Season 3: 2010
| Ep # | Total | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | "Intake" | January 7, 2010 (2010-01-07) |
| Seven of this season's patients, Mackenzie Phillips, Mindy McCready, Lisa D'Amato, Joey Kovar, Heidi Fleiss, Dennis Rodman, and Mike Starr, arrive at the Pasadena Recovery Center, where Dr. Drew interviews them to assess their individual addiction histories. Mike is treated for an abscess stemming from his drug use. Dennis, who claims he is only there because a court ordered it, is not forthcoming in interviews, nor in the first group session. | |||
| 2 | 21 | "Detox" | January 14, 2010 (2010-01-14) |
| 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. | |||
| 3 | 22 | "Dealing with the Past" | January 21, 2010 (2010-01-21) |
| 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. Drew also ponders Heidi's attachment to her birds, to the exclusion of relationships with people. 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. | |||
| 4 | 23 | "New Patients" | January 28, 2010 (2010-01-28) |
| The patients talk about how lies play a part in their addiction. Tom talks to Drew about his history of addiction. Joey, who talks about his childhood search for acceptance, has an argument with his girlfriend, Nikki, and is later observed to be tense and aggressive toward the camera people. As the numbing effects of the drugs wear off, Drew takes the group to a junkyard, where they direct their aggression onto derelict cars as a form of expressive therapy. Drew receives a call from Sex Rehab alumnus Kari Ann Peniche, who is addicted to speed, and brings her to the clinic. | |||
| 5 | 24 | "Loss" | February 4, 2010 (2010-02-04) |
| Kari Ann arrives at the clinic, where crystal meth is found in her luggage, and where she resumes the difficult behavior she displayed previously on Sex Rehab. Drew speaks with Heidi about how her mixed feelings about Tom's presence affects their treatment. He also tells Tom's girlfriend, Monroe, whom the staff believes is also an addict, that she also needs to seek treatment in order to make their home environment safe for Tom's rehabilitation. The group speaks to a woman who killed a doctor while driving while intoxicated. The episode ends with Tom telling Drew that he is leaving the clinic. | |||
| 6 | 25 | "Triggers" | February 11, 2010 (2010-02-11) |
| Monroe convinces Tom to remain in rehab, and decides to check in herself. Drew and Bob talk to the group about trust issues. When the others react to Kari Ann's tendency to isolate herself, she lashes out at them, Mackenzie in particular. Dennis asserts that he will never stop drinking, but after receiving a brain scan, he has a breakthrough. On Day 8 of treatment, Celebrity Rehab alumni Brigitte Nielsen, Amber Smith and Jessica Sierra visit the clinic to speak to the group. Mackenzie receives painful news from home, and after consulting with Dr. Drew, leaves the clinic to attend to a personal matter. | |||
| 7 | 26 | "Family Weekend" | February 18, 2010 (2010-02-18) |
| At a lake retreat for the patients, which represents the first contact with loved ones for most of them, Drew has Mike address his past trauma, including his guilt over the death of his best friend and Alice in Chains bandmate, Layne Staley, whose mother meets with him. Other family members who discuss their feelings are Kari Ann's brothers, Joey's mother, and Dennis' estranged wife, who says she intends to divorce him. On Day 17, the patients put on a dinner for their loved ones, but Heidi isolates herself from the group, and then leaves the dinner, saying that she's leaving rehab. | |||
| 8 | 27 | "Acting Out" | February 25, 2010 (2010-02-25) |
| Heidi returns to rehab following a vehicular accident that badly damages her car. Kari Ann and Mike violate the rules on nudity, resulting in an administrative discussion between Drew and his staff on how to discipline them, as well as a discussion among the others, and Kari Ann's statement that she is leaving rehab. | |||
| 9 | 28 | "Graduation" | March 4, 2010 (2010-03-04) |
| Drew convinces Kari Ann to return. He later expresses concern that the group been a difficult one, especially Heidi, Dennis and Kari Ann. Believing they all need sober living, he sees this graduation as a somber warning rather than a celebration. During the ceremony, the patients exchange testimonials, though Kari Ann and Heidi have harsh words for Mackenzie and Tom, respectively. Kari Ann, Mike, Heidi, Tom and Dennis will go to sober living. Joey will get a sponsor, go to meetings and then sober living after his girlfriend moves into their new home. Not going are Mindy, who needs to return to her son, and will instead attend Al-Anon, Lisa, who also will go to meetings, and Mackenzie. A title card before the closing credits dedicates the episode to Drew's father Morton, who died on October 27, 2009. |
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