there are more than 22 million Americans dealing with the disease of addiction to alcohol and other substances, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serv

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2011 ANIMAL PLANET IS GIVING ALL DOGS (AND CATS) THEIR DAY All-new Episodes of PIT BOSS and MY CAT FROM HELL Premiere Saturday, Jan. 7th (New York, NY) – Get a double dose of mischievous pets with back-to-back new episodes of MY  CAT FROM HELL and PIT BOSS on Saturday, January 7 on Animal Planet. MY CAT FROM HELL premieres at 8 PM (ET/PT) and PIT BOSS at 9 PM (ET/PT) with all-new episodes. Be it cats or dogs (or Shorty) causing a ruckus, viewers can see it all Saturday nights on  Animal Planet! MY CAT FROM HELL – New Episodes Beginning Saturday, January 7 at 8 PM ET/PT Cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy tackles the most catastrophic cat cases he’s ever encountered in six all-new, one-hour episodes of MY CAT FROM HELL. Armed with 15 years of experience, a  proven training program and his signature guitar case filled with cat toys, Galaxy is on a mission to  help cat owners find the source of conflict with their furry friends. In

VH1 AND DR. DREW RETURN FOR PATIENT CHECKUPS ON “CELEBRITY REHAB WITH DR. DREW REVISITED”   One-Hour Specials Revisit Patients from the First Four Seasons of “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew”   “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Revisited” Premieres Sunday at 10pm*   LOS ANGELES, CA – November 8, 2011  – For the almost five years, the genre-defining reality series “ Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew ”  has enlightened viewers about the painful and trying path to recovery for people with alcohol and drug addictions.    Anyone familiar with the treatment process for addiction knows that recovery is a lifelong process and some succeed where others fail.    Life outside the protective environment of rehab is rough as patients can fall into old routines and potential relapse.    “ Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Revisited ”  is a series of four, “where are they now” specials with  Dr. Drew and his head councilor Bob Forrest visiting patients from the first four seasons of “Celebrit

VH1 AND DR. DREW RETURN FOR PATIENT CHECKUPS ON “CELEBRITY REHAB WITH DR. DREW REVISITED” One-Hour Specials Revisit Patients from the First Four Seasons of “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Revisited” Premieres Wednesday, November 30 th  at 10pm* LOS ANGELES, CA – November 7, 2011  – For the almost five years, the genre-defining reality series   “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew”  has enlightened viewers about the painful and trying path to recovery for people with alcohol and drug addictions.  Anyone familiar with the treatment process for addiction knows that recovery is a lifelong process and some succeed where others fail.  Life outside the protective environment of rehab is rough as patients can fall into old routines and potential relapse.    “ Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Revisited ”  is a series of four, “where are they now” specials with  Dr. Drew and his head councilor Bob Forrest visiting patients from the first four seasons of “Celeb

Bloggers to Shuttle Rare 1974 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet to Napa Valley Film Festival November 8, 2011, SEATTLE, WA – What do you get when you bring together a bottle of 1974 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon, (Stag’s Leap Vineyards, Napa Valley), noted wine bloggers, the Napa Valley Film Festival , and the finest luxury crossover made? You get a road trip to some of the most desirable wine destinations on the west coast. A journey that culminates in Napa Valley with a star-studded tasting featuring the producers of the hit indie film “Bottle Shock.” Beginning today, the Seattle-based organizers of the “Tweet House” social media event series will be headed to the festival carrying a very special piece of cargo — a bottle of 1974 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon. Going along for the ride will be blogger Barbara “Seattle Wine Gal” Evans and other selected wine and social media luminaries. On their way to Napa, the passengers and cargo will be