Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Drew Pinsky is tackling a new yet very real addiction in Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew. In this eight episode one-hour series, Dr. Drew is turning his attention and cameras on a very widespread but rarely talked about addiction. Sexual compulsion afflicts roughly 6% of the American population and carries the same devastating consequences as any other addiction. For addicts, sex isn't even pleasurable, but rather a way to escape the pain of past loss, childhood trauma, abuse and abandonment. Like many other addictions, their habits can cost them their jobs, their marriages, even their lives. Despite all this, the affliction is often dismissed because it's not understood how something as natural and beautiful as sex can be an addiction. In this series Dr. Drew will treat a group of people in Los Angeles who are struggling with this disease while shedding some light on this oft-dismissed compulsion and all the destructive costs that come with it.

Series details

• Title: Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2009-11-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-12-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: VH1
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12730
• IMDb ID: tt1442133
• TVDB ID: 124691

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-11-01; final listed air date 2009-12-20; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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