The WORST episodes of Rehab with Dr. Drew

Every episode of Rehab with Dr. Drew ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Rehab with Dr. Drew!

"Celebrity Rehab" is the first television series to chronicle the dramatic, unscripted real life experiences of a group of actual celebrities as they make the life-changing decision to enter themselves into a drug, alcohol and addiction treatment program with the sincere desire to achieve true rehabilitation and recovery. This compelling true account of addiction, healing, and redemption is being supervised with great compassion and insight by renowned addiction and recovery expert Dr. Drew Pinsky, Medical Director of the Department of Chemical Dependency Services at Southern California's Las Encinas Hospital, and host of the long-running radio and television advice series LOVELINE". This inspirational journey begins inside one of Southern California's private addiction and recovery treatment facilities, the Pasadena Recovery Center, where a group of well-known celebrities make the brave decision to commit themselves to a legitimate protocol of supervised medical treatment over a period of several weeks At every step in this challenging process, viewers at home will witness the real true life struggles of these celebrity patients, who ultimately appear in their sincerest human form as regular people in need of a helping hand and earnestly striving for recovery, health and future happiness.

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#1 - The Trouble With Loved Ones

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/7/2011

The aftermath of a family weekend troubles patients; Amy and her husband, Lou, discuss her adult-film career with Dr. Drew; and Michael Lohan and Kate Major have an emotional argument.

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#2 - Dealing with the Past

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2010

Mindy is rushed to the hospital following her seizure, and learns of brain damage stemming from past domestic abuse. As the group begins to get past the effects of withdrawal, they talk about the effect that money and friendship have on their happiness. After a run-in with the police, Tom Sizemore finally arrives at the clinic, but is not fully committed to remaining. Both he and Heidi, who were previously in relationship that included domestic abuse, react to seeing each other

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#3 - New Patients

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2010

Tom finds it comforting to be with Heidi, but Drew closely monitors him, citing concerns over whether he might turn on her. Joey is observed to be tense and aggressive, and lashes out at the camera people. The group is taken to a junkyard, where they direct their aggression to derelict cars. Drew receives a called from Sex Rehab alumnus Kari Ann Peniche, who is in the throes of addiction to speed.

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#4 - Loss

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2010

Kari Ann Peniche arrives at the Pasadena Recovery Center to begin treatment, and it's not long before her demanding personality offends the other patients.

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#5 - Triggers

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2010

Past alumni successes from Celebrity Rehab return to encourage the patients to remain sober. The visit proves successful, as recovering alcoholic Brigitte Nielsen helps Dennis come to terms with his own alcoholism.

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#6 - Family Weekend

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2010

Dr. Drew invites the addicts and their families to a lake house for a group session to discuss the importance loved ones play in the recovery process.

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#7 - Acting Out

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2010

As rehab nears an end, the patients become apprehensive about their ability to stay sober outside the safety of rehab, and many wrestle with the idea of continuing their journey in sober living.

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#8 - Graduation

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2010

Kari Ann returns to treatment, and at the final process group patients write emotional goodbye letters to their addictions and consider if they will continue on in sober living or not.

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#9 - Season Premiere

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2010

As the patients check in, Dr. Drew first lands them at the Pasadena Recovery Center, then meets with them individually to examine the role that their addictions play in their lives.

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#10 - Episode 2

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/1/2010

Dr. Drew is able to calm Janice down after her panic attack, but Jason Davis continues verbally attacking her despite numerous warnings from the staff.

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#11 - Episode 3

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/8/2010

As the patients begin to sober up, painful emotions that contributed to their addictions in the first place begin to arise.

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#12 - Episode 4

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/15/2010

As the first week of treatment comes to an end, many of the patients' withdrawal symptoms cause them to be agitated and hypersensitive toward one another.

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#13 - Episode 5

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/15/2010

Rachel Uchitel's sudden departure from treatment triggers the patients' abandonment issues and sends them spiraling out of control in a heated and emotional process group.

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#14 - Finale

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/20/2011

The patients are released to the outside world, however, Dr. Drew sternly warns them that sobriety will be much more difficult in the outside world.

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#15 - Reunion

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2011

The cast of Celebrity Rehab Season 4 reunites with Dr. Drew to discuss life after the show.

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#16 - Family Weekend

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/31/2011

Dr. Drew reunites the patients and their families at Pasadena City Hall to discuss the importance loved ones play in the recovery process. Michael Lohan's ex fiancée Kate Major causes a scene when she shows up detoxing from prescription drugs, and Jessica Kiper's sister Reena confronts Jessica about abandoning her family for drugs. Later, at the Family Dinner, Amy Fisher's husband Lou and Jeremy Jackson nearly come to blows when she takes offense to some rude comments that were made.

