A TV review: Dr. Phil’s Primetime Special: Escaping Addiction
And, a Review of "A Dr. Phil Primetime Special: Escaping Addiction"
While Dr. Phil understands addiction, even he can misinform. This program is an excellent example of good information intertwined with bad.
The program, originally shown on CBS Friday May 20, featured an on-air intervention with the head nurse of an alcohol/drug rehab center, Joannie. A full-blown pharmaceutical drug addict, Joannie not only admits to her addiction, but also cops to manipulating, lying, cheating, stealing and even driving with her kids in the car while very much under the influence of narcotics. The most serious flaw in the show may have been the failure to explain that such admissions and self-diagnoses are exceedingly unusual in the early stages of the disease ...
