Eight celebrities check into rehab under Dr. Drew for 21 days.
Genre: Drama, Reality-TV
Cast:Drew Pinsky , Shelly Sprague , Bob Forrest , William Smith , Steven Adler , Jeff Conaway , Sasha Kusina , Loesha Zeaviar , Vikki Lizzi , Seth 'Shifty Shellshock' Binzer , Janice Dickinson , Rachel Uchitel , Frankie Lons , Jeremy London , Amber Smith , Nikki McKibbin , Mackenzie Phillips , Jessica Sierra
Addiction specialist Dr. Drew returns for a fifth season of Celebrity Rehab to once again face the intense task of helping a new group of celebrity patients in their quest for sobriety.
As the treatment process begins, a new patient, famous Major League Baseball pitcher Dwight "Doc" Gooden enrolls in rehab for a lifelong addiction to cocaine and Ambien. Amy Fisher's traumatic relationship with the media is triggered by the production's cameras, and she lashes out at the crew and nearly quits rehab. Actress Bai Ling refuses to take psychiatric medication that Dr. Drew has prescribed, and she ends up hiding from the staff and climbing on the roof of the Pasadena Recovery Center. Bai's intentions are unclear, but the staff is very concerned that she might hurt herself.
Steven Adler continues his relentless and abusive verbal attack on Amy Fisher for her refusal to identify as an addict, and when he gives Dr. Drew the ultimatum "It's either her or me!", it appears as though Steven may abandon his treatment. Dwight Gooden struggles with painful feelings of guilt over the way he's neglected his children for drugs, and he makes an emotional apology to his oldest son. The patients get a somber visit from a family who has lost a child to addiction.
Steven Adler continues his relentless and abusive verbal attack on Amy Fisher for her refusal to identify as an addict. When he gives Dr. Drew the ultimatum "It's either her or me!", it appears Steven may abandon his treatment.
Bai Ling becomes hysterical during an emotional process group, and later Dr. Drew discovers that she suffered horrible abuse at the hands of Chinese military generals when she was very young. Michael Lohan's ex fiancée Kate Major calls the unit repeatedly while under the influence, and although it's clearly disrupting his treatment, Michael insists that Kate attend Family Weekend and almost abandons his treatment when the staff puts a condition on her attendance. The patients pay an emotional visit to a non-profit organization that provides treatment and hope to addicts who would otherwise be forgotten.
Dr. Drew reunites the patients and their families at Pasadena City Hall to discuss the importance loved ones play in the recovery process.
Amy and her husband Lou meet with Dr. Drew to discuss her adult film career, and Michael Lohan has an explosive argument with Kate Major that nearly gives him a heart attack, and almost gets him arrested.
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.
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.
Dr. Drew and his head counselor Bob Forrest look back on season five and visit with former patients to see where they are now in their fight for sobriety.
Dr. Drew and his head counselor Bob Forrest look back on season five and visit with former patients to see where they are now in their fight for sobriety.
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