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#17 - Detox

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2010

Dr. Drew and Bob Forrest talk to the group about their lowest moments. Mike, whose withdrawal effects are the worst of the group, suffers pain, nausea, and paranoia, and his destructive behavior, which Drew feels is psychotic, may threaten his stay at the Center. Dr. Drew speaks with Lisa about her childhood sexual abuse. Dennis continues to deny he is an addict or cooperate with the program, despite the potential legal consequences. Drew and Bob are concerned that Tom Sizemore, who was scheduled to be a patient, has still not shown up. Mindy suffers a seizure.

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#18 - Preparing for Discharge

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/14/2011

As graduation approaches, Dr. Drew and his staff check in with the patients to discuss their aftercare plans and to help them make their home environments safe. Bob accompanies Jeremy Jackson to his apartment where they discard of tens of thousands of dollars worth of dangerous supplements and steroids. Dr. Drew meets with Sean Young and her husband Robert to discuss how he can support her sobriety, and Jessica Kiper wrestles with Dr. Drew's recommendation that she enroll directly into sober living upon graduation.

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#19 - Graduation

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/21/2011

The patients have one final process group where they discuss concerns about one another. Celebrity alumni from season four pay a visit to the Pasadena Recovery Center to share words of wisdom and encouragement. At the graduation ceremony, the patients read letters they've written to their addictions aloud and then burn them in a fire in a symbolic and emotional gesture meant to help them say goodbye to the terrible disease that has cost them so much.

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#20 - Season 5 Revisited (Part 1)

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/4/2011

In part one of this special two part edition of Celebrity Rehab Revisited, Dr. Drew and his head councilor Bob Forrest look back on Season Five and then visit with Bai Ling, Michael Lohan, Jeremy Jackson, and Amy Fisher to see how they are coping out in the real world, 150 days after discharge. Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the woman Amy shot twenty years ago, reaches out to Amy for closure.

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#21 - Season 5 Revisited (Part 2)

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/11/2011

Dr. Drew and his head councilor Bob Forrest look back on season five and then visit with Sean Young, Dwight Gooden, Jessica Kiper, and Steven Adler

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#22 - Detox

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2012

On Day 2, the patients are experiencing withdrawal. Ashleigh's is so severe that she receives large doses of medication to remain medically stable. The patients have their first Group Process with Dr. Drew and Bob Forrest. Eric talks about his guilt, while Deanna and Erika discuss the abuse they suffered. Later, with the arrival of Cinammon, Heather and Drewbee at the clinic, the group now numbers eight. Erika, Eric and Michael react negatively to Drewbee. Deanna experiences burning skin and a heightened pulse as a result of withdrawal, and fears she is having a panic attack. Although Dr. Drew gives her some medication to decrease her anxiety, her heart palpitations continue into the night.

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#23 - Awakening Emotions

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2012

After being diagnosed with both severe withdrawal and acute panic, Deanna returns to the clinic in stable condition. On Day 3, the patients deal with powerful emotions brought out during Process Group, including suicidal feelings that at least three of the patients indicate they have felt. Drewbee's father, Jeff, himself a recovering addict for 17 years, meets with Dr. Drew and Bob Forrest about his codependency with his son. Dr. Drew and relationship therapist Simone Bienne speak with Erika and her boyfriend, Stefanos, about how his drug use is harmful to her recovery. After Erika exhibits suspicious behavior, she is given a drug test, which yields positive results.

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#24 - Tapering Off

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/2012

Continuing from the previous episode, the staff determine that Cymbalta Erika was given caused her positive drug test results, and created elevated serotonin levels that caused her unusual behavior. In Process Group, Cinammon expresses anger at her mother, who tells her she should be with her family instead of in rehab, but Erika's response to this leads to a conflict between the two. Michael talks about his regret over giving up tae kwon do. An agitated Eric talks to Drew about the feelings of betrayal he harbors toward his mother, also a recovering addict, who left the country when he was 16. Dr. Drew expresses concern over Michael and Ashleigh's inability to expressing their emotions, which he says will threaten their ability to remain sober. Ashleigh's irritation with how the others treat their surroundings leads to a fight with Eric during a Hollywood Hills hike on Day 7.

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#25 - Anger Management

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/2012

Continuing from the previous episode, Eric and Ashleigh to argue over household cleanliness after their hike on Day 7. While discussing fear with Shelly during Morning Meditation on Day 8, Cinammon, when asked about returning to performing in clubs, denies that alcohol is a trigger for her, and says that her career is more important than her sobriety. Erika's irritation with Cinammon's boisterousness and the attention she feels she draws to herself leads to an argument in Process Group, though they later make amends. On Day 9, Cinammon expresses feelings of deep guilt over throwing away a baby that was born to her when she was four months pregnant.

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