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Dr. Drew is the star of a reality show called CELEBRITY REHAB, and the lead specialist who treats the patients in Pasadena Recovery Center. A board-certified internist and addiction medicine specialist, he rose to fame as the host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show, Loveline. In addition to Celebrity Rehab, he also appears in its spinoffs, Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew and Sober HouseAbout the book:Reality TV. Celebutantes. YouTube. Sex Tapes. Gossip Blogs. Drunk Driving. Tabloids. Drug Overdoses . . . That’s Entertainment?The face of entertainment has changed radically over the last decade—and dangerously so.Stars like Britney, Paris, Lindsay, Amy Winehouse—and their media enablers—have alteredwhat we consider “normal” behavior. According to addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky andbusiness and entertainment expert Dr. S. Mark Young, a high proportion of celebrities sufferfrom traits associated with clinical narcissism—vanity, exhibitionism, entitlement,exploitativeness—and the rest of us, especially young people, are mirroring what we witnessnightly on our TV and computer screens.A provocative, eye-opening study, The Mirror Effect sounds a timely warning, raising importantquestions about our changing culture—and provides insights for parents, young people, andanyone who wonders what the cult of celebrity is really doing to America.