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Celebs Turning Rehab Into Joke: Experts

Lohan, Spears 'waltzing' in and out of treatment sends wrong message

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(Newser) – The debauched lifestyles of celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears are turning substance-abuse rehab into a punch line, making light of a process that helps thousands of people each year, say experts. Lohan was arrested on suspicion of DUI this week just days after finishing rehab; in February, Spears checked into rehab three times—in one week.

"It is making a mockery of rehabs," one psychologist tells Reuters. Multiple stints are common for individuals who relapse, but "waltzing" in and out sends the wrong message, says an addiction expert. US Weekly's editor gets out the big guns, comparing Lohan to Robert Downey Jr.: "an incredibly gifted actor whose personal shortcomings just keep getting in the way."

Lindsay Lohan, seen here in booking mug released by the Santa Monica, Calif., police, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and possession of cocaine early Tuesday, authorities said. Hard to believe now, after all the arrests, car crashes and late-night club-hopping that it was just...
Lindsay Lohan, seen here in booking mug released by the Santa Monica, Calif., police, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and possession of cocaine early Tuesday, authorities...   (Associated Press)
FILE PHOTO: Lindsay Lohan Arrested For Suspected DUI
FILE PHOTO: Lindsay Lohan Arrested For Suspected DUI   (Getty Images (by Event))
Britney Spears performs during the second show of her 'Onyx Hotel Tour,' Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at Glendale Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Spears took the stage late Tuesday May 1, 2007 at the House of Blues, in San Diego California making what is believed to be her first public...
Britney Spears performs during the second show of her 'Onyx Hotel Tour,' Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at Glendale Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Spears took the stage late Tuesday May 1, 2007 at the House of Blues,...   (Associated Press)
Britney Spears takes the stage to present at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, on Nov. 21, 2006. Mexican TV and print media have published unflattering photos of Spears that celebrity Web site TMZ says were taken in Puerto Vallarta last weekend. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Britney Spears takes the stage to present at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, on Nov. 21, 2006. Mexican TV and print media have published unflattering photos of Spears that celebrity Web...   (Associated Press)
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