Thursday, July 26, 2007

Experts: Lohan, Spears making mockery of rehab - CNN.com

Experts: Lohan, Spears making mockery of rehab - CNN.com: "Spears twice spent less than a day in rehab before entering a third time for a month after behaving erratically.

'It is making a mockery of rehabs,' said Harris Stratyner, a psychologist with Caron, a nonprofit addiction treatment organization.

'In some ways it's starting to make rehabs look like a joke and that's very sad because hundreds of thousands of people a year are saved.'

Lohan, 21, spent a month in rehab in January. But after crashing her car on May 26, she checked in for another six weeks of treatment at another center. She was charged last week with drunken driving in relation to that accident.

Hours after Tuesday's arrest, Lohan's lawyer said she had suffered a relapse and was 'presently receiving medical care.' Video Watch mental health experts discuss their extreme concern for Lindsay Lohan »

In February, Spears checked into rehab -- for the third time in a week -- where she spent the minimum 30 days after a spree of high-profile partying and unusual behavior such as shaving off her hair.

Upon finishing treatment, the 25-year-old singer finalized her divorce from dancer and aspiring rapper Kevin Federline."

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