VH1′s blog announced that a new season titled, “Rehab With Dr. Drew”, will begin airing in September 2012. Instead of celebrities, however, the new group checking into the Pasadena Recovery Center are “regular folks who have sought out Dr. Drew’s help after seeing just how dedicated and successful his treatment with celebs has been.” In addition to the Pasadena Recovery Center, fans will recognize Bob Forrest, Dr. John Sharpe, Shelly Sprague and Jennifer Gimenez from Dr. Drew Pinsky’s previous celebrity oriented shows.
‘Rehab With Dr. Drew’ – At The Pasadena Recovery Center – To Premiere In September 2012
PRC's Shelly Sprague Talks About The Recent Study on Comfort Food and Addiction.
After the recent release of a study on the similarities between confort food consumption and drug addiction, Dave Malkoff from CBS, stopped by the center to get an opinion.
In the interview, Shelly Sprague says:
“Is a potato chip equal to a dose of heroin? No…The brain is flooded with a certain level of dopamine…that creates high levels of euphoria. Addiction is a physical dependency that you will become violently ill if you do not take this substance. That is addiction. I don’t care how many bags of potato chips I eat, I’m not going to become violently ill if I don’t have another bag of potato chips.” (Read Entire Article)
