Season 1: 2008
| Ep # | Total | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Intake" | January 10, 2008 (2008-01-10) |
| In the series premiere Brigitte Nielsen, Chyna, Jeff Conaway, Daniel Baldwin, Seth Binzer, Mary Carey, Jaimee Foxworth and Jessica Sierra are introduced, as are their stories of addiction. Dr Drew begins to analyze and assess his patients' struggles through a series of one-on-one meetings, but his attention is pulled away by Jeff, who has a seizure and has to be rushed to hospital. | |||
| 2 | 2 | "Detox" | January 17, 2008 (2008-01-17) |
| The patients watch Jeff's difficult struggle with detox, in horror and ponder their own difficult struggles ahead. Overwhelmed, Jessica spirals into an emotional tailspin, but she finds some solace when Brigitte comforts her about her broken relationship with her drug addicted, prostitute mother. While Jeff continues to battle his withdrawal symptoms in the hospital, emotions flare for the rest of the group when it is revealed that Jeff brought drugs into the rehab. | |||
| 3 | 3 | "New Arrival" | January 24, 2008 (2008-01-24) |
| Jeff returns from the hospital, but as he continues to detox, Drew lectures Jeff's co-dependent girlfriend Vikki about how her own bad habits may kill Jeff. During Process Group on Day 5, Jeff and Daniel get into a heated argument over Jeff's conduct in rehab. Later, Ultimate Fighting Champion Ricco Rodriguez arrives at the clinic, and immediately comes into conflict with Shelly and Jessica. Drew works with Mary Carey on how to leave behind her porn star lifestyle, but her behavior when cavorting with the others in the pool provokes Daniel, who feels his sobriety threatened. | |||
| 4 | 4 | "Sex and Trauma" | January 31, 2008 (2008-01-31) |
| The patients deal with their painful pasts, as many of them were affected by physical, sexual or mental trauma at a very early age, which Dr. Drew addresses in a group session. Newly married Daniel feels the environment is not conducive to his sobriety, and cites issues with the production process and impending work as reasons he may leave, but Dr. Drew discovers that he wishes to leave because of the inappropriate text messages that he had sent to Mary. | |||
| 5 | 5 | "Bye Bye Baldwin" | February 7, 2008 (2008-02-07) |
| The cast reacts to learning about the inappropriate text messaging between Daniel and Mary, so Dr. Drew is charged with pulling the group back together. In an attempt to put her porn star persona behind her, Mary reawakens her sober youth by revisiting ballet. Chyna also starts to open up, as she is pushed to her emotional limits by Dr. Drew's questions as to why she is in rehab if she is not truly an addict. Jeff's journey also hits a nerve when he berates his girlfriend Vikki for bringing alcohol into the unit. | |||
| 6 | 6 | "Friends and Family" | February 14, 2008 (2008-02-14) |
| Jeff again renews his quest to quit. As their stay in rehab nears its end, Dr. Drew begins to prepare the group to live a sober life in the real world. The first step to that end is to bring friends and family into the unit, as they are the people with whom the patients will depend on most during their continued recovery. During this time, the effects of the patients' addictions on their loved ones is explored. | |||
| 7 | 7 | "Retreat" | February 21, 2008 (2008-02-21) |
| The end of rehab is now approaching and rehabbers must seriously start making plans for sober living, and contemplates the question of success and failure. Dr. Drew plans a trip for them to Catalina, where the rehabbers will get a feel of being back in the regular world. The plan runs into difficulties when some of the patients do not stick to the program. Upon returning to the recovery center, Jeff finally makes good on his threats and leaves for good. Seth decides to blow off steam by starting a food fight. | |||
| 8 | 8 | "The Disease is Winning" | February 28, 2008 (2008-02-28) |
| After the Catalina fiasco and food fight, a fed up Dr. Drew tells the group continued behavior of that sort will jeopardize their recovery. He also reveals to VH1 will going to pay for three months in a sober living facility for anyone who wants it, and recommends they all accept the offer. The patients, however, are reluctant. As graduation approaches, it is unclear who will graduate and who will be willing to go to sober living. | |||
| 9 | 9 | "Graduation" | March 6, 2008 (2008-03-06) |
| The entire group graduates. Jessica, Mary, and Seth agree to enter a sober living facility. | |||
| 10 | 10 | "Reunion" | March 13, 2008 (2008-03-13) |
| The cast reunites and discusses their lives since filming. Daniel Baldwin has opted not to appear, and Jessica Sierra was forbidden to do so by a judge following a drug-related arrest. Sentenced to a year in rehab, Sierra was back at the Pasadena Recovery Center at the time of the reunion's taping. |
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