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Hippocratical Hack Dr. Phil Accused Of Giving Addict Guests Drugs And Alcohol To Boost His Ratings

Dr. Phil Accused Of Giving Drugs To Addicts Multiple guests of the “Dr. Phil” show claim that the good doctor fed their addictions in the name of good TV. According to Page Six , several addicts have come forward with accusations that Dr. Phil and his production staff put them at risk by leaving them without medical attention or by supplying drugs and alcohol to them throughout their recovery. A joint investigation from STAT and the Boston Globe revealed that one guest, “Survivor: China” winner Todd Herzog arrived to Phil’s show sober, yet seeking assistance for his addiction. He says that when he arrived in his dressing room, he found a liter of vodka, which he ultimately was unable to resist drinking. When he alerted a member of production what had happened, they offered him prescription Xanax to help settle his nerves. He famously appeared on the show drunk off his azz, actually blowing a 0.263, nearly three times the legal driving limit. He claims he ultimately was helped by the program, but an addict shouldn’t have to fight that battle with easy drugs being pushed their way. SMH! Can you believe they’re doing the addicts coming to them for help like this? Getty

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Hmmm: Las Vegas Approves Installation Of Syringe Vending Machines To Combat Opioid Addiction

Las Vegas To Install Syringe Vending Machines To Fight HIV/Opioid Addiction The government damn sure wasn’t thinking about taking these advanced measures when brothas and sistas were hooked on heroin and crack, but we digress. According to NBCNews Las Vegas aka “Sin City” has approved a program that will install syringe vending machines in order to help fight opioid addiction and HIV. But you can’t just be any ol’ geeker off the street, you gotta join the program called Trac-B Exchange. “This is a harm reduction approach,” said Chelsi Cheatom, program manager for Trac-B Exchange, in an interview with NBC Las Vegas affiliate KSNV. “People are already exchanging in these behaviors, and anytime someone’s engaging in a behavior that could cause them some potential health side effects, we want to encourage them to reduce their risk of harm.” Hopefully, for the sake of the addicts, this program works. But it looks like it could left in a million different ways. Godspeed. Image via Getty

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Hmmm: Las Vegas Approves Installation Of Syringe Vending Machines To Combat Opioid Addiction

Reality TV Rundown: Week 1

Well, we made it through the first week. We’ve met the addicts of Celebrity Rehab, gawked at the women fighting for the love of Frank the Entertainer and heard Mike, the surprising show homo, admit to having sex with 15 women and 5 guys on The Real World D.C. No joke, I replayed that scene no fewer than a dozen times — you can practically hear the music come screeching to a halt when Ty says, “You’ve had sex with five guys?!” Classic. Continue reading

Drake Calls His #3 Hottest MCs In The Game Ranking ‘A Dream’

‘That’s humbling for this 22 year-old kid from Canada,’ Drizzy says of landing just behind Jay-Z and Lil Wayne. By Shaheem Reid Drake Photo: MTV News Drake said being talked about in the same sentence as Lil Wayne and Jay-Z is unbelievable. On Sunday night, MTV News revealed the entire Hottest MCs in the Game list of 2009, and Drake came in at #3 , right behind Jay and Wayne

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DJ AM’s ‘Gone Too Far’ Addiction Series To Air On MTV

Late DJ tries to help others overcome addiction in documentary series, premiering October 12. By MTV News Staff DJ AM at in home in L.A.

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DJ AM’s ‘Gone Too Far’ Addiction Series To Air On MTV