Actress Melanie Griffith, 52, has entered rehab now for the third time. I applaud her tenacity. I think sometimes it’s very hard to admit that you need help, especially when you’re in the public eye. In a statement from her rep, she says this recent stay in rehab was all part of “a routine plan.” I have no idea what that means, but if she needs additional counseling I’m glad she’s getting it.

Nine years ago Griffith admitted she had a drug problem and was going to seek treatment. She had started taking pain killers for …read more

The other night I was watching Intervention on A&E. It was an episode about prescription addiction. One of the addicts was a young kid (probably around 18 or 19) who is addicted to OxyContin. His mother was also an addict, but after a relative threatened to turn her in she went to rehab and now takes a dose of Methadone every day. She says she is trying to get her son in to a rehab program too but she can’t afford it.
All of that seemed tragic enough, but it got even worse. First, the mother works in health care. I …read more