The Pasadena Recovery Center announced on October 1st that they are teaming up with actress Mackenzie Phillips to help educate the public about addiction and recovery. Phillips, an outspoken voice in the community, will be joining Pasadena Recovery Center as the new Recovery and Treatment Advocate. She will be involved in community relations, educational outreach and will host a weekly group meeting. As an alumni of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, she became familiar with the center during filming of the hit reality television series.

“As an addict/alcoholic in recovery, I’m so passionate about helping others find a new way to live,” said Mackenzie Phillips. “Teaming up with Pasadena Recovery Center is an opportunity to do just that. We are in the grip of an epidemic, but there is a solution!”

“I’m very excited about teaming up with Mackenzie Phillips. She brings a lot of enthusiasm and is a welcome addition to the Pasadena Recovery Center Team,” said Michael Bloom co-founder of Pasadena Recovery Center.

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The Untelevised Celebrity Rehab Reunion

Celebrity Rehab took more than its share of heat during its six seasons on the air. The issues it dealt with were not pretty and when anyone who’d been on the show died—along with the 200,000-odd others who lose their battles with addiction every year—the show was blamed. The deaths of Jeff Conaway, Mike Starr, Joey Kovar and Mindy McCready were indeed tragic but the public at large seemed unwilling to look at the real issues. The tragedy, in other words, was not about a television show that once-famous folks appeared on during the later days of their respective struggles. The tragedy is that addiction takes so many lives.

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The latest in our Speaker Series Event on September 11 2013 featured cast members and from Celebrity Rehab with Dr Drew as they shared before a packed room of over 100 guests their views on what it’s like staying sober as a celebrity. Pasadena Recovery Center’s  owner and co-founder Michael Bloom presented questions to the cast members on a number of topics as well as answering questions from the audience. Dr Drew Pinsky and Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard were in the audience as well making this truly one of our greatest Speaker Series Events yet.

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Ryan Pearne’s parents feared that without intervention, they’d lose their son to his potentially deadly addictions to drugs and alcohol.

Ryan gets a pat on the back from his dad inside the Pasadena Recovery Center.

But their intervention succeeded, and 19-year-old Ryan spent a month at thePasadena Recovery Center last spring.

Going in, the Inland Empire teen — himself the father to a 3-year-old — didn’t believe he had a problem.

In treatment, that changed.

Now, after his time at the center and working with New Leaf Interventions, he’s been more than 100 days sober.

The recovery process completely altered his perspective, and he wants other addicts to know they can have a similar experience.

“Find help, it really is out there,” Pearne said. “The world doesn’t have to be a dark place.”

See the video and message from Ryan: http://ktla.com/2013/09/09/ryan-after-rehab-beginning-a-new-life/#ixzz2eVrqwB8g

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Celebrity Rehab Reunion 

 Amber Smith

Jason Wahler  

 Mackenzie Phillips

Bob Forrest 

 Shelly Sprague

Talking about their experiences, What It’s Like Now, and the difficulties celebrities face staying clean and sober.

Wednesday September 11, 2013 at 11:30 am

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Actress Mackenzie Phillips gave us a  fantastic hour or so depiction of What It Was Like, What Happened, and What It’s Like Now for her and her struggle with life issues. Dr. Drew surprised Mack by showing up to answer questions with from an audience of  about 100 PRC residents and guests. Look for more excellent speakers and events coming up later this summer in The Pasadena Recovery Center Speaker Series…

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An evening to remember at PRC!  

Pasadena Recovery Center hosted invited guests to a special private screening of Bob and the Monster,  a 2011 documentary film by Keirda Bahruth which profiles musician and drug counselor Bob Forrest.

Dr. Drew and Shelly joined Bob and Keirda for some Q&A with the audience afterward.

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Jennifer Gimenez, the resident technician at the facility talks about the seasons final episode…

You can also find full episodes, bios from all your favorite cast members, music downloads, interviews and more on the “Rehab with Dr Drew” page on Vh-1.com

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Jennifer Gimenez talks about the group’s blow up at Eric, and why you should never walk down a dark alley

Read more on this episode, watch, full episodes, download music, read bios on cast members, and more at  http://on.vh1.com/RZSp0P

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