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  Annual Event Celebrates Mission’s More than 80 Years of service to L.A.’s Homeless Los Angeles, California --- October 1, 2018 --- The Los Angeles Mission will honor Dr. Drew Pinsky at its 8 th Annual Legacy of Vision Gala.  The October 25 th gala will honor Pinsky with Anne Douglas’s namesake Award.  ( Ticket/Sponsorship information  here . ) Pinsky is the host of Dr. Drew Midday Live on KABC radio in Los Angeles.  His also hosts MTV television’s Teen Mom Reunion specials, as well as Host of the Dr. Drew Podcast and the Adam and Drew Podcast.  A frequent guest on talk and national news programs, Dr. Drew has also penned a New York Times bestseller “The Mirror Effect: How Celebrity Narcissism is Seducing America” (Harper Collins). Long-time, dedicated Los Angeles Mission volunteers Edwin and Aldis Hodge, brothers and popular actors, will receive the Legacy of Vision Award at the gala.  Edwin Hodge is kn...

For Immediate Release: Adam Carolla, Bob Saget, Loni Love, Tom Arnold,  Nikki Glazer,  Joel McHale and Jimmy O'Yang  join Dr. Drew for Live 60th Birthday Podcast On September 2nd Friends  and family feted Dr. Drew on his 60th birthday in style at SKT Westwood while his  comedian friends joined  him on stage for a live recording of  his  popular #ThisLife podcast.  Adam Carolla,  Dr. Drew's current co-host of the Adam and Dr. Drew Podcast and former Loveline co-host, held down  hosting duties.  Each guest came onstage for 3 minutes to share their Dr. Drew stories and "roast" him.   Lauren Sivan, Dr. Drew's co-host on his radio show "Midday Live with Dr. Drew" on 790KABC, kicked off  the night by asking the audience for a show of hands "Who doesn't have a podcast?"   Later in the evening Jimmy O'Yang took the mic and saying,"You guys ar...

Pasadena Recovery Center is pleased to welcome renowned author and founder of  “Against The Stream Buddhist Meditation Society,” Noah Levine to their groundbreaking speaker series on  Wednesday September 17th at 12pm . He is one of the leading  speakers on the topic of drug addiction and has changed the face of AA. Levine is not your average addiction counselor, taking the ideologies of the 12-Steps and uniquely combining them with Buddhist practices, along with the tattoo covered, punk rock lifestyle, holding meetings in revered underground music venues such as The Gilman in San Francisco. As the author of multiple best selling books and positions as a Buddhist teacher, addiction counselor, and leader of the punk-rock scene, Levine will prove to be an informative speaker that cannot be missed. Levine is the first to apply the Four Noble Truths and Eight-Fold Path of Buddhism to a process of treating addiction, starting an international ...

ADAM CAROLLA & DR. DREW REUNION TOUR REDONDO BEACH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Saturday, April 13th, 2013                                                  Tickets on sale now Los Angeles CA – The Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center is pleased to welcome ADAM CAROLLA & DR. DREW on April 13 th at 8 p.m., as part of their new REUNION TOUR . Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew co-hosted Loveline from 1995 to 2005, providing a decade of hilarious love advice to listeners across the country. Fans and newcomers alike will enjoy the great stories and antics of Loveline and have the opportunity to participate in a live audience interaction with Carolla and Dr. Drew, just like in the great days of the Loveline program. “Adam and I tell stories; we have things that we’ve experienced together and we talk about them. We talk a...

PRESS RELEASE May 1, 2012, 6:00 a.m. EDT "Rehab With Dr. Drew" Returns To VH1 To Directly Help Young Adults With Their Addiction Issues For me, there are no finish lines. No recovered, just recovering. -- Bill Clegg, from Ninety Days LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- VH1 and Dr. Drew has started production today on a sixth installment of "Rehab with Dr. Drew" to directly address alcohol and drug addiction among young adults, the largest group afflicted by addiction issues in the U.S. According to the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that an estimated 23.1 million American who were 12 or older needed treatment for drug and alcohol abuse that year, while only 2.6 million received treatment in a specialty facility. Another source, the 2009 Treatment Episode Data Set, which gathers information on persons admitted to publicly funded treatme...

MEDIA ALERT Contact: Marisol Barrios,  Hillsides Wk: (323) 254-2274 ext. 274 Cell: (310) 713-8567 mbarrios@hillsides.org Dr. Drew Kicks Off Hillsides Foster Soles Celebrity Event WHO:             Celebrities like Elton John, Jennifer Lopez and Sugar Ray Leonard kick off the Fourth Annual Hillsides Foster Soles in Los Angeles.  Dr. Drew Pinsky will serve as Honorary Chair and Celebrity Auctioneer at the Foster Soles Celebrity Kickoff Event. WHAT:           Hillsides Foster Soles is  an online auction of celebrity autographed shoes, handbags, or personalized items and headshots. The Los Angeles  opening  event to launch the auction will be hosted by WHEN:           Wednesday, April 25, 201 2  from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. WHERE:        Bar Celona ...

via press release: VH1 and  Dr. Drew  Check Back Into Rehab This Season Of Rehab Will Expand To Assist Young Adults In Need of Drug And Alcohol Treatment PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 14, 2012 -- VH1 is once again partnering with  Dr. Drew  Pinsky to lead a group of addicts through the difficult process of getting clean and sober. The new season of "Rehab with  Dr. Drew " (Tentative title) will not feature celebrities with substance abuse issues, but instead follow the real-life experiences of young adults who are struggling with addiction as they undergo the same detoxification and treatment plan at The Pasadena Recovery Center as utilized in " Celebrity Rehab  with  Dr. Drew ." "Rehab with  Dr. Drew " is set to premiere in the summer of 2012 on VH1 with eight one-hour episodes. Over the years, many viewers have reached out to VH1 seeking assistance from  Dr. Drew  for their addiction issues. In this installment of the 'Rehab' franch...