Season 5: 2011
| Ep # | Total | Title | Airdate | U.S. viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | "Intake" | June 26, 2011 (2011-06-26) | 1.06 |
| Six of this season's nine addicts arrive at the Pasadena Recovery Center, and consult with Dr. Drew. Jennifer Gimenez, who is now a rehab technician at the Center, is particularly nervous that Steven Adler, who was abusive to her during their time on Sober House, will be among the patients. | ||||
| 2 | 41 | "Detox" | July 3, 2011 (2011-07-03) | 1.03 |
| Steven apologizes to Jennifer, thanking her for reporting him to the police, as it helped his recovery. During their first night, the patients experience the physical and emotional symptoms of withdrawal, and by the morning of Day 2, Bai finds herself too emotional to get out of bed. Dwight Gooden arrives, and is confronted by Drew after his urine tests positive for cocaine. During group, Michael Lohan discusses how the abuse he received at the hands of his alcoholic father has come full circle, and Amy Fisher discusses her sensitivity towards the judgment of others, to which Jeremy Jackson expresses sympathy. Amy, expressing an aversion to the cameras, walks out of the clinic, but is convinced to return. She later laments to Drew that public perception of her makes it impossible to find work outside of porn, which requires her to "numb" herself with alcohol. On Day 3, Bai Ling, who has not eaten in three days, nor taken her prescribed Abilify, acts erratically, and seeks refuge on the roof. | ||||
| 3 | 42 | "Awakening Emotions" | July 10, 2011 (2011-07-10) | 1.1 |
| After the staff coaxes Bai off the roof, Drew and Nurse Sasha Kusina convince her to take her psychiatric medication. During Process Group on Day 5, Michael and Steven express outrage at Amy's comparison of rehab to prison. In a one-on-one with Drew, Sean discusses her feelings of failure and lack of confidence resulting from her destructive career decisions. Jessica "Sugar" Kiper arrives at the clinic and describes to Drew her addictions and traumas. On Day 6, the group participates in equine therapy, which produces emotional reactions for Jessica and Sean. Amy's refusal to identify as an addict during Morning Meditation on Day 7 provokes harsh words from Steven, resulting in a tearful Amy threatening to leave the clinic again. | ||||
| 4 | 43 | "Triggers and Regret" | July 17, 2011 (2011-07-17) | 1.05 |
| On Day 7, Steven is repeatedly admonished that his attacks upon Amy interfere with her rehabilitation and the group's. During Process Group, Sugar reveals that she tried to hurt herself during her second appearance on Survivor. Drew talks with Dwight, who bears guilt over his drug use's effect upon his children. On Day 8, the patients meet the family of Patrick Frantz, who relate how his death from a drug overdose affected them. On Day 9, Dr. John Sharp of Harvard University Medical School's Department of Psychiatry oversees Dwight's first meeting in years with his son, Dwight Jr. On Day 10, Steven again attacks Amy for her comments on her addiction, and says he's leaving the clinic, which Drew says is due to his aggression when detoxing. | ||||
| 5 | 44 | "Wreckage From the Past" | July 24, 2011 (2011-07-24) | 1.1 |
| After walking out of the clinic, Steven changes his mind and comes back. After Drew and Dr. Sharp speak to him and decide to keep a closer eye on him, Steven apologizes to Amy. During the Day 11 Process Group, the patients discuss their regret and loss, in particular a tearful Bai, who suffers an anxiety attack. She later discusses the sexual abuse she suffered during a one-on-one with Drew. To instill hope in the patients, they are brought to Homeboy Industries, which aids recovering addicts and former gang-involved youth with job training and placement. Michael attempts to have his ex-fiancée, Kate Major, fly out for family weekend, but her own addiction leads to conflict between them. Bob Forrest counsels Michael that he needs to distance himself from such people, but on Day 13, after the staff forbid Kate from visiting Michael unless she enrolls herself in a treatment program, Michael announces that he is leaving the clinic. | ||||
| 6 | 45 | "Family Weekend" | July 31, 2011 (2011-07-31) | 1.05 |
