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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...

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...

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 c...

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 Forr...