I can’t believe it. Someone told me a few months ago that they wouldn’t be surprised if celebrities in rehab were the subject of a new reality TV show. And, here it is ladies and gentlemen - Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, to be released in 2008. The question is this: will the show make a mockery of drug rehab programs the way many celebrities have, or will it treat the subject seriously enough to discourage people from taking and becoming addicted to drugs?

Personally, I think this is a pretty disgusting idea. According to a recent news article, Jessica Sierra, American Idol finalist, will be one of the celebs appearing on the show. I can’t help but hear the American Idol theme music going through my head as I picture her, Amy Winehouse, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears and several others walking onto the stage.

Will Simon Cowell be there to judge whether or not they’ve completed their drug rehab program successfully? Or will he be deciding who deserves to get into rehab in the first place?

Next thing you know we’ll be watching heroin addicts overdose and alcoholics take their last drink before succumbing to liver failure. It’s like throwing someone in with the lions and watching them be torn apart. Barbaric.

Reality TV is a misnomer. The real story of drug addiction can’t be seen in posh Malibu facilities where celebrities get massages and pedicures - the real story is in the tears streaming down the cheeks of Britney Spears’ children. And that’s why people need drug rehab.

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