| Drew clears matters with Kate and Michael, who remains in the clinic. On Day 14, as part of Family Weekend, the patients and their loved ones discuss how addiction has affected their families with Drew and Dr. Michael Farina, who also speak with each family separately. During this, Drew urges Jessica to cancel a U.S.O. tour in order abstain from traveling for at least three months, and urges Michael and Kate to abstain from reestablishing their relationship for at least one year. During dinner on Day 15, the group enjoys a performance by Season 2 alumna Nikki McKibbin, who has been sober for three years, but remarks about Amy lead to a panic attack for Jeremy's sister, Taylor, and a confrontation between Amy's husband Lou, Jeremy and the police. | ||||
| 7 | 46 | "The Trouble With Loved Ones" | August 7, 2011 (2011-08-07) | 0.71 |
| Jeremy makes amends with Lou and Amy, and decides not to press charges. During the Day 16 Process Group, Drew tries to help the group learn from the emotional family weekend. Drew and Dr. Sharp talk to Lou and Amy about her adult film career, her inability to communicate with Lou, and her feelings of guilt. Michael's conflict with Kate, who is reluctant to enter in-patient treatment, continues, and when he intends to invite her for visitor's night on Day 17, Drew advises him that being around people like her who enrage him might trigger his serious heart problems. Despite this, he has another argument with Kate regarding a TMZ.com story on him, and after walking out of the clinic, is confronted by the police. | ||||
| 8 | 47 | "Preparing for Discharge" | August 14, 2011 (2011-08-14) | 0.86 |
| The police decide not to arrest Michael, and Drew reiterates his order to him and Kate not to see each other. On Day 18, Drew has the patients discuss the previous night's events during Process Group, during which Michael makes tearful admissions, bringing the group closer together, much to Drew's reassurance. On Day 19, Jessica express fear of failing to maintain her sobriety, and Drew and Bob try to convince her to enter sober living. Drew and Dr. Sharp speak with Sean and her husband, Robert, who is also an alcoholic. After dietary supplements arrive in the mail for Jeremy, who has been advised to cease taking all supplements on account of his enlarged liver and elevated enzymes, Drew has Bob go to his house to clean out all of his drugs. Steven, who was friends with Mike Starr, reacts to news of his death. A memorial title card for Starr closes the episode. | ||||
| 9 | 48 | "Graduation" | August 21, 2011 (2011-08-21) | 0.97 |
| On Day 20, in the final Process Group, the patients discuss how they will maintain their sobriety following the next day's graduation. They are later visited by Season 4 alumni Rachel Uchitel, Eric Roberts and Jason Davis, who relate their stories of addiction and sobriety. On Day 21, the patients are instructed to write symbolic letters to their addiction, which they read aloud and then burn at the ceremony. Despite the emotional testimonials given by the participants, Drew and Bob continue to express concern over Jessica's continued refusal to enter sober living. | ||||
| 10 | 49 | "Celebrity Rehab Season 5 Revisited (Part 1)" | September 4, 2011 (2011-09-04) | 0.51 |
| In Part 1 of this update special, Drew and Bob check in with Bai, Michael, Jeremy and Amy 150 days after discharge to see they have all maintained their sobriety. Bai has returned to film, and prefers practicing martial arts to club-hopping. Drew and Bob feel that Michael's devotion to helping other addicts will conflict with his own early recovery, and insist he go to Alcoholics Anonymous and see a therapist. Jeremy has lost 20 lbs., and is down to 180 lbs. He consults a nutritionist for his vitamin use and has reunited with a long-lost girlfriend. Amy quit making adult films, but declines Bob's recommendation to meet with Mary Jo Buttafuoco, explaining that she has already apologized to her numerous times. | ||||
| 11 | 50 | "Celebrity Rehab Season 5 Revisited (Part 2)" | September 11, 2011 (2011-09-11) | 0.51 |
| In Part 2, Drew and Bob check in with Sean, Jessica, Dwight and Steven. Sean has slipped on three occasions, and she and Bob discuss how Robert's drinking affects her own sobriety. Jessica, who relapsed with marijuana and alcohol about a month after discharge, insists that she can control her usage, but Drew and Bob convince her to enter sober living. Dwight is maintaining his sobriety, though Bob cautions himself against the typical relapses that he has suffered from in the past. Bob is upset with Steven, however, who open drinks and does marijuana in front of him, and then lies about it, which he has never done in their 20 year friendship. Bob is also upset at the number of mutual friends of theirs who died from addiction. Drew relates that Steven checked into rehab two days later, but checked back out after only two days. |
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