By April MacIntyre Dec 22, 2008, 13:51 GMT
VH1's Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House opens with eight one-hour episodes on January 15 at 10p.
The new series chronicles cast members from season one and two of Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew as they live in a sober house for three months, transitioning from the rehab center to the real world. © Donna Ward / PR Photos
The new series chronicles cast members from season one and two of Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew as they live in a sober house for three months, transitioning from the rehab center to the real world.
Celebrities documented living in the sober house include Rodney King, Nikki McKibbin, Steven Adler and Amber Smith from season two and Seth "Shifty" Binzer and Mary Carey from season one.
Comedian Andy Dick will join later in the series.
"Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House" is an eight-episode, one hour series that is set to premiere on Thursday, January 15 at 10pm.
Returning from "Celebrity Rehab" to help Dr. Drew in the Sober House is counselor Bob Forrest and program assistant, William Smith. Joining them will be resident "house mother," Jennifer Gimenez who has battled her own drug and alcohol demons. Jennifer, an actress who will live at Sober House to keep everyone on the sober path to a successful life.
Dr. Drew is a board certified addictionologist, the Service Director of the Chemical Dependency Program/Residential Treatment Center at Las Encinas Hospital, a staff member at Huntington Memorial Hospital, who hopes to use his celebrity patients to humanize the process and show viewers that treatment is a viable way to break the cycle of addiction.
Throughout the course of their stay, the Sober House cast members will have the opportunity to meet with Dr. Drew in both one on one and group sessions in an effort to understand and advance their experience to its fullest potential. Although not living at the house, Dr. Drew and his staff will keep a watchful eye over all that goes on.
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