LOOKING BACK: Celebrity Rehab Season 1
With VH1′s new show, “Rehab with Dr. Drew,” debuting next month, we thought we’d take a look back where it all began with the original “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew“. The entire reality series was filmed at the Pasadena Recovery Center. The show starred: Jaimee Foxworth, Seth “Shifty” Binzer, Ricco Rodriguez, Daniel Baldwin, Brigitte Nielsen, Chyna (Joan Marie Laurer), Mary Carey, and Jeff Conaway. The entire first full intake episode is below:
The following are quotes from the first season about Pasadena Recovery Center employee Shelly Sprague:
- “Because Shelly is herself a recovering addict, she knows addict bullshit and exactly how to address it.” – Dr. Drew Pinsky
- “It’s important that the patients remember that [Shelly’s] been where they are. So I asked Shelly to remind them of her story of recovery.” – Dr. Drew Pinsky
- “Shes’s actually really good at what she does. She is. When it comes to addiction she knows her sh*t” – Crazytown lead singer Seth ‘Shifty’ Binzer
- “Shelly the Shark, she always has the answers to everything. I want to thank you for being so tough on me” – Former MMA Champion Ricco Rodriguez
The following are quotes from the first season about Pasadena Recovery Center employee Bob Forrest:
- “Let me introduce Bob Forrest. Bob is my main squeeze. He’s a lead counselor. The guy has led us through many journeys and through many battles together and helped a lot of people.” – Dr. Drew Pinsky
- “Bob is the most talented chemical dependency counselor I’ve ever seen. Simple. Period.” – Dr. Drew Pinksy
- “Bob, I just really thought you didn’t like me for the first two weeks. But then I realized you do, and you just want us to learn how important sobriety is.” – Former Adult Film Star Mary Carey
The following are quotes from the first season about Pasadena Recovery Center employee Will Smith:
- “Will, you’ve been a big part of it” - Former MMA Champion Ricco Rodriguez
A few select important quotes about addiction from Dr. Drew:
- “Family treatment is a key component of care. Addiction is a family disease. If you don’t treat the family the patient is not likely to succeed.” – Dr. Drew Pinksy
- “Addiction is a brain disease. There’s a treatment for this disease and the treatment works.” – Dr. Drew Pinsky
