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Do you think the show celebrity rehab is a overhyped representation of what addiction is?

Submitted by sal Tue 09/01/2009

Of course it is TV and there

Submitted by TomInKan on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 23:13.
Of course it is TV and there is editing that goes that will help ratings but I have watched it a few times and a lot of what those people are going through is reality. I think it is good for the general public to see what addiction can do and how difficult it is to overcome.

 

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