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''Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew'', later called simply ''Rehab with Dr. Drew'', is a reality television show that aired on the cable network VH1 which chronicles a group of people as they are treated for alcohol and drug addiction by Dr. Drew Pinsky and his staff at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena, California. The first five seasons of the series, on which Pinsky also serves as executive producer, cast celebrities struggling with addiction, with the first season premiering on January 10, 2008, and the fifth airing in 2011. The sixth season, which filmed in early 2012, featured non-celebrities as treatment subjects, and the series name shortened to ''Rehab with Dr. Drew''. Season 6 premiered on September 16, 2012.〔Black, Elizabeth (May 1, 2012). ("''Rehab With Dr. Drew'' To Premiere In September 2012" ). Vh1.〕 In May 2013, Pinsky announced that season six was the final season, explaining that he was tired of the criticism leveled at him after celebrities he treated had relapsed and died.〔Sang, Zach. ("Dr. Drew Interview" ). Zach Sang & The Gang. Retrieved May 15, 2013.〕 ==Recurring cast== The following are staff of the Pasadena Recovery Center (PRC), where the series is filmed. Casts for individual seasons are seen in sections for those seasons. *Dr. Drew Pinsky – Pinsky is the star of the show, and the lead specialist who treats the patients. A board-certified internist and addiction medicine specialist, he rose to fame as the host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show, ''Loveline''. In addition to ''Celebrity Rehab'', he also appears in its spinoffs, ''Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew'' and ''Sober House''. * Shelly Sprague – The Resident Technician who runs the floor.〔Pinsky introduces her as the "Resident Tech" to the Season 2 cast near the end of the second season premiere. She also describes her job thus in the third season premiere.〕 A recovering addict herself,〔She explains her former addiction to heroin and crack cocaine to Heidi Fleiss in the third season premiere, and mentions her alcoholism to the group in the following episode.〕 she has also appeared on ''Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew''. She met Pinsky through Bob Forrest, a fellow recovering addict and colleague of Drew's with whom Sprague used to do drugs. She runs a center at Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, California. Pinsky observes that she becomes more personally involved with the patients than other technicians like Loesha do.〔("Examining Rehab 2 With Dr. Drew – Episode 2" ), VH1.com, accessed March 5, 2010〕 * Bob Forrest – Pinsky's Head Counselor, who appears during group sessions.〔O'Neill, Ann (December 14, 2011). ("Risen from the gutter, he whispers hope to Hollywood's junkies" ). CNN.〕〔Pinsky refers to Forrest as his Head Counselor in the second season premiere of ''Sober House''.〕 A recovering addict since 1996,〔〔 Forrest is the Chemical Dependency Program Director at Las Encinas Hospital, where he was hired by Pinsky.〔 * Loesha Zeviar〔Although (this VH1 webpage ) gives the spelling of her first name as "Luisha", it was given as "Loesha" when she appeared in the sixth episode of ''Sober House''s second season. Other sources, such as (this TV Guide page ) and Jeff Apter's 2004 book, ''Fornication: The Red Hot Chili Peppers Story'', corroborate this.〕 – A Resident Technician who first appears in the second episode of Season 2. Responding to observations that Loesha receives more abuse than Sprague, Pinsky describes her as more staid than Sprague.〔 Pinsky has referred to her as one of the strongest staff members at the PRC.〔Pinsky made this statement in the sixth episode of Sober House's second season.〕 * Dr. Charles Sophy – psychiatrist and director of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. He is also the author of ''Side By Side The Revolutionary Mother-Daughter Program for Conflict-Free Communication'', and is the lead psychiatrist of the ''Celebrity Rehab'' and ''Sober House'' production team. Although he only appears occasionally, he was present throughout the filming of the second season of ''Sober House''.〔("The Celebreality Interview – Dr. Charles Sophy" ) VH1, April 23, 2010〕 *Sasha Kusina – A nurse at the Pasadena Recovery Center. Although seen as early as Season 2,〔During the second season premiere, Kusina speaks to Jeff Conaway during his physical examination, and later to Gary Busey regarding his prescriptions. Pinsky introduces her to the group as "Sasha the Nurse" in the beginning of that episode's last Act.〕 it is in Season 5 that her full name is revealed and she is seen speaking with the other staff, in regards to her rapport with patient Bai Ling, whom Kusina convinces to take her prescribed psychiatric medication. *Jennifer Gimenez – A model and actress and former addict who credits her recovery to Pinsky,〔Bacon, Caleb. ("Meet Jennifer Gimenez: VH1's 'Sober House' Mom" ) LAist, February 4, 2009〕〔''The View'', ABC, March 17, 2010〕 Gimenez was the sober living house manager on the ''Celebrity Rehab'' spinoff ''Sober House'', and began working as a rehab technician at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Season 5 of ''Rehab''.〔("Intake Sneak Premiere" ), Season 5, Episode 1, VH1.com, accessed June 22, 2011.〕 *Dr. John Sharp – Dr. Sharp is a board certified psychiatrist, best-selling author, and media expert. He is part of the faculty of both the Harvard Medical School and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, dividing his time between Boston and Los Angeles. He first appeared as the on Call Psychiatrist in Season 5,〔("Rehab With Dr. Drew: Cast: Dr. Sharp" ). VH1. Retrieved November 13, 2012.〕 and serves in that role and as the Associate Medical Director beginning with Season 6.〔 *Simone Bienne – A relationship therapist who first appears in Season 6. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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