Dr. Drew Pinsky is a certified internist and an addiction medicine specialist. He is also a radio and television personality with a syndicated radio talk show called 'Loveline.'
Addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky said Saturday that pain medications likely led disc jockey DJ AM, a former drug addict who died suddenly Friday, away from his sober path. "It very slowly and subtly reawakens addiction," Pinksy said of pain medication in an interview Saturday. "I'm not saying it was inappropriately prescribed, I'm saying he didn't know the risks." DJ AM, whose real name was Adam Goldstein, was found dead in his apartment Friday evening. A crack pipe and prescription... Read Full Story
Addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky said Saturday that pain medications likely led disc jockey DJ AM, a former drug addict who died suddenly Friday, away from his sober path. "It very slowly and subtly reawakens addiction," Pinksy said of pain medication in an interview Saturday. "I'm not saying it was inappropriately prescribed, I'm saying he didn't know the risks." DJ AM, whose real name was Adam Goldstein, was found dead in his apartment Friday evening. A crack pipe and prescription... Read Full Story
On this day in 1881, Thomas Edison supplied electricity to the first customers of the Edison Electrical Illuminating Company in New York City.
It's the same day that these stars were born to shine.
Beyonce Knowles Turns 27
Beyonce Knowles known for her musical work with Destiny's Child and as a solo artist. She was married to her longtime boyfriend, rap
star Jay-Z. She recently told Marie Claire Magazine that she was over being a 'pop star' and wants to become an icon instead. She... Read Full Story
Looks like DMX will appear on the third season of Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew:
Rapper DMX is trying to clean himself up — in front of rolling cameras.
The 38-year-old hardcore rapper will join the cast of the VH-1’s Celebrity Rehab show for its upcoming third season, the show’s resident drug counselor, Bob Forrest told RadarOnline.com exclusively.
DMX is the first celebrity named in the new cast.
The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons , has a laundry list of offenses over... Read Full Story
Rodney King is swigging a beer as he talks with TV's "Dr. Drew" Pinsky. "Every day I wake up with a beer is a good day," he says as he drains the bottle. King, whose 1991 beating by Los Angeles police led to deadly rioting the next year, is among eight famous people set to face their addictions on the second season of VH1's "Celebrity Rehab." The premiere episode, airing Thursday, shows actors Jeff Conaway, Gary Busey, Amber Smith and Tawny Kitaen hooked on opiate painkillers; King and... Read Full Story
Getty Images, Photo Agency. Don't Miss: Dr. Drew Can See Lindsay Lohan Losing a Limb Lindsay Lohan's Borrowed Maserati for Sale Lindsay and the Case of the Smelly House Last week, Dr. Drew Pinksy told Parade that he worried Lindsay Lohan would only achieve sobriety after something drastic, like losing a limb. Lindsay, who says she's pulled her act together after having been arrested a whole bunch of times and lots of erratic behavior, fired back via - what else? - Twitter. She wrote on... Read Full Story
The California psychiatric center affiliated with pop culture icon Dr. Drew Pinsky is under investigation after three patients died and a 14-year-old was raped there in the past five months, according to media reports. Pinsky, host of the "Loveline" radio show and the VH-1 show "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew,"' is listed as co-medical director of the chemical dependency unit at the Aurora Las Encinas Hospital. He has said he did not directly treat any of the patients in question. The... Read Full Story
Rapper/actor DMX is taking a new path to overcoming his vices with a stint on the VH1 reality show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew . The hit series, which will enter its third season, follows a group of celebrities as they struggle to move forward from drug and alcohol addictions by entering a treatment program run by renowned addiction medicine specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky. Past participants include former police brutality victim Rodney King and porn star Mary Carey as well as former... Read Full Story
We mentioned last week that Aurora Las Encinas Hospital, the Dr. Drew Pinsky -endorsed rehab facility in Pasadena, CA, is under investigation after 3 deaths and the rape of a 16-year old girl happened within weeks of one another.
Well, it looks like Dr. Drew is starting to do the distancing dance!
Prior to the scandal, the doc’s photo was featured prominently on the hospital’s website.
Pinksky’s photo disappeared from the hospital’s site on Friday, as the scandal story started to... Read Full Story
Image via Wikipedia VH1 has once again partnered with Dr. Drew Pinsky for a second season of the hit reality series “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.” The series, consisting of eight one-hour episodes, is slated to premiere October 23, at 10pm. Similar to the first cycle, the second season of “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” will follow the real-life experiences of celebrity patients undergoing detoxification and treatment at a center in the Los Angeles area. The show will follow Jeff Conaway... Read Full Story
